News & Analysis on the Bakery and Snacks Industries
Demand for degradable plastics in the Unites States is forecast to grow by 16.6 per cent a year to be worth US$380m by 2014 thanks to increased capacity, falling prices and improved performance of materials, said a new report.
The FAO has revised downward its forecast for 2010 world wheat production levels and reports that wheat market dynamics drove international food prices up in August by 5 per cent - the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009.
Linx Printing Technologies has installed a new £1m ink manufacturing plant at its UK site, which it claims will provide integrated manufacture and despatch of inks and solvents to food and drink industry clients.