Sluggish M&A stifles U.S. medtech sector growth

FDA approval rates were down 44% from 2012, notes EP Vantage in ‘Medtech 2013 in Review’

Dahi production made easy

DuPont Nutrition & Health introduces the Dahi Creations kit that simplifies the customisation of an Indian dairy staple

Food service paper demand to reach 1.5 million tonnes

Specialty paper market expected to offer long term stability and attractive pricing for those considering entering sector

Bühler Aeroglide has new VP for business development

Andy Sharpe takes on VP role for Business Development on top of his current position as product director, Global Food and Feed.

Tredegar expands film production in India

The company expects this additional capacity to be fully operational by the fourth quarter of 2014.

ColorMatrix introduces energy-saving technology for China’s converters

The patented Joule? RHB liquid infra-red absorption technology is now approved for use in PET beverage packaging in China.

Additives for recycled plastics

At SPE's GPEC 2014, Struktol Company of America launched unique additives for reclaimed/recycled plastics

CHINAPLAS 2014: Kiefel presents bestseller Speedformer KMD 78

The Speedformer KMD 78 pressure forming machine is used for the mass production of rigid packaging products

Schaeffler builds trust with global certification program

Schaeffler program to certify distribution partners is a significant step in the fight against counterfeit products

CHINAPLAS 2014: Chyi Yang’s blown film machine

The machine is ideal for the production of PE stretch film & PE cling film.

CHINAPLAS: High-speed robots from Alfa

Alfa sold more than 100,000 units of robots overseas

Emergency call system for Russian automotive market

Oberthur and Ficosa demonstrate system that generates GLONASS profile for emergency call and commercial profile for telematics services