A third chocolate factory for Barry Callebaut in India

India is one of the fastest growing chocolate markets in the world, and Barry Callebaut's new greenfield facility will help cater to the country's increasing appetite for premium products.

Sephora launches 'Perfect Shade' campaign in Asia

Building on its global brand signature, 'We Belong to Something Beautiful', the prestige beauty brand, Sephora is committed to inclusive beauty in the region

3D Printing Propels QL-1 Rocket Engine: BLT Delivers Critical Components for Space Circling

How product inspection can help compliance with BRCGS global standards

Q&A with Rob Stevens, Market Manager from Mettler-Toledo Product Inspection and Merce Sanchez, Food Program Manager, BRCGS

Rosti Group Responds to Asian Market’s Robust Growth with Highly Advanced India Facility

The state-of-the-art facility in India is core to Rosti Asia’s strategy as it represents a significant step in the company’s move to expand its footprint in the region’s growing market for high quality products.

Soft high protein food for the elderly wins award

Unlike other jelly puddings on the market, the new product developed by a research team in Chulalongkorn has a 2-in-1 texture. The soon to be patented product is marketed under the name Elderine.

Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract

Kautex Textron received an order from a leading automotive OEM for a full-BEV thermoplastic composite lower battery housing unit.

Clariant Catalysts and Shanghai Electric team up to advance China's energy transition

Shanghai Electric’s biomass-to-green methanol plant in China, started up successfully using Clariant´s MegaMax™ methanol synthesis catalysts.

GNT to showcase plant-based EXBERRY® colors as alternatives to synthetic dyes at Fi Asia 2025

GNT will show how its plant-based EXBERRY® colors can provide a vibrant, natural alternative to synthetic dyes at Fi Asia Thailand 2025 (Bangkok, September 17-19).

Bühler mourns the passing of owner Urs Bühler

With his passing, Bühler loses a figure who shaped the company as an owner, Chairman of the Executive Board, and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1970, overseeing more than five decades of its successful development.

Agricultural waste to textiles of the future

Oat husk and wheat straw pulp can be used in making textiles according to researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden

JMOON forays into US beauty tech market

Beauty tech brand JMOON unveiled its flagship NouvelleSkin Facial Toning Device at Cosmoprof North America 2025, marking its debut into the region.

Transforming Packaging in Asia ,Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America: Kung Hsing’s Smart Blown Film Technology Delivers Growth and Sustainability

Kung Hsing Plastics Machinery, a trusted name in extrusion technology from Taiwan, responds to evolving packaging manufacturing industry in various parts of the world by offering highly efficient blown film lines to ensure growth and sustainability.

Gebrüder Weiss opens new country organization in the Philippines

Gebrüder Weiss expands further in Asia. Manila team to manage international air and sea freight as well as domestic land transport

Stronger policies could cut plastic waste by over 95% in SE Asia and East Asia

A new OECD report finds that plastic leakage could fall by more than 95% in Southeast and East Asia by 2050 with stronger policies and investments in recycling.

Engineered exosome for hair growth, fat reduction obtains INCI designation

The engineered exosome products MVR-EX104 for alopecia treatment and MVR-EX105 for localized fat accumulation have obtained International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) designations following review by the International Cosmetic Ingredient Nomenclature Committee (INC).

Beyond education: Academia drives progress in Thailand’s food industry

Insights from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yuthana Phimolsiripol, Lecturer with the Department of Food Science and Technology and Dean of the Faculty of Agro-Industry at Chiang Mai University (CMU)

Provisur separation systems maximize protein recovery, minimize waste and boost profit

The rotary, belt and press systems in Provisur's separation systems help improve protein recovery and reduce waste

Labneh Nadec: A new era of taste and design

Gentlebrand has collaborated with Nadec to reposition its flavored Labneh line for a new generation of consumers.

Lithium recovery from spent EV batteries

Syensqo and cylib unveils innovative process that enables successful pilot-scale materials recovery from end-of-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries