food industry water News
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Creative BioMart Microbe Performs Biofilm Testing and Research for Different Applications
Creative BioMart Microbe, a sub-brand of Creative BioMart that provides microbiological services and products to multi-industry customers, now provides customers with a series of technical services related to biofilms. Biofilm is a unique structure attached to the surface by microorganisms and extracellular polymers, mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. ...
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iMiCROQ participates in the XVI Edition of MRAMA
From 21 to 24 November the XVI WORKSHOP RAPID METHODS AND AUTOMATION IN FOOD MICROBIOLOGY is held in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Valles) organized by the Faculty of Veterinary of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. iMiCROQ sponsors and will attend the Workshop presenting the 21st our QFast integrated platform for rapid detection of pathogens in the food industry and primary production. ...
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Doosan chose BEL for its desalination plant in Chile
BEL pressure Vessels selected by Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction for Copper Mine’s 220,000 m3/d (58 MGD) SWRO, Doosan’s first seawater desalination plant project in the Latin America. BEL will supply more than 2,500 pressure vessels equipped with high grade steel side ports in a state of the art multiport arrangement. The Escondida seawater desalination plant will have a ...
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ACCIONA AGUA chose BEL for its desalination plant in AL JUBAIL SWRO-4.
BEL Composite Iberica S.L., a world specialist manufacturer and vendor of composite made Pressure Vessels, will supply around 1,600 pressure vessels from its production facility in Murcia, Spain. The vessels are equipped with high grade steel side ports in a state of the art multiport arrangement. ACCIONA AGUA has been awarded the contract by a Consortium formed by Marafiq Power & Water ...
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From Holland to South Africa – a dream job becomes reality
He’s outgoing, interested and flexible – the right mix for an international career. All he needed was an employer offering the right prospects. Luckily Tom Homan-Free found ProMinent. Sound schooling and ongoing further education Born in the USA, raised in a small town to the north-east of Utrecht in Holland – and a member of ProMinent’s sales team in Johannesburg, ...
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CSR Minute: CHEP expands sustainable packaging contract with Nestle USA and Nestle Waters North America; Group O joins U.N. global compact
CHEP Americas, a company that focuses on managed, returnable, and reusable packaging solutions, has announced a contract with Nestle USA and Nestle Water’s North America to provide pallets for food and water products. CHEP’s service is environmentally sustainable and increases efficiency while reducing operating risk and product damage. The new contract extends CHEP’s work for ...
By 3BL Media
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Rainwater Harvesting and Farming in the Cities
E and T asks the question this week – “Is farming the future of cities?” – With more people than ever leaving their rural homes for high-rise buildings, the concept of ‘vertical farming’ may provide a way to feed the world’s growing populations across it’s emerging mega-cities. According to the United Nations, by 2050 some 66 per cent of the ...
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GF Piping Systems and GF Machining Solutions Celebrate Continuing Growth at New Irvine Facility Grand Opening
Lincolnshire, IL, both part of Switzerland-based Georg Fischer Ltd., welcomed more than 150 guests including many city and state officials, at the Grand Opening of their new Irvine facilities on Oct. 9. The event featured a formal ribbon cutting ceremony followed by refreshments andguided tours, product tradeshow displays, machine demonstrations, keynote speakers and raffle. The ...
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PerkinElmer to host Water Consortium at PITTCON
PerkinElmer is hosting a Water Consortium with key industry thought leaders in New Orleans on Sunday, March 2 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott New Orleans at the Convention Center, 859 Convention Center Blvd. The consortium will focus on discussing the issues, challenges and importance of protecting water today and in the future. This event is part of PerkinElmer’s EcoAnalytixTM ...
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Genesis Water Technologies announces its new Genclean Disinfection Division with 5 innovative new product offerings
Genclean is committed to launching sustainable and scalable liquid advanced oxidation solutions. Their purpose is to disinfect and oxidize harmful pathogens, micro pollutants, bio fouling and trace metal contamination in water stream. Are you a Distributor working with Industrial, Commercial or Water Utility customers and looking for innovative, environmental friendly disinfecting solutions to ...
