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The Year Ahead in Resin Pricing
Geoff Giordano from Plastics Today dives into trends and predictions in the resin industry this upcoming year, stating that more recycling projects and legislations in the United states are most likely to pass. Reference: https://www.plasticstoday.com/industry-trends/year-ahead-resin-pricing
Milk-Mimicking Vegan Drink Hits Supermarkets from January
UK brand Mighty is about to release a plant-based drink range that ‘tastes, looks and feels like dairy milk’. Their milk mimicking drinks will be available in major UK supermarkets from mid-January including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrison's, and Amazon. Unlike the…
Vertically farmed flowers for luxury fragrance maker
Leading perfume maker Firmenich has partnered with French start-up Jungle to source vertically-farmed fragrance ingredients. Fiemenich currently uses 1, 000 plants for its perfumes. Now, around 20% of these will come from Jungle’s vertical farms. The partnership has already made…
Melodea Devises New Forms of Sustainable Packaging Solutions
Founded in 2010 by researchers at the Hebrew University in Israel, Melodea offers bio-based solutions that provide industries with different tools to improve performance, while focusing on sustainability. The company develops innovative products for paints, coatings, barriers for the packaging…
Bug-based dog supplements from small-batch start-up
Neo Bites, a pet supplement start-up based in Austin, has launched its first insect-based dog meal topper range. The superfood-enriched powder is added to meals, making them more palatable to dogs. Each Neo Bite hypoallergenic topper flavour meets a specific…
Nexira unveils Naltive texturizer derived from locust bean gum
Nexira, the organic ingredient producer, recently showcased Naltive, its new locust bean gum (LBG) premium texturizer, at this year’s Fi Europe (FiE) trade show in Frankfurt, Germany. Nexira says the texturizer offers the highest viscosity at lower temperature for use…