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TETRA PAK
Replacing the aluminium layer
Following the successful completion of a 15-month
commercial technology validation of a polymer-based
barrier replacing the aluminium layer, Tetra Pak is
now testing a fibre-based barrier that is a first within
food carton packages distributed under ambient conditions.
Early results suggest that the package with a
fibre-based barrier will offer substantial CO2 reduction
when compared to traditional aseptic cartons.
A fibre-based barrier is to replace aluminium
in beverage cartons (photo: Tetra Pak)
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AHDB DAIRY
Milk production to decline
by 0.5%
Global milk production will decline by 0.5% in 2022,
according to AHDB Dairy estimates. The EU is expected
to see the biggest drop in milk production compared
to the previous year, at 838 million litres. Less
milk is also expected in Australia and New Zealand (-
2.4% and - 0.7% respectively). Only a minimal decline
is expected for the USA. Overall, a decline in raw
material inputs will reduce product availability, with
a particular focus on energy-intensive milk powder.
Lower exports should ease the situation somewhat in
the manufacturers' home markets. Market supplies
of butter will also be tight, but manufacturers should
be able to fulfil their contracts.
Milk prices will not rise so dramatically now, because
demand is showing first reactions. These can be seen,
for example, in China's significantly lower imports;
quotations at GDT also fell in eight of the last nine
trading rounds. For dairy companies, it will be a complex
task to keep milk prices high enough to avoid
further milk shortage.
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CHINA
Milk production increase
China's major dairy producers registered
output growth in the first half of this
year, official data showed. In the January
June period, major dairy producers saw their output
rise 1 percent year on year to nearly 15.11 million
tons, according to data from the Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology.
In June alone, dairy production stood at 2.75 million
tons, increasing by 0.3 percent year on year, the figures
showed. Major dairy producers are by official
defnition companies with annual revenue of more
than 20 million yuan (about US$2.97 million).
(photo: Xiangli_stock.adobe.com)
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