
Smurfit Kappa achieves its water sustainability goals and joins the United Nations CEO Water Mandate
Smurfit Kappa reconfirms its commitment to water sustainability, summarizing the "Mandatory Water Initiative" of the United Nations Global Compact, addressing the growing crisis of access to drinking water and sewerage in many corners of the planet, through the application of a series of strategies and concrete policies. The company, one of the leading suppliers of paper solutions in the world, collaboration with global brands, stories such as ABInBev, Danone, Heineken and Unilever, to identify, analyze and solve the challenges that the planet faces in terms of water.

The technological revolution of SAME that integrates man and machine
The new range SAME Frutteto CVT S represents a real revolution in the field of specialized tractors. Never before have been in this category so advanced machines and with this technological level. Equipped with modern and efficient FARMotion propellers of 3 or 4 cylinders, characterized by features and specific consumption of the highest level of the category (the most powerful version provides up to 113 CV to only 2200 rev / min), the CVT models are distinguished by the new transmission with continuous variation (a specific product of the house SAME, expressly designed for specialized tractors), as well as by the cabins, even more comfortable, where it stands out the presence of the unprecedented MaxCom armrest, a control console that currently represents the most advanced applied to specialized tractors in terms of ergonomics and comfort.

Tradecorp launches Spotter® WG and Cardinal®, two fungicides aimed at pome fruit trees
Tradecorp has just launched two new products aimed at pip fruit crops that seek to provide protection against pathogens, protecting the tree and the environment. The new fungicide Spotter® WG is intended to prevent mottling in fruit trees of pip, apple tree and pear tree. In addition this product has a secondary action especially effective against Stemphylium and Oidium

The Startup Europe Smart Agrifood Summit, the latest initiative of the EU to promote the modernization of the agri-food sector
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Phil Hogan, is clear about it "with the modernization of the agri-food sector we all win" but it is not only an economic issue, it is also an issue of great environmental importance. 94% of the ammonia emissions to the atmosphere depend directly on the agri-food sector, especially the livestock area that generates 80% of the emissions of this polluting substance through the excretions of the animals, the rest is generated through the use of fertilizers and insecticides.

DS Smith is consolidated in Spain as a leader in the packaging sector
DS Smith, European leader in the packaging sector, consolidates this position also in Spain just four years after its entry into the Iberian Peninsula. The group of London origin landed in Spain with the purchase of Andopack, in 2014 and the Lantero Group, in 2015 and acquired the Portuguese companies GoPaca and P & I Displays and Packaging in 2016. During this period, and with the constant objective of continuing to expand presence In the Iberian market, it has managed to employ more than 1,400 workers in the 19 plants it has today distributed throughout the peninsula.

Smurfit Kappa presents at Hispack its best offer in sustainability, e-commerce and digital printing
Smurfit Kappa Spain | Portugal | Morocco presented at the 17th edition of Hispack, which opened on Tuesday in Barcelona, its most complete offer of products and services of corrugated cardboard and Bag-In-Box, specially designed for the food and beverage, chemical, industrial and consumer sectors. -commerce, main focuses of attention of the fair. News that bet on sustainability and innovation to provide an important added value to its customers, respond to the demanding demands of the current consumer and contribute to the improvement of the environment. Therefore, they are manufactured with recyclable materials and through sustainable production processes.

The director of Rural Banking of Globalcaja highlights “the good side of the CAP”, in the Olive Oil Fair of Mora
The director of Rural Banking at Globalcaja, Alberto Marcilla, gave a talk on "The good side of the CAP", within the framework of the Olive Oil Fair, which took place in the Toledo town of Mora.

BASF takes over an additional part of Bayer’s seeds and phytosanitary business
Following the agreement signed in October 2017, BASF has signed a new agreement to buy more businesses and assets, which Bayer offered to divest in the context of its planned acquisition of Monsant. The expanded operation includes Bayer's vegetable seed business, which operates under the global brand Nunhems®, seed treatment products marketed under the brands Poncho®, VOTiVO®, COPeO® and ILeVO®, the R & D platform for hybrid wheat and the cutting-edge digital culture platform complete xarvioTM.

Sapec Plant brings out a new practical and functional version
Sapec Agro launches a new improved version of the SAPEC PLANT application, with many more functionalities that will facilitate the work and the farmers.

Linde Material Handling Ibérica sponsors the Awards CEL 2018
On March 18, on the Logistics Day and coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the Foundation of the Spanish Logistics Center (CEL), Linde Material Handling Iberian sponsored the XXVIII edition of the CEL Awards, which took place at the Bertelsmann Space in the city of Madrid. During the Ceremony, led by Ana Isabel González, President of the CEL and multiple personalities, recognized companies, people and organizations whose activity has a fundamental relevance in the sector, which is undergoing a constant transformation motivated by changes in the industry of the call 4.0.