Industry News
Cardia Bioplastics forms major alliance to produce green packaging solutions
Sustainable resins supplier Cardia Bioplastics Limited and rigid plastic packaging company Alto Packaging have announced a strategic partnership to produce high-performance packaging solutions with environmental benefits. [ + ]
UK’s first food engineering degree announced
Sheffield Hallam University will partner with the UK food and drink industry to deliver the country’s first dedicated food and drink engineering degree. [ + ]
Manufacturing contraction slowed in June, says AiGroup
While manufacturing activity continued to contract in June, the rate of contraction eased, according to the latest AiGroup-PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). [ + ]
Combet warns of price gouging on refrigerant gas
You’d think they’d learn from the Brumby’s debacle. Wholesale refrigerant gas suppliers are hiking up their prices, blaming it on the carbon tax and hoping no one will notice, according to Greg Combet. [ + ]
Toll Refrigerated business sells for $6.5 million
Toll Group has sold its Toll Refrigerated business to Automotive Holdings Group for $6.5 million. [ + ]
August AIP technical dinner to feature Nestlé and Amcor speakers
Paul Haberland of Nestlé Australia and Jim Selway of Amcor Australia will present at the next AIP technical dinner on 1 August. [ + ]
Lebensbaum selects compostable wrapping for organic tea range
German organic tea producer Lebensbaum has selected Innovia Films’ compostable cellulose-based NatureFlex NVR to pack its range of organic teas. [ + ]
CSIRO forms new division
CSIRO has announced a new addition: a Division of Animal, Food and Health Sciences, an amalgamation of the former divisions of Livestock Industries and Food and Nutritional Sciences. [ + ]
tna acquires The Cadalec Group
tna has acquired The Cadalec Group, strengthening its electrical engineering capabilities. [ + ]
Nestlé to sell Peters Ice Cream brand
Nestlé is selling its Peters Ice Cream business to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for an undisclosed sum. [ + ]
Halal certification issued to Cardia Bioplastics
The Chinese Islamic Association has issued Cardia Bioplastics with halal certification for its Biohybrid resins. [ + ]
Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council formed
The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council has replaced Go Grains Health & Nutrition with a new name and logo. The council is a not-for-profit organisation, founded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation and supported by producers and manufacturers in the grains and legumes industries. [ + ]
Easy tracking of GM content
With debate about the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops, it is important for food processors to be able to monitor GM levels in food products. New research has shown it is possible to recognise GM contamination as low as 0.1% in maize using bioluminescent real-time reporter (BART) technology and loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). [ + ]
DAFF seizes 1.5 tonnes of illegal food imports
DAFF Biosecurity officers have seized more than one and a half tonnes of prohibited food imports in the latest biosecurity operation. [ + ]
Innovia Films launches dedicated NatureFlex website
NatureFlex, Innovia Films’ compostable, cellulose-based packaging product, now has its own website: www.NatureFlex.com. [ + ]