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  • Smurfit Westrock supports Lismore’s sustainability goals

    Smurfit Westrock is helping Lismore with sustainability goals through the use of luxurious cardboard tube packaging. The Lismore range of Speyside malts is one of WM Lundie & Co.’s most cherished offerings. Created with recipes passed on by the Lundie family, the traditions and craftsmanship that were originally created by them continue today. With a…


  • Wall’s Pastry heats up the competition in the hot pie market

    Wall’s Deep Dish Pizza Pie range. Posted: 19 November 2024 Share this page Wall’s Pastry has unveiled a new Deep Dish Pizza Pie, heating up the competition in the hot pie market. The sausage roll brand has introduced a brand-new format to the hot pie fixture with the launch of its Deep Dish Pizza Pies,…


  • Tummers Food Processing Solutions establishes presence in USA

    Tummers Food Processing Solutions has announced the opening of its new branch in the United States, operating (since may 2024) under the statutory name Tummers USA Inc. The trade name will remain Tummers Food Processing Solutions. This expansion fulfils a long-held dream and will enable Tummers to better serve the US market with “greater speed…


  • Oman’s OAPIL ventures into advanced conductor manufacturing

    Image courtesy 123rf Oman Aluminum Processing Industries SPC (OAPIL) and France’s Epsilon Composite have partnered together to produce High Voltage Composite Reinforced Conductors (HVCRC), a category of advanced High Temperature Low Sag (HTLS) conductors. For the partnership, OAPIL, a subsidiary of Oman Cables Industry SAOG, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French carbon fibre…


  • Declining competitiveness of Europe’s industries threatens the transition to a circular plastics economy

    Recent data indicates a continued decline in European plastics manufacturing, while recycled plastics production has now dropped for the first time. Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in…


  • Declining competitiveness of Europe’s industries threatens the transition to a circular economy

    Recent data indicates a continued decline in European plastics manufacturing, while recycled plastics production has now dropped for the first time. Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in…


  • Declining competitiveness of Europe’s industries threatens transition to a circular economy

    Recent data indicates a continued decline in European plastics manufacturing, while recycled plastics production has now dropped for the first time. Plastics Europe’s latest data on the health of the European plastics system highlights a steeper-than-expected downturn in the production of plastics and, for the first time, in mechanically recycled plastics production in 2023 in…


  • Amcor AmPrima FlowPack PRroaddresses key challenges in the bakery sector

    Amcor has launched a recycle-ready mono-material solution specifically engineered to help bakery sector move away from non-recyclable packaging. Amcor noted that it is also the first recycle-ready flexible packaging solution with no EVOH and PVDC, available on the market for flatbread. The AmPrima Flowpack Pro helps bakery brands move closer to their environmental goals. It…


  • Renewed Russian attack does ‘severe damage’ to Ukraine’s grid and power plants

    Image courtesy 123rf A fresh Russian wave of air strikes, including 120 missiles and 90 drones, hit Odesa yesterday killing at least 11 people and causing severe damage to power plants and grid operations. According to Ukraine energy company DTEK, the attacks in part targeted energy infrastructure, causing significant damage. DTEK had to initiate an…


  • Nuisance Drinks expands line of low-calorie botanical beverages

    Nuisance Drinks has expanded its line of low-calorie botanical beverages with the addition of a stunning Damson & Dandelion tonic. Fresh on the heels of joining The Scottish Bee Company under a Natural Larder umbrella (Autumn ’24), adult soft drinks evangelist Nuisance Drinks is putting the final touches to a New Year launch of Damson…