Evonik has commissioned its second complex for the production of MetAMINO (DL-methionine) and strategically important precursors in Singapore
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Bühler launches single-screw extruder PolyOne at VICTAM International
At VICTAM International 2019 trade fair, Bühler is showcasing solutions for the entire feed value chain, with a special focus on how to use digital services to make the feed industry safer, and more profitable
Laser sorting machines can eliminate the risk aflatoxins in foods

TOMRA’s sorting machines aim to employ unique biometric signature identification (BSI) technology. (Image source: TOMRA)
TOMRA, food safety technology provier, has launched near infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy, fluorescent lighting and advanced lasers to analyse and identify the extremely low intensity of light reflected by aflatoxin mould and fungus in a variety of food types, enabling the detection of aflatoxin contamination
Call for ideas to tackle irrigation water loss

The initiative aims to encourage new ideas to solve issues in sugar, as well as in global agriculture. (Image credit: Fernando Augusto/Pixabay)
AB Sugar, in partnership with WaterAid and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, has launched a first-of-its-kind Innovate Irrigation Challenge, seeking to generate new ideas to reduce water losses from irrigation in sugar
Samart’s mechanised solutions for Asian sugarcane farming

In Australia, sugarcane farming is a serious business in many coastal areas and the need for efficient methods of harvesting has driven most farmers to move to mechanical methods of harvesting during recent years. (Image source: Chetan Bisariya/Flickr)
Samart Kaset Yont Part Ltd has developed a range of machines with an aim to help Asia’s sugarcane operators to boost output with reduced cost