Sourcing affordable segregated sustainable palm oil remains ‘extremely difficult’ in the US, says Cargill
The US is starting to catch up with Europe in the sustainable palm oil stakes, but cost remains a major hurdle, says Cargill.
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Plant closures will balance production with customer needs - IP
International Paper has announced they will close four container plants due to the firm’s merger with Temple-Inland creating ‘overcapacity within the system’.
DS Smith forecasts revenues to double with SCA takeover, says deal on track
DS Smith has forecast its proposed €1.7bn takeover of SCA Packaging will double its annual revenues to more than €4bn (£2.2bn) and hailed the smooth progress of the deal.
Industry damns sucralose study at cancer conference
Research led by the controversial Italian scientist, Dr Morando Soffriti, linking the artificial sweeteners sucralose and aspartame to cancer, was presented today at the Children with Cancer science conference in London; a move industry is...
North American rebound drives Q1 growth for Huhtamaki
Huhtamaki declared that demand for packaging held up well in the first three months of 2012 as both sales and operating profits climbed year-on-year thanks mainly to stronger performance in North America.