Russia counts enlargement impact
The Russian Agricultural Ministry is already estimating the impact of EU enlargement on its exports of grains, claiming that soon-to-be implemented quotas could cost it more than €300 million year.
Archives for January 22, 2004
Making airwaves
US-based Checkpoint Systems, the world's largest integrator of (RFID) technology into consumer product packaging, has announced the expansion of its RF source tagging design centre. This could be of interest to European manufacturers, where growing...
Enlargement still faces big challenges
In a speech given yesterday in Brussels, Dr Franz Fischler, EU Commissioner for Agricultural, Rural Development and Fisheries, outlined a number of pressing areas relating to enlargement, with quality and administrative issues being highlighted.
Sonoco cans Brazil
Global packaging group Sonoco has just opened a new manufacturing facility in Brazil to produce steel easy-open closures for use on metal cans. Annual capacity of the plant is projected to be more than one billion closures.
WHEAT FOCUS: Speciality focus pays off for wheat ingredients supplier
Speciality ingredients continue to deliver improved results for wheat-based ingredients supplier MGP Ingredients with the company this week raising its estimated revenue for the year on the back of higher than expected sales.