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In most urbanised industrialised economies, the current focus on renewable energy growth is on wind and solar. Lacking untapped river resources, major hydro-electric projects are rare. However, in larger and more rural countries, especially those still industrialising, large-scale hydro is still an option.…

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has predicted that the chocolate industry will continue to face cocoa supply deficits, with its latest quarterly assessment predicting that for 2022/3, there will be 99,000 tonnes more grindings than cocoa production. As a result, global stocks will fall to 1.744 million tonnes, amidst declines in output from key production hubs Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.…

With consumers becoming increasingly health conscious worldwide, demand for vegan chocolate, replacing dairy ingredients with plant-based materials, is growing fast.

According to US-based Grand View Research, the global vegan confectionery market – dominated by chocolate – is anticipated to generate USD2.62 billion in annual revenues by 2030, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% from 2023’s USD1.23 billion.…

Demands on flexible packaging designers to help products stand out on shelves while ensuring maximum protection for products and sustainable environmental credentials are a tough mix of requirements for packaging makers – but they are succeeding in delivering these goals.

There are many choices for innovators in the sector.…

The global market for tallow, traditionally a common ingredient in the production of soaps, detergents, and lubricants, is undergoing considerable movement, driven by rising consumption of meat products coupled with the rising usage of tallow in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, biofuels and feeds industries.…

The European Commission has published an extensive list (1) of the European Union’s (EU) politically exposed persons (PEPs) who should be subject to greater due diligence in banking and other transactions. The list covers functions, not individuals, in the bloc’s 27 member states and the EU’s own institutions.…

Usually, free trade agreements are good news for dairy industries, or, at worst, one sector feels it has lost out compared to its competitors affected by a deal. But after the European Union (EU) and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement (FTA) this July (2023), after four years of negotiation, both the European and NZ dairy sectors – important global players – were underwhelmed by its terms.…

The Portuguese automation machinery manufacturer ESI Robotics is working to launch in 2025 an innovative robot for sewing, which its co-founder Gil Sousa believes will be a game changer for the textile sector.
The firm, whose initials stand for ‘Engineering, Solutions and Innovation’ and which works on research and development, industrial automation, robotics and mechanical solutions, has 40 workers, and is based in the northern city of Vila Nova de Famalicão, a textile manufacturing hub.…

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) private Al Ain University (AAU), located in the oasis city with the same name, is leading the way on sustainable development among local universities, through initiatives to boost quality education and global and national partnerships.
AAU, in Abu Dhabi emirate, on the Oman border, of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was considered the best UAE university in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/impactrankings#!/length/25/locations/ARE/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc…

PACKAGING companies worldwide are increasingly choosing more environmentally friendly packaging, driven by tough laws, such as the European Union’s (EU) proposed packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR) (1). This is moving through the EU’s legislative decision-making system, ready for approval in 2024, with the European Parliament adopted its first reading report on November 22 – coordinated by French liberal MEP Frédérique Ries (2).…