New gravure press range promises high productivity
Windmöller & Hölscher has launched a new gravure press range designed to meet current demands for excellent print quality combined with high productivity.
Archives for February 9, 2005
Unilever divests UK edible oils
Edible oils market in the UK undergoes change as Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever announces plans to divest its seed oils and cooking fats business to canned fish and meat firm Princes.
Bread and flour are Altay's best products
The Altay-Batyushka brand from Russia's Hleb Altaya (Altay Bread) group has been voted the best food product from the Altay region, the bread basket of Russia. Angela Drujinina reports.
Genencor buy fits into strategy, says Danisco
Set to see sugar profits dip with incoming European sugar reform, Danisco's announcement last week to acquire enzyme player Genencor is the latest in a string of acquisitions that will go some way to bridging the sales gap, writes Lindsey Partos.
Basell develops new film resin for food packaging
Basell has developed a new polypropylene random copolymer, Clyrell RC 1314 resin, designed to address growing demand for high-performance transparent blown film.
Many bakeries still not adhering to asthma regulations
Too many UK bakeries either don't know or don't care about limits on workers' exposure to potentially asthma-causing dust from flour and bread mixes, according to one union official, as the government's work safety watchdog looks to increase...
Mixed fortunes for Russian flour sector
A recent survey of Russia's flour producers shows a sector going through mixed fortunes, with many companies struggling to compete while others are performing well, writes Angela Drujinina.
NCBA links Canada trade with opening foreign markets
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) in the US has passed an 11-point directive that ties the reopening of live cattle trade with Canada to other unresolved trade issues, such as the reopening of Japan, South Korea and Mexico to US beef.