Energie en Milieu

augustus 14, 2011

Water recycling plant helps potato packing firm cut water use by 85%

A £1M water recycling plant in the South West has enabled potato packer and distributor Branston to reduce its use of mains water by 85%. As a result of the plant in Ilminster, Somerset, Branston is saving 41 cubic metres of mains water a day, as wast...

augustus 04, 2011

Wal-Mart turns up heat on sustainability goals

Wal-Mart appears to be stepping up efforts to measure sustainability among its produce suppliers and is using some tools developed by the Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops. In a recent presentation to some industry members at the 2011 Sustainable ...

augustus 01, 2011

Potato Starch is an excellent adhesive

Natural starch offers a solution for making synthetic dispersions less dependent on petrol-based derivatives. AVEBE’s product SOLVICOL® GB can be blended with all kinds of synthetic dispersions, replacing plasticizers and synthetic thickeners. It impro...

juli 23, 2011

Pack Expo 2011 Conference program now available

PACK EXPO owner and producer PMMI has announced the line up for the 2011 Conference at PACK EXPO. The Conference at PACK EXPO runs concurrently with PACK EXPO Las Vegas (Sept. 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center). Customer Centric Approach PMMI has...

juli 23, 2011

El programa de la Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 está ya disponible

La Pack Expo, llevada a cabo por primera vez en 1956, celebra su aniversario número 55 con nuevas áreas de exhibición, incluyendo el nuevo Pabellón Farmacéutico, que se ubicará en el Central Hall. Otros espacios especiales son la Zona de Marcas, el Pab...

juli 20, 2011

Piepers met smaak

In het midden van die Hoeksche aardappelakkers ligt boerderij Doelwyck. Uit 1627 stamt het gebouw. Shaula Tak en haar man Matthijs werken er nu elf jaar, waarvan acht biologisch. De twee hebben, na een carrière in de financiële dienstverlening, het bed...

juli 19, 2011

Cargill commits to supply RSPO certified sustainable palm oil to customers by 2015

Cargill has announced that the palm oil products it supplies to its customers in Europe, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and/or originated from smallholder growers by 2...

juli 07, 2011

Frankrijk gaat voor duurzame en hogere aardappelproductie

De Franse aardappelsector lijkt een evenwicht te hebben gevonden op economisch en ecologisch niveau. Dit werd duidelijk gemaakt tijdens het even Qualipom'Nord dat in juni plaatsvond in de regio Nord-Pas de Calais. Op dit evenement waren bijna 2000 bezo...

juni 26, 2011

International Potato Processing & Storage Convention 2011 sees high quality speakers

Infra-red heating and blanching, meeting today's food safety regulatory demands, innovative sorting solutions, enzymes against acrylamide and working out the real cost of ownership kept delegates busy at the final day of the 2011 International Potato Processing and Storage Convention in Denver, Colorado.

juni 26, 2011

Snyder's - Lance Inc completes solar farm

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE) is proud to announce the completion of the largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania. Covering 26 acres and comprised of 15,092 solar panels, the 3.5 MW Solar Farm

Emsland upgrades Emlichheim potato starch plant

juni 19, 2011

Emsland Group optimizes starch production processes in Emlichheim

In 2008, the Emsland Group - Germany's largest potato starch manufacturer - decided to optimise the entire production process in their main Emlichheim potato starch production plant.

juni 16, 2011

Potato Yields need to improve

Potato yields need to make a stepped increase to cope with global demand, declared Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chief scientist

juni 16, 2011

Pepsico's Russian chips factory in Azov receives LEED Status

PepsiCo has had its 27th facilitity awarded LEED certification by the US Green Building Council.

juni 13, 2011

Verantwoord Ondernemen: McCain Foods haalt weer twee doelstellingen

Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen is een speerpunt voor McCain.

juni 12, 2011

Ciclo del Nitrógeno: Para dónde se va este elemento?

Con la llegada de la primavera, la pérdida de nitrógeno del suelo de nuestras granjas no es sólo una preocupación, es más bien una realidad desagradable. Sin embargo, utilizar la palabra "perdido"para describir el lugar a dónde se ha ido el n...

juni 12, 2011

The nitrogen cycle: Where is your nitrogen going?

juni 08, 2011

Potato Research Centre hopes to breed resistant potatoes

Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease and requires fewer pesticides.

juni 07, 2011

Northern Star potato processing plant facing noise complaints from neighbours

The new Northern Star Co. potato processing plant and its 400 jobs were received in Chaska with open arms 18 months ago, but the town didn't expect loud flushing sounds in the middle of the night.