Used PET bottles and other plastic waste can serve the packaging sector and other industries as a valuable resource. It’s only that - currently, at least - this resource is still lying fallow in many areas. In order to bring about a lasting change here, Krones, Neutraubling, and Stadler Anlagenbau have joined forces in...
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and renewable aviation fuel and an expert in delivering drop-in renewable and circular polymers and chemicals solutions, opens a new office in Düsseldorf, Germany, to serve as the global hub for its Renewable Polymers and Chemicals business unit. The business unit...
Novartis announced an important step in reimagining medicine by founding the Novartis AI innovation lab and by selecting Microsoft as its strategic AI and data-science partner for this effort. The new lab aims to bolster Novartis AI capabilities from research through commercialization and help accelerate the discovery...
Asia Fruit Logistica has announced new dates for the 2020 edition. Asia’s leading fresh fruit and vegetable trade show returns to Asia World-Expo in Hong Kong on 23-25 September 2020, with Asia Fruit Congress taking place the day before, on 22 September. The new dates, which are three weeks later than previous editions...
Gone are the days when products made of recycled plastics were a well-intentioned but marginal phenomenon. Markets, and in particular big brands, have to react to the sustainability trend and are demanding ever-higher quality recyclates in ever-increasing quantities. To deliver this high quality, complex processing...
Following its success in Chicago in 2018, Ucima is preparing to return to the USA for Pack Expo (23-25 September), one of the most important international exhibitions devoted to processing and packaging. This year’s venue is the Las Vegas Convention Center, the location that hosts the show in odd-numbered years. The...
Megachem, a leading worldwide distributor, will be responsible for supplying Songwon antioxidants for fuels and lubricants in countries belonging to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). “As our global reach expands and our business in the Asia region increases, we want to ensure that our customers...
Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, announces that Shruti Singhal is appointed President DSM Engineering Plastics effective 1 October 2019. Shruti, a US national, joined DSM in July 2018 as Managing Director Global Powder, Can and Coil and CMO at DSM Resins and...
Thyssenkrupp is investing in the safety of fresh food products by building Germany’s biggest center for high-pressure processing of food in the town of Quakenbrück, Lower Saxony. Dr. Bernd Althusmann, State Minister for Economic Affairs in Lower Saxony, and Christian Myland, CEO of the Thyssenkrupp subsidiary Uhde High...
Millercoors has recognized Crown Beverage Packaging Mexico, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc., as its 2018 Packaging Materials Supplier of the Year and Packaging Materials Most Valuable Plant. The double-award win signifies a first for Crown, who previously received Millercoors’ Packaging Materials Supplier of...
