East Asia and Pacific: Must act now to mitigate economic shock of COVID-19

The virus that triggered a supply shock in China has now caused a global shock.

Packaging edible oils at B.L. Agro Industries

B.L. Agro Industries Ltd, a major producer of edible oils in India relies on Sidel for its PET packaging requirements.

Fight against Corona: TRUMPF retrofits mini-lasers for ventilators

In the fight against the lung disease Covid-19 high-tech company TRUMPF retrofits Laser diodes which usually come to play in industrial fields.

New date for wire and Tube Düsseldorf

The world's leading international trade fairs for the wire, cable, tube and pipe industry, wire and Tube, will take place from 7 to 11 December 2020  at  Düsseldorf Fairgrounds

Sino-Pack 2020/PACKINNO 2020 rescheduled to 30 June – 2 July

The 27th China International Exhibition on Packaging Machinery & Materials (Sino-Pack 2020) and China International Exhibition on Packaging Products (PACKINNO 2020) will be held from 30 June to 2 July 2020 at the Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou.

New process turns bread into probiotic drink

National University of Singapore (NUS) food scientists have developed a zero-waste process for making a bread-based probiotic drink. They're seeking industry partners to commercialise the product.    

First plastic brake pedal for battery-electric sports car

Joint development from LANXESS and BOGE Elastmetall yields an all-plastic brake pedal that's 50% lighter than steel version 

Polystar continues serving the Russian market

Post-consumer recycling is growing in Russia and Polystar has been supplying to this market since 2012  

Perstorp responds to disinfectants demand

Perstorp converts to production of hand sanitizer and surface disinfectant to solve Swedish national disinfection crisis

SilverLine – a good milling tool made even better

Many materials can be cut more efficiently with the new generation of SilverLine milling cutters

A beam of light: the intuitive way to the right storage space

The storage technology specialist presents a practical innovation that guides the operator to the correct compartments intuitively by means of light.  

New venue and dates for SIAL China 2020

SIAL China 2020 will now be held from 28-30 September at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC).