Vietnam makers source for new technologies at MTA VIETNAM2014

Attended by both local and foreign firms based in Vietnam, the show saw a total of 11,159 trade attendees.

ELASTO Sweden invests more in medical TPEs production

Investment in a new TPE production line located at ELASTO’s facility in ?m?l, Sweden.

Exova purchases India’s Metallurgical Services

Acquisition will extend the company’s geographical reach into India and support expansion in emerging Asian markets

World’s first robotic-assisted cancer surgeries

Leading surgeons at the University Hospital Essen completed the world’s first robotic-assisted cancer procedures with the Medrobotics’ Flex? System

P&G and Whirlpool launch clothing care system

Push-button system now sold in the U.S. de-wrinkles, refreshes, restores fit and preserves garments

Bühler opens high-tech centre for coffee in Kenya

The company has invested in another state-of-the-art facility in Africa to improve coffee processing; it has also introduced the SORTEX B ColorVision sorting machine for coffee.

Saudi Agriculture 2014 encourages new investments

Upcoming trade show encourages Saudi companies to increase investments abroad

ETP pushes to raise wages of Malawi tea farmers

Malawi tea farmers are paid legal minimum wage, but this is rather low, according to Ethical Tea Partnerhip

Positive sentiments on region-wide growth

The 2nd Plastivision Arabia and its concurrent events, 2nd Arabia Mold and Print Pack Arabia, confirmed the positive sentiments on the many opportunities in the region’s petrochemical and plastics industries

Halal foods grow over 2% CAGR in Europe

New survey shows growth for Halal products in Russia, the UK, France and rest of the continent.

Sustainability drives trends at interpack

interpack’s 2700 exhibitors aimed to help customers attain sustainability goals through better performing machinery and materials

Cost-efficient solutions to high-volume production

To bring in more high-quality exhibitors, CHINAPLAS introduced exhibition suites and other features in this edition