News and industry insights on Chemical additives, ingredients, and processing aids for the food and beverage industry.
Brand owners advanced recycled and biobased packaging for food and beverage. Marabou wrappers with 75% recycled content leveraged ISCC PLUS mass balance and converter partnerships to deliver food-grade recycled content. PureFive resin qualifies as post-consumer recycled content in New Jersey, and Amcor demonstrated 20% food-contact rigid PP. Bio-based options progressed with PEF in shot-size beverage bottles, and coatings capacity grew through Stahl’s acquisition of Weilburger Graphics’ packaging coatings in Brazil.
Circular infrastructure expanded as the Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility began operations, adding UK energy-from-waste capacity and potential bottom‑ash recovery of metals and CO2 utilization for adjacent greenhouses. These assets complement chemical‑recycling feedstock strategies under development, enabling allocation of recycled content back into food packaging while addressing non‑recyclable residues.
Upstream supply for food processing and packaging diversified. Ecovyst’s acquisition of the Calabrian sulfur dioxide and derivatives business extends exposure into food processing and water treatment applications. Ingredient inputs strengthened with a fully electrified MVR salt plant in Mariager increasing high‑purity vacuum salt capacity and lowering emissions. Fertilizer and industrial gases efficiency improved via thyssenkrupp Uhde’s ammonia converter revamp at İGSAŞ, restoring capacity and reducing energy intensity.
Industrial modernization in dairy advanced with the EIB’s €50 million loan to Lact’Union for 2026–2029 upgrades, targeting capacity, food‑safety enhancements, and lower CO2 in manufacturing, aligned with EU reindustrialisation and bioeconomy objectives.
Top 5 companies involved as owner and/or investor in current and planned Food projects:
BASF , Bayer , Yara , Grupa Azoty , dsm-firmenich , INEOS , Brenntag , belaruskali , Migao , and Bunge .
