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Amcor introduces mono-PE fertiliser packaging with 35% recycled content. Developed with DCM, the recycle-ready film incorporates 35% PCR and delivers a 17% carbon footprint reduction, aligning performance requirements with Europe’s tightening packaging and waste regulations.
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Minebea Intec automated silo dosing for Egyptian Ferro Alloys plant. A PR 77/100 kg C3MR load cell and Maxxis 4 controller now manage sticky silicon oxide powder fills with tolerance checks and traceability. The upgrade targets accuracy, safety, and reduced material losses.
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Seeq has launched Seeq Intelligence to speed operational decisions enterprise-wide. The package adds agentic AI tools, including Agent Q and a build-your-own agent workflow, to Seeq’s Enterprise suite. Seeq says the capability is available now.
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Forestry research project deploys shelters to protect saplings. The Carbon Community’s Glandwr Forest Carbon Study uses Tubex Easywrap shelters to safeguard more than 25,000 trees, supporting consistent data collection and a recyclable, circular approach to materials management.
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Global pharma supply chain leaders meet in Vienna. LogiPharma 2026 will gather more than 2,500 life sciences professionals to address intelligent futures, resilient networks, and global health impact, with emerging technologies and AI central to this year’s agenda.
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SES Energy has bought CIU’s chemical injection and monitoring business. The deal adds a 49-strong Aberdeen technical team and broadens SES’s chemical and tank offering under its Davidson Kempner-backed growth plan. CIU director Alan Simpson moves across to maintain continuity.
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Outsourcing leaders convene to address pressing industry challenges. The BCMPA Conference on 1 April at the Oxford Belfry will examine EPR, cyber security, automation, and workforce development, bringing supply chain specialists together to debate liability, resilience, and technology adoption.
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Edinburgh researchers verified Carbfix CO2 mineralisation using natural isotopic fingerprints. The approach tracks dissolution and carbonate formation in Icelandic basalt without added tracers, cutting monitoring costs for scaled storage. Results strengthen the case for mineral storage in MRV-heavy CCS projects.
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EPS strengthens North American pad printing distribution partnership. The renewed exclusive agreement with Comec Italia expands access to analogue pad systems alongside digital DTO technologies, enabling production-scale ROI modelling across medical, automotive, electronics, and packaging markets.
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Exus Renewables acquires 60% stake in Portuguese wind farms. The portfolio includes nine wind farms undergoing repowering to increase capacity. Masdar retains 40% ownership. Completion is expected by 2027, with repowered sites generating clean electricity for over 200,000 households, reducing CO₂ emissions annually by approximately 41.7 kilotons.
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