Sony develops corn-based plastic
Sony Corp has announced the development of a flame-resistant plastic made mainly of corn-based polylactide which it has jointly developed with Mitsubishi Plastics in Japan.
Archives for February 16, 2004
Study proves eco crops more profitable
The growing of cereal crops without recourse to chemical additives and herbicides increases the production yield two-fold with respect to the conventional mode of growing crops, says a university research project.
Snack packer changes hands
Athens Re-packing, a unit of US-based snack food manufacturer Keebler, has been sold to a company called Total Logistic Control (TLC), itself a unit of the C2 group, for an undisclosed sum.
Asia still struggles to contain bird flu
The global threat posed by bird flu is still very much in evidence, a point the FAO is emphasising as it urges countries to remain vigilant in light of fresh outbreaks.