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IFCO achieves 2 billion reusable packaging shipment milestone enabling customer environmental savings

Munich, Germany, February 16, 2023: IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) delivered over 2 billion reusable packaging shipments of fresh produce, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread, and other fresh grocery products during 2022. With a circular economy business model based on share-reduce-reuse principles, IFCO enabled its supply chain customers to achieve… Read More »

Saudi Industrial City Giga-Project Adds New Direct Investments and Contracts to its Total Investments of 26,7 billion USD

New investment agreements will contribute to food sustainability in the country and further develop the advanced living environment for Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia implements the ambitious strategies of Vision 2030 to diversify the economy and unlock the potential of non-oil sectors. One of the giga-projects launched in… Read More »

U.S. to Spend $3.2 Billion to Help Develop Antiviral Pills for COVID

By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 — After spending billions to speed the creation of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States said Thursday that it will now devote $ 3.2 billion to the development of antiviral pills that could stop the new coronavirus before it does its worst damage. Along… Read More »

Moderna aims for 3 billion doses in 2022

Drug manufacturer Moderna says it is boosting capacity to make its COVID-19 vaccine and expects to make up to 3 billion doses in 2022, more than twice its previous forecast. It also said it is increasing its expectations for 2021 vaccine production to between 800 million and 1 billion shots, raising the bottom of its… Read More »