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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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Manjushree Technopack Ltd. (MTL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, to create innovative and sustainable plastic packaging solutions. As part of the MoU, IISc will establish a Centre of Excellence for upcycling and recycling thermoplastics used in a wide spectrum of rigid
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We reach the region around Volvic on Thursday, one day before our appointment with the world-renowned water bottler located there. Our chosen campsite is just ten minutes away from the Volvic factory. The search for a decent coffee proves challenging but in the village itself, around a kilometre and a half
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It is Monday morning and we have just prepared the Editourmobil for our departure. The previous evenings were surprisingly quiet, although some of the younger campers were up late into the night and a bit noisy. It is a good thing we had earplugs on Sunday. Now is the time to
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It is shortly before five o’clock on Saturday morning. I, Kay Barton, am sitting in a taxi in Vienna’s third district, waiting outside the house of my colleague Heike Fischers for us to catch an early flight to Barcelona for a tour of Spain and France. With barely four hours sleep,
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