Tokyo, 12 March 2019 – The Asian Productivity Organization (APO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo (GraSPP), to conduct joint research for driving policy interventions and capacity development on productivity and innovation. The initiative is aimed at supporting Asian economies in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The MOU was signed by APO Secretary-General Dr.Santhi Kanoktanaporn and GraSPP Dean Akio Takahara in Tokyo. It will enable the two organizations to conduct joint research to help Asian economies achieve decent work and economic growth (SDG #8), as well as in the areas of industry, innovation, and infrastructure (SDG #9). It will also contribute to initiatives to promote sustainable cities and communities (SDG #11) and responsible consumption and production (SDG #12) across APO member countries.

Sharing details of the agreement, Secretary-General Dr.Santhi said that the engagement would allow the APO and GraSPP to exchange experience and information in areas of mutual interest. “The unpredictable nature of the technology-driven economy makes it necessary for all economies to align their efforts to drive socioeconomic development. To achieve this, economies now need to shift from an extensive-growth strategy to a productivity-driven one. The APO is committed to helping member countries in their journey of transformation and the MOU with GraSPP is another step toward this.”

Commenting on the MOU, Dean Takahara said, “We are thrilled to have this MOU signed with the APO. I hope that we will be able to cooperate in various ways, including students’ engagement in the APO’s operations as interns. We are looking forward to developing a strong, long-lasting relationship with the APO.”

Under the MOU, the two organizations will participate jointly in conferences, workshops, training programs, and seminars. A key component of the MOU is the APO internship program to provide students from GraSPP with policy-oriented learning opportunities to gain experience through projects and research assignments.

Singapore, 5 March 2019 – Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living has appointed Anand Sundaresan as Regional Vice President of DSM Human Nutrition & Health, Asia Pacific. The new appointment, effective 15 February 2019, come as DSM continues to drive accelerated growth in Asia Pacific.

Anand Sundaresan, a US National, is an experienced global business leader, with an established record of success in creating and driving the vision to deliver revenue, profit and market share performance in different environments. He started his career at Merrick Systems, an energy software company, before joining Dow Chemicals Company in 2008. During his time with Dow Chemicals, he assumed senior commercial and marketing leadership roles before taking over as Global Business Director, Polyols, based in Michigan US. Anand has also lived and worked in China and Thailand and gained significant exposure to the American, Middle Eastern and Asian market in his various roles.

Anand will be based in Singapore, the regional headquarters for DSM Nutritional Products and home to the state-of-the-art regional Innovation Application Center. The Innovation Center which opened in 2015 has cocreated and supported the commercialisation of more than 100 products with food, beverage, and dietary supplement brand owners in the region.

“Asia Pacific is a high growth economy, with great opportunity to innovate solutions and improve the impact on our operations. As we continue to accelerate growth in strategic areas, DSM is happy to welcome Anand onboard and believe that his experience and track record will be invaluable to build on our solid growth path.” Jeremy Xu, Global President of Human Nutrition & Health, DSM.

In line with DSM’s Purpose led, Performance driven strategy, the Human Nutrition business helps keep the world’s growing population healthy, at every stage of life, through science-based products and solutions; for example, improving the micronutrient content of staple foods such as rice to enable optimal nutrition intake for vulnerable populations.

Wolfertschwenden, 5 March 2019 – At IFFA 2019 MULTIVAC will be demonstrating its expertise in complete lines and automation for the meat processing industry. Under the banner of “The DNA of Better Packaging and Processing”, the solution provider will be showing in Hall 11.1 several fully automated lines for the slicing, portioning and packing of different meat and sausage products. In addition to this, live demonstrations of MULTIVAC slicers and TVI portioners will take place in the MULTIVAC Processing Tent in front of Hall 11.

Thanks to the systematic expansion of its product range in the direction of Processing, MULTIVAC can now offer its customers high-performance equipment, both as individual components and integrated solutions, from one source for the processing and packing of meat and sausage products. As regards the areas upstream of the packaging machine, the product range extends from slicers and portioners through to transport conveyors of all types and right up to handling modules for converging or orientating the products and loading them into the packs.

