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A view of the Walker Crisps plant in Leicester, UK. A blaze ignited in a processing area of the potato chip production plant on Tuesday morning. A fire broke out in the Walkers Crisps plant in Leicester, UK on Tuesday morning that forced workers to evacuate the site, according to a report in the Leicester Mercury.   Firefighters were dispatched to the Leycroft Road location at about 6:30 a.m. Upon arrival, crews determined that an accidental fire had started in a processing area, the newspaper said. The company described the fire as a “minor incident on one of our production lines�...

The company said the facility will provide a “reliable supply” of LCP to support growth of 5G, IoT and electrification.

Representative image Officials said an issue with a bearing may have caused the blaze to ignite in the Iowa facility. An issue with a bearing is thought to have caused a fire to ignite in an exhaust tube attached to a grinder at the POET Biorefining plant in Ashton, IA on Thursday, several local news organizations reported. Crews from Ashton Fire were dispatched to the site at about 3:15 p.m. after receiving word that a hammermill was ablaze, officials told KIWA Radio. Upon arrival, firefighters observed flames in the exhaust tube connected to the machine. Worn bearings or wearing on ...

As chemical manufacturers enter 2021 following a year of uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, some industry observers are looking at the next 12 months with optimism. Outlooks produced by an industry trade group, professional services companies, and a credit rating firm indicate that while the market is likely to remain choppy, there are some bright spots ahead this year. Powder & Bulk Solids editors examined various perspectives and forecasts on the chemical industry’s progress over the course of 2021 to provide a view of what might lie on the horizon. Crystal ball gazers predict...

The facility in Nebraska will boost the firm’s capacity for salami and other dry sausage products. American food company Hormel Foods announced Tuesday that it has opened its new Papillion Foods dry sausage products manufacturing plant in Papillion, NE. “We are excited to be opening up this facility to not only help meet the demand for our branded sausage product, but also provide fantastic career opportunities in the community,” Ed Finnegan, plant manager of the Papillion Foods site, said in a company release. “We’ve been able to hire a great team thus far and are looking to...