Agriculture - news on Plastech

Better soil, higher yield and more taste for tomatoes

Certified soil-biodegradable ecovio M 2351 for mulch films benefits food production and environment

StePac: Taking broccoli packaging out of the ice age

Xtend bulk packaging brings food safety and environmental rewards for fresh broccoli and other vegetables.

A new cash flow to local farmers

Local farmers’ ability to sell biomass to Iggesund Paperboard’s paperboard mill at Workington will return over 1.5 million pounds annually to the local agricultural industry.

Ampacet innovative solutions for film applications

Ampacet LAMSLIP 754 is a specialty Masterbatch solution designed to provide outstanding and consistent slip properties to laminated film structures for trouble-free converting and packing operations.

Upcycling in the production of food

Sustainability and environmental management play an important role in the food industry. Nevertheless, regardless of how efficiently the machines work and how resource-friendly they produce, at the end of the day the manufacturers are still faced with the question: What to do with the waste materials that are left over? Anuga FoodTec from 20 to 23 March in Cologne holds answers in store for the visitors.

Bye-bye biofilm with GEA SAFEXPERT program

GEA invites beverage industry representatives to visit Hall A3 Booth 313 at drinktec, the leading global trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry in Munich from September 11-15, 2017.

Biodegradable mulch films supported in revision of EU Fertilisers Regulation

13 July 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted its report amending the European Commission's proposal for a revision of the Fertilisers Regulation.

Yara and BASF break ground on new ammonia plant in Texas

Yara International ASA and BASF broke ground on a world scale ammonia plant at the BASF site in Freeport, Texas.

Clariant offers polymer additive solution for agriculture film producers

At Polymer Additives Seminar in China the company presented solutions for Agri-film stabilization.