Archives for December 23, 2003

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Plastic performance

Owens-Illinois (O-I) plastics group has introduced a new line of multi-layer, injection-blow-moulded plastic bottles and vials. The company has selected Topas cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) from Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG,...

EU action on fish stocks

The EU council of fisheries ministers has adopted long-term recovery plans for endangered fish stocks. Franz Fischler, the Commissioner for agriculture, rural development and fisheries, believes that the move represents real progress in the protection...

Preserving the peace

Food research company Preservation Sciences has settled its patent infringement lawsuit with rival company Preservation Products (PPLLC). The settlement specifically acknowledges that the company's NuPreserv 2000 (a preservative that extends the shelf...