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Aliplast has acquired Gurit Italia’s PET recycling plant, located in the Carmignano di Brenta (PD) facility: a strategic operation that will increase the company’s production capacity by approximately 15,000 additional tons of recycled PET per year. This acquisition is part of the broader strategy of the company controlled by Herambiente, part
Read moreBackground to the decision: The PET bottle business offers an array of products to meet various needs related mainly to the packaging of condiments and alcoholic beverages. However, the business is experiencing significant pressure on its profitability from the recent sharp rise in raw material and logistics costs. Despite the company’s
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Sorema, Chinaplas 2025 – Hall 10 Booth G45 Sorema, PRS Europe 2025 – C30 Sorema, the recycling systems division of Previero N. SRL, announced the achievement of quality and quantity targets for the printed film washing plant with deinking technology at COVERIS – ReCover in Lincolnshire, UK. Dario Previero, Manager of
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Holland Colours, PRSE 2025 Booth A90 Holland Colours debuts expanded additives solutions at exclusive Networking Event & PRSE 2025 to address growing PET recycling challenges – New innovations improve rPET quality, support recycling goals and accelerate the packaging industry’s transition to a circular economy. The global PET recycling industry is at
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Dear Friends of PETplanet, We’re hitting the road again! Our latest Editour, The Circular Economy Tour 2025 Europe, has officially begun—just in time for World Recycling Day 2025. Throughout the year, the PETplanet editorial team will be reporting from production facilities, offices, and in the field, exploring the challenges that come
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It’s been about 20 years since Krones added the Sleevematic sleeve applicator to its portfolio – and now the company is celebrating a very special milestone: the 1,000th Sleevematic is currently being assembled at Krones’ Neutraubling plant. It is slated to be brought online at the Italian beverage maker Acqua Sant’Anna
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Döhler, a a well-known producer of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions, is producing solutions for prebiotic drinks that assist with improving gut health while also being an innovative approach towards closing the fibre gap and supporting overall well-being. As this prebiotic trend continues to rise, Döhler offers natural,
Read moreAxens, a leading technology licensor in the field of plastics circular economy, and Sorema, an international technology and equipment provider for sorting, cleaning and mechanical treatment of plastic wastes, announced their cooperation for providing integrated solutions for advanced (chemical, physical) recycling of plastic wastes. Thanks to this cooperation, Axens and Sorema
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Origin Materials, Inc., a technology company with a mission to enable the transition to sustainable materials, confirmed that three additional CapFormer lines are currently being built and tested and are expected to complete their Factory Acceptance Tests in Q2. They also confirmed previous guidance that they are on target to have
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The full conference programme for this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1-2 April 2025, has been published. The keynote session will include an address by Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission. Marieke Koekkoek, Member of
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SK Chemicals has successfully mass-produced chemically recycled materials and started to build a comprehensive center for plastic recycling solutions in Korea. This center will include the production of circular recyclable raw materials, demonstration research and material production. The company announced on February 18th that it will establish a Recycle Innovation Center
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