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Slot 1: PTI Mr Dan Durham, Director of Technical Client Services at PTI CV: Dan Durham is the Director of Technical Client Services at PTI. He has decades of experience in plastic packaging ranging from design to injection and blow molding processing. He currently focuses his efforts on helping multinational brand
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Whatever path plastic processors take in the future, productivity supported by connectivity and digitalisation will inevitably be in the driving seat. At the launch event of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s inaugural mobile roadshow setting off from Schwaig, CEO Gerd Liebig defined the company’s clear roadmap that is in place to support processors
Read moreEarlier this year the committees of K 2025 chose the motto for the coming K in Düsseldorf, The World’s No.1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, from 8 to 15 October 2025. It consists of one slogan and three core messages, all focusing on the key topics of K in 2025:
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High energy costs and cheap primary raw materials posed challenges for the recycling industry in 2023. