New "novel food" regulation tackles nanomaterial ingredients

Developments in regulations stirred discussions at the Second International Fresenius Conference “Nanotechnology in Food” in Cologne

Europe's plastic closures market underscores added value

Technological innovations give rise to  value-added and premium products at less cost and with faster time to market

First-of-its-kind study examines recovery of flexible packaging

New industry collaboration to conduct research on recovering more packaging destined for landfill.  

PRET expands North American TPO capacity

PRET introduces Wellman Advanced Materials and announces the expansion of its North American TPO capacity for auto industry.    

ITMA returns to Barcelona in 2019

CEMATEX announces that Spain will host the 18th edition of ITMA, the world’s largest exhibition of textile and garment machinery technology. It will be held at the Fira de Barcelona exhibition centre from 20 to 26 June 2019.

New ASTM standard tests and supports biodegradability of plastics in water

Laboratories will soon be able to use a new ASTM International standard to test and better understand biodegradability of plastics in marine environments. The new standard (soon to be published as D7991, Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastics Buried in Sandy Marine Sediment Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions) provides ways to simulate how plastics degrade in seawater-soaked sand.

Personal Care Delivery Systems Continue to Expand to 2020

Purifying equipment from KING Nice

Taiwan-based KING NICE manufactures multi-oil-water and coolant purifying equipment.

Tetra Pak launches TR/G7 filling machine

The low-cost, high-performance equipment targets extended shelf-life products

WACKER’s New Logistics Center in China Comes on Stream

WACKER, the Munich-based chemical group, started operating its new logistics center in China today. The facility is located on WACKER's Zhangjiagang production site in Jiangsu province.

Renishaw offers MODUS 2 metrology software suite

A complete re-design of the software interface with the introduction of ‘Off Surface’ motion technology

Seco expands copy milling capabilities

The company has optimised the cutting parameters of its popular Minimaster Plus system via a new four-flute head for larger helix angles.