VDMA: CHINAPLAS 2020 as a positive impulse for the market

VDMA Managing Director, Thorsten Kühmann, shared his views on the market situation and CHINAPLAS 2020  

Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2020 postponed

Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2020  is postponed due to Covid-19 concerns; new schedule is 10–12 September.    

Reduced setting time for gelatin gummies

Baker Perkins and Rousselot teamwork yields shorter setting times for gelatin gummies. This is good news especially for producers of healthcare gummies and jellies  

PaintExpo to take place at a later date in 2020

FairFair GmbH, the organizer of PaintExpo, has decided to hold the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technology at a later date in 2020 due to current developments in connection with the corona virus Sars-CoV-2.  

Trade fairs in Germany: Coronavirus

The German government's coronavirus crisis management team decided that major events such as trade fairs can, in principle, continue to take place.

ProWine Asia to take place in July 2020

ProWine Asia co-locates with FHA-Ho-ReCa, as re-scheduled to 13 to 16 July 2020. Visitor pre-registration resumes in April.  

CIRAD cocoa research underway in Ghana

French-driven research project, Cocoa4Future aims to make cocoa farms in Ivory Coast and Ghana less vulnerable.  

HANNOVER MESSE 2020 moved to July

HANNOVER MESSE will take place on 13-17 July after the organizers postponed the exhibition due to the coronavirus outbreak.  

Whey protein-based egg substitute for bakery products

Arla Foods Ingredients is helping bakers reduce their dependence on eggs while creating cakes with consumer appeal and long shelf-life.  

LKM: The go-to mould base supplier in Asia

When International Metalworking News for Asia sat down with Mr Kazuhide Ishikawa, Representative Director and President of Lung Kee Metal Japan Co. Ltd during a one-on-one interview in Bangkok, Thailand, he immediately shared with us the news that they are now operating a sales office in the country.  

InfraCore technology in the US

A licence agreement was signed between Orenco Composites and FiberCore Holding for the InfraCore® Technology in the USA

Foam for e-mobility

FoamPartner delivers foam technology for acoustic and thermal insulation in Rinspeed’s new MetroSnap