Agriculture


B.I.G. announces the sale of Beaulieu Technical Textiles to RCP

B.I.G. announces the sale of Beaulieu Technical Textiles to RCP.
(Photo: © Beaulieu International Group)Beaulieu International Group announces the sale of its technical textiles business in Europe, known under the company name Beaulieu Technical Textiles (BTT).

Syensqo celebrates a decade of leadership in sustainable guar sourcing

Infographic: The beauty of an inclusive and sustainable guar supply chain. 
(Photo: Syensqo, PR050)Syensqo proudly celebrates the 10th anniversary of its pioneering Sustainable Guar Initiative (SGI), a program designed to build a self-reliant, inclusive and sustainable guar supply chain in India while meeting the beauty industry’s growing demand for ethical products. Launched in 2015, this collaborative effort—run on the ground by the NGO TechnoServe and local guar processor Hindustan Gum & Chemicals (Hichem), in partnership with leading beauty brands such as Henkel and Procter & Gamble—has significantly improved guar farming in northwest Rajasthan’s Bikaner region, setting new benchmarks for sustainable agriculture and community development.

Westfalia Fruit's Chilean alliance wins UN sustainable development award

Westfalia Fruit Group’s Chilean operation, as part of the Pro Tiltil Alliance, received an award under SDG 17. (Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR047)Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, has been honored with a United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) award for its work with the Pro Tiltil Alliance in Chile. The recognition, under SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals, celebrates the alliance’s efforts in fostering sustainable development through collaborative corporate action.

Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site: a milestone in low footprint production

Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site: a milestone in low footprint production. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announced that the Animal Nutrition focused plant in Waspik, the Netherlands has officially reduced its direct emissions (Scope 1& 2) to report zero over 2024. 

Exciting Initiative from Westfalia Fruit in The Netherlands: Driving Sustainability and Innovation with Tattooed Mangos

Exciting Initiative from Westfalia Fruit in The Netherlands: Driving Sustainability and Innovation with Tattooed Mangos.
(Photo: Westfalia Fruit, PR042)Westfalia Fruit, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is proud to announce the launch of laser etching on mangoes. Driven by its Netherlands-based operations, this initiative eliminates the need for individual plastic PLU stickers. After extensive testing and trials, the uniquely lasered mangoes have been introduced to customers in Europe.

BENEO Helps Achieve Faster and More Cost-Effective Plant-Based Market Launches

FiE Plantbased white fish fillet. 
(Photo: BENEO, PR028)At Fi Europe 2024, BENEO is demonstrating how producers can streamline their hybrid and fully plant-based development processes to facilitate faster market launches. Using texturates from Meatless® and faba bean protein concentrate, BENEO has created a selection of product samples that showcase the company’s solutions. These include technical samples highlighting ingredient and recipe development, primary processing components, as well as semi-finished and final products. By covering larger parts of the value chain, BENEO supports producers in simplifying the development process. BENEO can offer them highly scalable solutions that deliver a range of cost and quality control benefits that will appeal to consumer purses and palates.

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