Three packaging lines will be exhibited in Frankfurt, and a slicer or portioner will be integrated in each of them. In addition to the efficient linking of the slicing or portioning system with the downstream packaging machine, particular attention must always be paid to ensuring, that the sliced or portioned products are transferred gently and accurately into the pack cavities. MULTIVAC offers various groundbreaking solutions for this purpose, such as for example the MULTIVAC Horizontal Loader or various handling solutions, which ensure that the sliced or portioned products are loaded gently and hygienically into the pack cavities – and all this with the minimum of footprint.

In addition to this, various solutions are integrated into the lines for pack labelling, inspection, converging and box packing. All the system components, which are matched perfectly to each other, can be controlled via one single control terminal on the packaging machine. The result is a precise, reproducible and transparent control process, which can be operated with the minimum of effort.

A thermoforming packaging line for sliced products will be shown at the trade fair, and this consists of a R 245 thermoforming packaging machine and a high-output S 1600 slicer. The S 1600 is equipped with fully automatic central loading and, thanks to its innovative slicing technology, enables a very high slicing speed of up to 1,600 highly accurate slices per minute to be achieved. The portioning system on the machine can perform virtually any portioning task – from precise placement of sausage, ham or cheese slices in shingled, straight or offset stacked portions, through to the shingling of wafer-thin cut product, and right up to the folding of individual slices.

An automated thermoforming packaging solution for portioned fresh meat will also be shown at the trade fair. A R 245 thermoforming packaging machine is similarly at the heart of this line. A GMS 1600 twincut portioning machine, which is integrated in the line, is capable of highly accurate portioning of fresh or frozen meat products (with and without bone). The portioner offers maximum yield and portioning quality thanks to its three-dimensional forming – and it also features a significantly reduced footprint as well as a high level of cost-effectiveness, since it does not require an additional meat press.

MULTIVAC will be exhibiting an automated traysealer line for packing sliced fresh meat, which includes the highly flexible GMS 520 singlecut portioning machine. The T 800 traysealer, which can be scaled to individual requirements, is particularly suitable for producing MAP packs and MultiFreshTM skin packs in large batches. At the trade fair the packing of sliced meat products will be shown in PaperBoard skin packs. These MultiFreshTM packs are based on pre-cut board sheets, which not only have an attractive appearance but can also be easily recycled. The TVI portioner can process all types of red meat and poultry in any consistency and to any portion size, and always optimised for weight and product trim, as well as at a low level of processing cost. It ensures that the highest product quality is always achieved, even at high throughput, in terms of the cutting, forming and shingling of the product. At the end of the process a full-wrap label is automatically applied to the PaperBoard skin packs by a L 310 conveyor belt labeller.

Belgium, 1 March 2019 – BENEO, one of the leading manufacturers of functional ingredients, has invested 4.3 million Euro into a new production plant for vegetal protein in Wanze, Belgium. The opening of the new facility was officially announced at an inauguration ceremony on Friday 1st March 2019 to mark the occasion. The plant is part of the existing BioWanze factory, a modern biorefinery producing food, feed and ethanol.

The move comes following growing demand for plant-based proteins worldwide as consumer interest in meat-free alternatives continues to rise. Christoph Boettger, Executive Board Member at BENEO, commented: “We are seeing a big shift in consumer diets as an increasing number of consumers actively try to reduce their meat intake and seek out alternatives. Wheat protein was the most-used plant-based protein in new meat substitute launches in 2018 and we see great potential for this market in 2019 and beyond.”

The new facility will be operated by BioWanze, a subsidiary of CropEnergies, the leading European manufacturer of sustainably produced ethanol. Its biorefinery in Belgium utilizes the entire raw material to produce high-quality food, feed and fuel with no waste.

Boettger continued: “We’re pleased to be working with our sister company, CropEnergies, and its team at BioWanze as a trusted partner in this exciting new development for our business. Through this significant investment and new production facility, BENEO can take its first steps in exploring the market for textured plant-based proteins to allow its customers to capitalise on this rising trend.”

André Tonneaux, Director of BioWanze, said: “We look forward to working closely with BENEO as we embark on this new joint venture to produce plant-based proteins. As well as expanding production capabilities, this investment will secure future growth and open up important employment opportunities here in Wallonia.”

BENEO’s textured wheat protein comprises wheat flour, wheat protein and water. With a neutral taste and stable texture, the ingredient can be used to replace meat in a wide range of traditionally meat-based products, such as burgers, nuggets and bolognaise sauce.

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