PET
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Nestlé launches weight loss program
Nestlé has launched a unique weight loss program in the US to help pet owners and their four-legged friends shed excess pounds together.
PET | 16 February 2012
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BASF SE, Purac form joint venture on succinic acid
BASF SE and Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, have begun negotiations to form a joint venture for the production of bio-based succinic acid. The companies have been conducting research under a joint development agreement on bio-based succinic acid sinc…
PET | 25 August 2011
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Biohit's Roboline automates pipetting
Biohit announces the new Roboline automate for pipetting work. The small, quiet, and compact liquid handling automate has open programmability and a fast drag-and-drop function for automation of a task or an entire application. The robotic di…
PET | 17 August 2011
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Mühlenchemie opens research facility in Russia
Mühlenchemie offers Russian millers a wide range of support, such as on the spot analysis and transfer of knowledge, at its applications laboratory in St. Petersburg. There is a long tradition of agriculture in Russia. Many factors affect…
PET | 20 July 2011
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Oscar in Macfrut 2011
The second edition of Macfrut, the international trade fair of the fresh produce, from October 5 to 7 this year at Cesena, Italy, will hold the Oscar competition to recognize new technologies developed for the fruit and vegetable sector. Oscar aims t…
PET | 01 July 2011
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D.D. Williamson's first Beverage Coloring Competition honors student
D.D. Williamson congratulates Pui Yeu (Rei) Phoon, a graduate student in Food Science at Purdue University, for winning its first, annual Beverage Coloring Competition for Students in May 2011. The winning entry is a citrus-flavored beverage fort…
PET | 27 June 2011
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3M petrifilm aqua plates for microbiology testing
3M Food Safety said the 3M Petrifilm Aqua Plates, which is used for testing bottled water, in beverage and food processing plants, will be exclusively available from two local distributors - Chokim Scientific and Innovative Biotech. "We are excited …
PET | 01 May 2011
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Patented DPET sheet
OCTAL's direct-to-sheet material DPET is manufactured to a caliper tolerance of +/- 1%, unlike 3-8% range, with 5% as an average, in conventional PET sheeting. This consistency allows thermoformers to specify a thinner sheet and still hit target …
PET | 04 April 2011
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Beverage launched in Amcor's 20oz Stock PowerFlex PET bottle
An all-natural sports/hydration beverage based on coconut water has been introduced by Greater>Than in the first 20oz stock PowerFlex polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container from Amcor Rigid Plastics. The hot fill bottle offers a glass-like ap…
PET | 14 March 2011
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Study: Biopackaging holds promise for eco-friendly bottles
Compostable bottles present an increasingly attractive alternative to recycled PET for beverage companies, according to a new Drinks Biopackaging report from Zenith International. Biopackaging use in the combined markets of West Europe and North A…
PET | 09 March 2011
