Dear friends of PETplanet Insiders,

As a diverse and eventful year 2025 draws to a close, we would like to extend our sincere thanks for your trust, collaboration, and continued interest. We truly appreciate your support. We look forward to welcoming the year 2026 together with you—our loyal readers, valued supporters, and long-standing partners. The entire

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CARBIOS maintains its commitment to build the Longlaville plant and adjusts its timeline

CARBIOS (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB) reaffirms its ambition to pursue the Longlaville plant construction project, by rescheduling the timeline with a three-month adjustment. In 2025, CARBIOS signed pre-commercialization contracts covering close to 50% of the production capacity of the future industrial site in Longlaville and is working to secure commitments to

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Constantia Flexibles retains EcoVadis Platinum rating for 2025

Constantia Flexibles has retained its EcoVadis Platinum rating for 2025, reaffirming its position among the top 1% of companies worldwide assessed globally based on environmental, social and governance criteria. Building on its first Platinum recognition in 2024, the company continues to lead the way in corporate responsibility and environmental innovation. Marc

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Grace head combines aesthetics and circularity

Amcor, known for producing responsible packaging solutions, has unveiled the Grace head for the all-plastic Wave 2cc pump, designed to deliver an enhanced consumer experience while maintaining Amcor’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and the circular economy. Engineered to balance aesthetics with functionality, the Grace actuator brings a new level of sophistication

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The European PET Bottle Platform introduces the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity), as an addition to Circularity Test Protocol

The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP), the industry’s reference organisation for PET bottle circularity and design-for-recycling guidance, announces the addition of the Quick Test – Accelerated Impact Test.Circularity (QT-AIT.Circularity) to its Circularity Test Protocol. The QT-AIT.Circularity provides the value chain with a fast, cost-effective method to simulate the impact of multiple

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Faerch (Cirrec) and TOMRA Recycling partner to pioneer post-consumer food tray-to-tray recycling

Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to TOMRA Recycling’s flakes solutions. As Faerch’s dedicated recycling division, Cirrec specialises in circular solutions for plastics. Its mission is to enable true circularity in food packaging by transforming

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New name and clear direction for a growth region: pacprocess MEA to become interpack MEA

pacprocess MEA will be known as interpack MEA in future and will continue to expand its role within the interpack alliance network. Messe Düsseldorf is thus strategically developing the event and strengthening its presence in the region. interpack MEA will continue to be held alongside Food Africa, creating additional opportunities for

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Circular Colorado in partnership with Direct Polymers to establish an innovation hub for circular product development

Strategic partnership pairs the state’s largest plastics processor with a new facility to de-risk and accelerate the development of products made from recycled materials, creating new markets and advancing Colorado’s circular economy. Circular Colorado announced plans to develop NextRun, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub to support the development of products made from

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Future-oriented, energy-efficient and fully automated technologies

CSO Anatol Sattel described K 2025 as one of the key platforms for the global plastics industry. At the company’s completely redesigned booth, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag showcased future-oriented, energy-efficient and fully automated technologies. “Visitor numbers far exceeded our expectations,” Sattel noted, highlighting particularly strong interest from professionals from the Americas and

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Treatment of PET recyclates

K trade fair went much better than expected for plant manufacturers – great interest in IR clean system for rPET Kreyenborg draws a positive conclusion after the K trade fair. The plant manufacturer recorded increased demand for its infrared technology for the treatment of PET recyclates. The new European Packaging Regulation,

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