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Mineral water producer Vöslauer Mineralwasser GmbH from Austria sees a clear trend in zero-calorie flavoured near water applications based on the growing interest in its Vöslauer “Flavours” product range. The market leader in Austria currently has a 50 % market share in the zero-calorie segment, which is double that of the
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Banrock Station from Accolade Wines, is bringing its wines in the Packamama flat bottle made from 100% recycled PET to the Netherlands, following success in the UK and Australia. Launched in Gall & Gall, the flat bottles are made from recycled material produced in the Netherlands. They are available in Banrock’s Chardonnay and
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As part of PepsiCo’s Pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) sustainable packaging programme to ensure packaging never becomes waste, the company is introducing paper-based solutions in North America to replace plastic rings in multipacks. PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) announced on Aug. 24 the new paperboard designs that will be phased in regionally across
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The joint venture between Alpla and PTT Global Chemical (GC) is launching Thailand’s first food-grade rPET, which is already being used for the first 100% rPET bottles nationwide. Pepsi and Mineré are the first beverage brands in the market to use recycler Envicco’s PCR material for their PET bottles. Partners Alpla
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, one of the largest producers of recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) resin, announced the completion of the expansion of its recycling facility in Brazil, supported by a ‘Blue Loan’ from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank. The recycling facility, located in Juiz
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Back in January 2023, India-based converter and packaging manufacturer Chemco Group received the Modern Plastics Award (India Edition) as the largest manufacturer of PET preforms in India. The award is seen as a prestigious platform that honours organisations for their significant contributions to the plastics industry. According to the statement, the
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Knives and spare parts manufacturer for shredders used in material recycling, Cutmetall group of companies, is pleased to announce expansion of their business into the United States and the opening of their office near Atlanta, Georgia. This international expansion is part of a growth strategy implemented by Volker Neuber, who has
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Evelyne De Leersnyder will take on the role of Vice President of Franchise Operations Germany, Denmark and Finland for The Coca-Cola Company on April 1, 2023, and with it the management of Coca-Cola GmbH in Germany. Currently, the Belgian native serves as Chief of Staff to President of Europe for The
Read moreCCEP Ventures (CCEPV) announced two new partnerships with European research groups at Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) in Tarragona, Spain and the University of Twente (UT) in the Netherlands, to accelerate their research into carbon capture technology. Through these R&D projects, CCEPV will explore how captured CO₂ can be turned into
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The Sidel Group expands its offering in labelling technologies and broadens its reach in key market segments. This will ignite a further phase of international development for Makro Labelling Srl, an innovator and leader in the field. “We are excited to be able to offer enriched labelling expertise and even greater
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After our successful Drinktec tour, the PETplanet team is going to the Middle East in the last quarter of 2023! In a spectacular project taking us well into 2024, we will be travelling in a wide variety of ways to various countries and regions of the Middle East with different mobile
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