Process industries
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A partnership between Smithy Mushrooms and AMPYR Distributed Energy has helped the producer reduce utility spend, secure energy supply and cut carbon emissions. The installation of a 224kW rooftop solar array at Smithy Mushrooms’ Lancashire production facility was completed in just a matter of weeks, and the site is now benefiting from clean, green, behind-the-meter…
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ACI Group is expanding its plant-based protein offerings, introducing a versatile new range of pea, soy, and wheat proteins and a plant-based protein concentrate blend. The new product line aims to meet the growing demand for sustainable, high-quality proteins, providing solutions that suit a variety of applications – from protein bars to meat replacements and…
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Featuring clear PET and including 35% rPET, the bottles have a new mico-perforated sleeve with clear instructions for consumers to remove before being put into a recycling bin. Each bottle now also has an attached cap, enabling the PET bottle and cap to be easily sorted and recycled and to help minimise littering. “Our ambition…
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European-style fruit-led beer has become so popular in the UK that it has become Britain’s fastest growing beer trend. Demand for these lighter thirst-quenching beers, which have a typical strength of around 4% ABV, is rocketing so much that Tesco has seen sales volume grow by 250 per cent in the last year. These fruity…
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Kepak Foods Division is launching an exciting new brand, ‘Grab a Bite,’ for the out-of-home sector. The range will enable operators to offer hot, tasty and on-trend food 24/7 with minimal operational complexity and labour requirements. The range, which is fully assembled, will be supplied frozen which will enable operators to manage their stock levels…
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Published: 19 March, 2025 The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the National Shipbuilding Office and The Crown Estate, has announced the appointment of a leading shipbuilder APCL Cammell Laird to carry out a detailed analysis of the future market opportunity for UK built ships in offshore wind. With over 850GW of offshore…
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Published: 19 March, 2025 Reflex Marine and MintMech have announced they have teamed up to tackle mooring challenges. Floating offshore wind (FLOW) has the potential to be worth £1 trillion globally, and could be crucial to meeting the UK’s renewable energy targets. However, deploying it at scale involves significant challenges. Addressing these complexities requires innovative…
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The Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform (TCEP) has enhanced the design for recycling for PET monolayer trays with the addition of design for recycling for PET multilayer trays. The initiative is in line with the work the thermoform team is carrying out in the CEN Standardization WG. These guidelines will provide further crucial support to the…
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TopGum has unveiled its latest gummy creation: fruity Chewable Synbiotics, which unite pre-, pro- and postbiotics in a sugarless chewable for gut support. The all-in-one functional gummies feature a powerhouse trio of probiotics and postbiotics bound together in a natural, patent pending Gummiceuticals prebiotic fibre-based matrix. Containing no added sugar, Gummiotics are designed to deliver…
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Pictured from left to right: Heinz Hennek, head of labelling and decoration technology at Krones, Marco Bal-biano, plant manager at Acqua Sant’Anna, and Judith Forstner of Krones’ Italian sales team, with the 1,000th Krones Sleevematic. This very special machine for Acqua Sant’Anna is configured in a block solution together with a Contiroll wrap-around labeller. Posted:…
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