Ukrplastic and Dow Chemical have signed a Memorandum of Intent to strengthen their long-term partnership to increase the supply of products to the flexible packaging material market.
FoodProductionDaily.com takes a look at the key moves that have taken place in the industry this past month. Michelman, Dow Chemical Company and Adept are some of the firms involved in the round-up for March.
The Dow Chemical Company will build several specialty material production units aligned to its Performance Plastics franchise to target growth in North and South America.
Dow and Mitsui announced they have received all regulatory approvals for their joint venture to produce bioplastics for packaging from sugar cane derived ethanol.
A host of US-based giants have joined forces to create a new trade body to give industry a “compelling voice” on eco and economic issues at what it says is a crucial time in public policy debate on packaging.
Pactiv Corporation is to purchase 70 per cent of Mexico-based
Jaguar, a leading thermoformer of high impact polystyrene for cold
cups and plates and polystyrene foam for foodservice and food
packaging.
In the US the Dow Chemical Company has been presented with a
National Medal of Technology in recognition of the advances it has
made in plastics food packaging.
