10 Oct 2024
Westfalia Fruit Celebrates Historic First Shipment of Avocados from South Africa to China
Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and fresh fruit, is proud to announce its inaugural shipment of avocados from South Africa to China. This milestone marks a significant expansion of the company’s global footprint and underscores its commitment to quality and sustainability in the avocado industry. This achievement not only strengthens Westfalia Fruit’s presence in one of the world’s largest economies but also underscores their broader strategy of entering high-potential markets across the globe, such as the successful entrance into India a few years ago. It represents a major step forward in Westfalia’s global expansion and is a landmark achievement for the South African avocado sector.
10 Oct 2024
Food vacuum system containers use SABIC’s circular PP with ocean bound plastic content
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, reports that B!POD, a business unit of SAES Getters, has selected SABIC’s OBP-based polypropylene resin as the material for their containers. In close collaboration, the partners selected SABIC® PP 576P, a high-gloss grade from the company’s TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio of circular resins. The container material has an OBP feedstock content in the range of 50%.
10 Oct 2024
High-throughput testing – ensuring safe cosmetics with cutting-edge robotics
When seasoning our meals with salt or putting on perfume, we keep a fine balance between too much and too little. The same balance is also important for preservatives in cosmetics, which should only be added at the lowest possible limits.
9 Oct 2024
Imen Ouerdiane appointed as Sales Director EMEA at BENEO
BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients, is pleased to announce the appointment of Imen Ouerdiane as Sales Director EMEA. In her role, which came into effect on 2nd September 2024, Imen will lead the company’s sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from BENEO’s site in Tienen, Belgium, effective from 2nd September 2024.
9 Oct 2024
Belden Introduces New Safety I/O Modules for Functional Safety in Highly Automated Operations
Belden, a leading global supplier of network infrastructure and digitization solutions, today announced the expansion of the Lumberg Automation LioN family with its new LioN-Safety I/O Modules. Designed to support functional safety efforts in industrial operations, the modules streamline the transmission of safety and non-safety-related data over existing networks.
9 Oct 2024
Syensqo launches AgRHEA® LifeXtend Plus to raise the bar in biological formulations
Syensqo is launching AgRHEA® LifeXtend Plus, a technology disruptor for microbial-based formulations, that offers unmatched shelf life to accelerate the adoption of more sustainable agriculture methods.
9 Oct 2024
Mondi to acquire Schumacher Packaging’s Western Europe assets, expanding corrugated footprint and customer offering
Mondi, a global leader in the production of sustainable packaging and paper, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging for an enterprise value of €634 million.
8 Oct 2024
Rice bran wax: a sustainable and superior alternative to montan wax
In a world increasingly focused on sustainability, the materials we choose for our products have never been more important. For decades, montan wax has been a staple in the coatings and plastics industries, valued for its performance and cost-effectiveness. However, it's time to rethink our reliance on fossil-based materials like montan wax. Enter rice bran wax - a biobased, renewable option that offers performance comparable to montan wax while minimizing environmental impact.
