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New climate-friendly container for the German mineral water market – The packaging and recycling specialist Alpla and the mineral water company Privatbrunnen Tönissteiner Sprudel have developed a reusable PET bottle made entirely of recycled material. The reusable 1-litre bottle for mineral water reduces carbon consumption and also offers logistical advantages thanks
Read moreThe Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) has unveiled a new video as part of its recently launched advocacy campaign, Recycling is Real, dedicated to promoting and defending plastic recycling in America. This new video highlights the efforts taking place at Amcor’s facility in Wytheville, Virginia, to ensure that bottles made from polyethylene
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This month, Propak West Africa returned to Lagos, Nigeria for its highly anticipated 10th edition, welcoming 4,931 industry stakeholders through the doors to visit 152 exhibitor stands, showcasing the newest innovations from over 200 brands along with exciting live demonstrations of the latest equipment in action on the exhibition floor. This
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 2011 . This has diverted 2.1 million tons of waste from the environment and saved 2.9 million tons of carbon footprint from the product lifecycles . Demonstrating its commitment
Read moreOn the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave is proud to introduce its nanopurification technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically addresses a challenge faced by most plastic waste recyclers
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The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future. EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform) has now developed ‘design guidelines for recyclability for food grade opaque white PET bottles and expects that these guidelines
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Waste Free Oceans, a global initiative dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution, is proud to announce its partnership with ICENECDEV, the International Center for Environmental Education and Community Development, a non-governmental organisation based in Cameroon since 2005. This groundbreaking collaboration aims to address the critical issue of marine plastic litter and
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Coperion & Herbold Meckesheim – hall A6 booth 6312 At Fakuma 2023 Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim will present new product- and process solutions that make both the compounding and the recycling of plastics markedly more efficient and increase the product quality achieved. The preconfigured ProRate PLUS-S feeder serves as a representative
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Engel – hall A5 booth 5203 Mould temperature control has a significant impact on product quality and the energy efficiency of the injection moulding process. The new Eco-Flomo temperature control system by Engel is claimed to be suitable for continuous monitoring of all injection mould cooling and temperature control circuits and
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BASF – hall B4 booth 4304 Plastics are an integral part of modern life; however, there is increasing public concern regarding their usage. To address this, BASF is striving to reduce plastic waste, conserve raw materials, and maximise the potential of materials during use. BASF will be showcasing a large number
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Motan – hall B1 booth 1111 The Motan Group, Constance, Germany, is focusing its attention on minimising energy consumption and the circular economy. The materials management specialist will be presenting a selection of its energy-efficient ancillaries tailored to this purpose, as well as a CO2 calculator for assessing the carbon footprint
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