PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2020

8 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 09/20 www.petpla.net Amcor joins U.S. plastics pact to advance circular economy goals in the United States Amcor announced it has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative to create a path for- ward to a circular economy for plastics in the United States by 2025. The U.S. Plastics Pact is focused on four ambitious goals intended to drive signi fi cant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions. The fi rst North American Pact of its kind, the U.S. Plastics Pact is a collaboration led by The Recycling Partnership, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The U.S. pact convenes more than more than 60 brands, retailers, NGOs, and government agencies across the plas- tics value chain to bring one voice to U.S. packaging through coordinated initiatives and innovative solutions for rethinking products, packaging, and business models. As a founding member of the U.S. Plastics Pact, Amcor has agreed to collectively deliver against four ambitious goals by 2025: 1) De fi ne a list of packaging to be designated as problematic or unnecessary by 2021 and take measures to eliminate them by 2025. 2) All plastic packaging to be 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable. 3) Undertake ambitious actions to effectively recycle or com- post 50% of plastic packaging. 4) The average recycled content or responsibly sourced bio- based content in plastic packaging to be 30%. While the U.S. pact is complementary to and follows the ambitious precedents set by the existing global network of plastic pacts, it will be tailored to meet the unique needs and challenges of the U.S. market. Amcor believes there will always be a role for responsible packaging that offers differentiated functionality while mini- mising waste in the environment. A responsible packaging system will require innovative packaging design, improve- ments to waste management infrastructure and increased consumer participation. Amcor is making progress towards its commitment to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, signi fi cantly increase use of recycled materials, and drive greater recycling of packaging around the world. www.amcor.com 15 year anniversary and ambitious goals Turkish mould supplier Petka has been celebrating its 15 th anniversary in September. The journey started in 2005 when entrepreneurs who had many years of experience came together to establish a company to specialise in the production of preform moulds, PET blowing moulds and their spare parts. Now, at the end of its fi fteenth year, Petka is collaborating with the largest companies in the sector; the company has 115 employees, and exports 80% of its prod- ucts to 58 different countries. Going forward, the company intends to take a much broader perspective with its vision, namely, “To become one of the top 3 preferred and reliable mould suppliers for the global PET industry.” A signi fi cant success was taking part in the launching of the fi rst 2.5 l NHF PET bottle in the world. The fi rst 56 g NHF preform mould was produced by Petka for this project. Another challenge successfully accomplished by Petka this year is being able to supply its clients with a number of different solutions: Apart from new moulds production, Petka has also carried out 96 and 128 cavities hot runner refurbish- ments for customers’ moulds. Petka states it has always made sure not only to meet the needs of its customers, but also to orient and guide them towards optimum solutions and to the most effective and ef fi - cient results. In order to meet the expectations of its clients, Petka offers its after-sales services that aim to receive and manage queries and comments, ensure the repair of moulds, and solve installation problems and assist in technical issues. www.petkamold.com All4Pack announced postponement to 2022 of its 2020 edition In view of the current public health trend and more broadly the development of the coronavirus crisis and its conse- quences and given that many companies have begun to reintroduce travel restrictions, All4Pack has been rescheduled to November 2022. The show was originally planned to take place November 23-26, 2020 in Paris, France. www.all4pack.com