Orkla moves to placate Alcoa in Elkem bid
Norwegian group Orkla has revised its takeover bid for aluminium group Elkem in order to make it more attractive to shareholders, including US metal packaging giant Alcoa.
Archives for February 8, 2005
Radio frequency packaging trials provide glimpse of green future
A trial initiative in the UK suggests that the use of radio waves to rapidly seal materials, enabling conventional plastics to be economically replaced with recyclable and biodegradable alternatives, has a bright future.
Food labels with '3D' power bring new knowledge to consumer
Food labels that mirror the 'three-dimensional' power of food could soon reach the food industry, should rule-makers and industry take on board a new concept designed by a New Zealand scientist.
RHM workers may strike over pension reform
One of Britain's biggest trade unions has asked workers at food producer RHM if they wish to vote on strike action after the company became the latest in the UK to announce an overhaul of its pension scheme due to funding problems, reports Chris Mercer.
Pliant invests to expand food packaging capabilities
Pliant is set to invest $15 million to expand production capacity at three of the company's food manufacturing facilities in North America.
US health trend fails to dent PepsiCo snacks
The growth of PepsiCo's savoury snacks business helped the firm to a solid earnings rise in 2004 and also raises new questions about the damage healthy eating trends will inflict on the food industry's snack giants, argues Chris Mercer.