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The new products have been fully developed, the trade fair stand is planned and the teams are looking forward to meeting customers and other interested parties – occasions enough for Sappi to put into practice a virtual trade fair instead of the real interpack 2020. SG SP

With the TPU paper form, fill and seal machine from Syntegon Technology, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, and the BillerudKorsnäs 3D formable FibreForm paper, a new solution is born. SP

The Uelzena Group, with four sites in northern Germany, is not immune to the effects of the standstill. SG SP

Following the launch of its beverage and dairy labs, Ingredion has extended its virtual lab, Inside Idea Labs, to the bakery and snacks market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. SP

The plastic-free eco-barrier paperboard, MetsäBoard Prime FBB EB, has recently achieved DIN Certco certificates in both industrial and home compostability. SP

Tomra Food is taking further action in times of Covid-19 global pandemic to ensure business continuity while protecting its employees’ and customers’ health with the introduction of virtual demonstration centres to provide interactive demonstrations at this time of limited contact. SP

During the first quarter 2020, Swiss Nestlé Group remained resilient: Organic growth reached 4.3%, with real internal growth (RIG) of 4.7% and pricing of - 0.4%. SG

Beneo, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has announced a significant expansion for its chicory root fibre production facility in Pemuco/Chile by 2022, funded by an investment of more than EUR 50 m . SP

Südzucker AG has announced preliminary figures. In financial year 2019/20 (1 March 2019 to 29 February 2020) group revenues reached € 6.7 (previous year: 6.8) bn. Group operating result increased in the same period to € 116 (previous year: 27) m. SG SP

Ingredients specialist ADM has announced a partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières (also known as doctors without borders) to support emergency response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic across Europe and further afield. SP

Due to the global escalation of Covid-19, the organizers of the Free From Functional & Health Ingredients (FFFHI) and Free From Packaging (FFP) trade shows have confirmed that the events, which were planned to take place at the RAI Amsterdam from 24 to 25 June, will be postponed to 24 to 25 November 2020. SG SP

The second quarter, seeing increased growth, was in line with expectations of Chr. Hansen group. SP

The Barry Callebaut Group, Zürich, has increased its sales volume by 5.4% to 1,103,728 tonnes in the first six months of fiscal year 2019/20 (ended on February 29, 2020). Sales revenue increased by 5.8 % in local currencies (+2.4% in CHF) to CHF 3.76 bn. SG SP

The Vienna-based packaging group Constantia Flexibles is selected as one of 50 global companies uniting in an international sustainability and climate initiative supported by the United Nations and Bloomberg media network. SG SP

Ingredients solutions company Ingredion is to acquire a controlling 75 % stake in PureCircle, a US-based manufacturer of “next-generation” stevia leaf ingredients. SP