Archives for August 31, 2010

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Linx Printing Technologies invests £1m in new ink plant

By Ben Bouckley

Linx Printing Technologies has installed a new £1m ink manufacturing plant at its UK site, which it claims will provide integrated manufacture and despatch of inks and solvents to food and drink industry clients.

Wheat volatility leads to surge in global food prices, finds FAO

By Jane Byrne

The FAO has revised downward its forecast for 2010 world wheat production levels and reports that wheat market dynamics drove international food prices up in August by 5 per cent - the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009.

Strong growth predicted for US bioplastics

By Rory Harrington

Demand for degradable plastics in the Unites States is forecast to grow by 16.6 per cent a year to be worth US$380m by 2014 thanks to increased capacity, falling prices and improved performance of materials, said a new report.