Storms threaten French wine harvest
Freak storms have ravaged France's Languedoc-Roussillon region, threatening to damage the new wine crop by leaving some vineyards under water at the crucial harvesting stage.
Archives for September 7, 2005
DSM opens R&D centre in China
Leading vitamin and specialty chemicals maker DSM opened its first research and development centre in China today, designed to help it achieve strong sales growth from this market in the next three years.
Heineken to cut brands and costs in fresh start
Heineken has come out fighting after announcing losses so far in 2005 with plans to cut back on brands and step up efficiency drives to beat cost pressures and stagnant Western European beer markets.
Condensing machine targeted at food industry
Alfa Laval has designed a scaled-down model of its vapour condensing machine, offering the food industry a cheaper method of doing evaporation and condensation processes, the company claims.
Packing industry warns of price hikes
As a further sign that packing companies are about to hike prices in a big way, two of the industry's associations have told customers they should expect to pay more their products.