DSM buys advanced resins business
Royal DSM has acquired NeoResins, the coating resins business of Avecia, for €515 million, underlining increasing industry and consumer demand for environmentally-friendly coating technologies.
Archives for December 14, 2004
New vanilla flavour solves chemical reliance
Danish biotech company Poalis, in a ground-breaking move, says it has developed a new vanilla flavour using yeast and sugar which will be drastically cheaper than its chemical counterpart, and be better for the environment, reports Chris Mercer.
Taskforce looks on the bright side of steel packaging
A development programme to enhance the appearance of steel for packaging has been carried out by Arcelor Packaging International, Corus Packaging Plus and Rasselstein.
Perdue adopts zip packaging to enhance consumer appeal
Meat manufacturer Perdue Farms has incorporated a new zipper into packaging for its carved chicken and turkey strip products in order to enhance convenience and improve overall appearance.
Tesco launches first fully automated recycling machine
UK supermarket Tesco has launched the country's first fully automated recycling machine designed to encourage customers to recycle more packaging waste.
Splenda success boosts Tate & Lyle into FTSE 100
Booming sales for its popular sweetener give UK starch and sugar business Tate & Lyle the necessary leverage for the firm to re-enter the FTSE 100 index after a seven-year break.
Rhodia compares chemical routes in vanillin production
Nearly half of the world's vanillin supplies are sourced from China but since tighter production rules arrived there a few years ago there are now only two major Chinese producers left in the country, reports Lindsey Partos. With a recent Chinese...
Arcelor launches new steel for modern food packaging
Arcelor Packaging International (API) has launched Creasteel, a new steel for food packaging that could revolutionise the sector by opening up a whole new world of design possibilities.