Fruits, vegetables lower blood pressure

Study finds that fruits and vegetables rich in potassium can help lower blood pressure

‘Medicinal food’ counters onset of type 1 diabetes

Research shows that a diet yielding high amounts of the short-chain fatty acids acetate and butyrate provided a beneficial effect on the immune system and protected against type 1 diabetes

PlastiComp expands capacity for long carbon fiber reinforced composites

The additional,carbon fiber pultrusion line will triple PlastiComp’s capacity for producing long carbon fiber products

ProPak Asia: Main event for processing, packaging

ProPak Asia 2017 is 25% bigger and will occupy new halls at BITEC

Project develops high-volume automotive composite technologies

Solvay joined Bentley and Penso for the Flexible Lightweight Architecture for Volume Applications (FLAVA) automotive project.

Fabulous Concurrent Events at YiwuTex 2017

With the rising cost of labor, raw materials and energy, international textile buyers are looking for more cost-effective textile manufacturing market with more efficient production mode.The 18thYiwuTex (June13-15, 2017@Yiwu International Expo Centre, Zhejiang Province, PR China) will invite industry experts to share the latest textile technology and development trends, and provide feasible solutions to help textile enterprises achieve sustainable development.

Lightweight door module carriers for compact-class vehicles

Being smart about your manufacturing

The advent of the fourth industrial revolution has seen a number of companies transitioning to digital manufacturing processes

Surveys on healthy snacking and veganism

Two surveys released by Mintel on China's snack consumption and Germany's lead in vegan products

China’s Truking Group acquires Romaco

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG sells majority share of the Romaco Group, a global supplier of processing and packaging equipment, to the Truking Group

Nordic products showcased at HOFEX 2017

For the first time Finland, Sweden and Denmark will together present Nordic delicacies under the theme Premium by Nature pavilion

PET production line upgraded in 3 weeks

With Gebo Cermex, mineral water producer Carola modernizes its line for lighter PET bottles