Archives for October 3, 2005

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EU attacked for raising sugar exports

By  Chris Mercer

Sugar reform may yet hijack December's WTO talks as Australia, Brazil and Thailand again accuse the EU of shirking its obligations by planning to increase sugar exports by two million tonnes.

Oxygen-scavenging PET brings clarity to market

By  Ahmed ElAmin

The development of a clear monolayer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with an oxygen-scavenging barrier could be the impetus companies need in deciding whether to make the conversion to plastic containers from glass or metal.