by Jim Donohue | Jul 5, 2023 | Environment, Safety
As a food manufacturer, you understand how the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) affects your business directly. But does it affect your relationships with food-grade oil suppliers? Food-grade (and medical-grade) white oils are essential to the production process...
by jim newell | Apr 17, 2023 | Renkert News, Supply Security
Food companies recognize the value of the Safe Quality Food label by the name alone. But are you aware of the benefits of supplier SQF certification even if your company has nothing to do with food? If you routinely use specialty oils (such as white oils and...
by jim newell | Jan 17, 2023 | Economy, Supplier News
When your base oil supplier makes a pricing adjustment, what drives this change? It would be nice if the answer to this question was a simple summary of a few common reasons. But in reality, there are hundreds of factors that drive oil pricing changes, starting at the...
by jim newell | Jan 2, 2023 | Certifications, Supplier News
As the winds of change blow for lubricant manufacturers, SQF-certified suppliers can provide support in keeping up with regulatory changes. SQF (Safe Quality Food) may seem by its name to apply only to food manufacturing. But the program applies broadly, improving...
by jim newell | Dec 15, 2022 | Renkert News, Supply Security
Demand for pharma applications is driving thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) market growth, making this a good time to bolster supply chains for polymers, TPE process oil, and other raw materials. The global TPE market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate...