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Frost & Sullivan: New Wind of Innovation Will Lift the Cleantech Market
LONDON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After a healthy rebound in 2010 when the new investment in renewables grew by 30 percent, 2011 and beginning of 2012 were marred by waves of bad news: bankruptcies, profit warnings, staff layoffs . Furthermore, global cleantech indices showed a downward trend. However, despite a short-term slowdown in demand and challenging conditions in financing projects, ...
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Manufacturing industry saves £2 million in water costs
Signatories to the Federation House Commitment (FHC) significantly reduced the amount of water used in the manufacture of food and drink last year, saving the industry £2 million in the purchase price of water alone. The news comes as part of the Commitment’s annual progress report, published today by WRAP. Between 2012 and 2013, signatories reduced their water use by 1.35 million ...
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Water and climate change
Water and climate change is one of the standing issues being discussed at this year’s World Water Week, whose focus is on sanitation in response to the UN International Year of Sanitation. Vahid Alavian, World Bank water adviser, is attending the conference and will report on progress and preliminary findings of a two-year Bank study on water and climate change. Worldbank.org talked with Alavian ...
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Corporate leaders and NGOs form new partnership to protect ecosystems in Brazil
A group of leading companies and non-governmental organizations have embarked on a new partnership in Brazil today to incorporate ecosystem services into business strategies. The Parceria Empresarial pelos Serviços Ecossistêmicos (PESE), or Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership, represents a major effort to demonstrate how biodiversity and ecosystem services can ...
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Protecting valuable urban soil
Soil provides multiple services, ranging from food production, water-filtering and carbon capture, to green park areas in towns and cities, important for human well-being. However, increased urbanisation is leading to a loss of soil resources. Researchers have developed an online evaluation method that can be used as an aid to urban planning to avoid the loss of precious areas of good quality ...
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NSF Sustainability Launches VOC Emissions Testing and Certification Program for Commercial Furniture Industry
NSF Sustainability, a division of global independent public health organization NSF International, has partnered with emissions testing leader Materials Analytical Services, LLC (MAS) to offer VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission testing for the commercial and institutional furniture industry. This new service will help companies save costs and time by providing all testing and validation ...
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NSF International and Wilsonart LLC Developing Science–Based Product Category Rule (PCR) for Residential Countertops to Enable Reporting and Comparison of Environmental Attributes
NSF International, in cooperation with Texas-based decorative surfacing product producer Wilsonart LLC, is developing a Product Category Rule (PCR) for residential countertops. This PCR will provide a science-based and internationally recognized method for reporting the environmental impact of residential countertop products and materials throughout their entire ...
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Pacific Ozone Technology Launches Element Ozone, Light Commercial and Consumer Ozone Products
Benicia, CA -- November 15, 2006 -- Pacific Ozone Technology (www.pacificozone.com), a leading supplier of ozone systems to industry, launches Element Ozone, a sister company supplying ozone technology for light commercial and consumer applications. Pacific Ozone Technology provides engineered ozone application solutions to the municipal water, agriculture and food processing, bottled ...
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PerkinElmer engages industry leaders on global water safety and supply
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today hosted a Water Consortium with key industry thought leaders in recognition of New Orleans hosting PITTCON® for the first time after Hurricane Katrina. This consortium focused on discussing the issues, challenges and importance of protecting water today and in the future. ...
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Nestlé CEO warns water scarcity is major threat to food industry
Nestlé S.A. / Nestlé CEO warns water scarcity is major threat to food industry . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Nestlé Chief Executive Officer Paul Bulcke has used his keynote speech at the annual City Food Lecture in the United Kingdom to warn the food industry that water scarcity is one of the greatest ...
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