10-10-2024
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.
10-10-2024
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%.
10-10-2024
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.
09-10-2024
Imen Ouerdiane nommée Sales Director EMEA chez BENEO
BENEO, fabricant majeur d'ingrédients fonctionnels, a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination
d’Imen Ouerdiane en tant que Sales Director EMEA. Dans ses fonctions, qui ont pris effet le
2 septembre dernier, Imen prendra la direction des ventes de la société en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, depuis le site de BENEO à Tirlemont en Belgique.
09-10-2024
Belden présente de nouveaux modules I/O de sécurité pour la sécurité fonctionnelle dans les opérations hautement automatisées
Belden, l’un des principaux fournisseurs mondiaux de solutions d’infrastructure réseau et de numérisation, a annoncé aujourd'hui l'extension de la famille Lumberg Automation LioN avec ses nouveaux modules I/O de sécurité LioN. Conçus pour soutenir les efforts de sécurité fonctionnelle dans les opérations industrielles, les modules rationalisent la transmission des données de sécurité et non liées à la sécurité sur les réseaux existants.
09-10-2024
Syensqo lance AgRHEA® LifeXtend Plus pour optimiser les formulations biologiques
Syensqo lance AgRHEA® LifeXtend Plus, une technologie qui vise à améliorer les formulations à base de micro-organismes en augmentant considérablement leur durée de conservation, afin d’ accélérer l’adoption de méthodes d'agriculture plus durables.
09-10-2024
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.
08-10-2024
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.
