BASF and Ineos unveil global styrenics joint venture
BASF and Ineos have unveiled proposals to form a global styrenics company with projected annual sales of €5bn in a bid to compete with operators in the Middle East and Asia.
Archives for November 30, 2010
Cereal and pasta makers will gain from seal integrity of biopolymer, Innovia
A new biopolymer range provides better seal integrity for the larger pack sizes of dry products such as muesli and pasta, claimed Innovia Films at the launch of the new NatureFlex film at the French industry event Emballage last week.
Pea flour can cut acrylamide levels in wholegrain breads, study
Acrylamide levels can be dramatically reduced by the addition of pea flour in wheat bran and wholegrain breads without any negative impact on colour and sensory properties, claims a new study.
NutriGal gathers data on soy ingredient's satiety potential
NutriGal has gathered positive preliminary data to support the satiety effect of its eponymous protein and fibre ingredient, derived from a by-product of the soy processing.
Post recession trends in processing and packaging
FoodProductionDaily.com caught up with Ishida Europe’s Torsten Giese at the Emballage show in Paris last week to discover his take on how the sector is recovering from the global recession and how this is informing development trends.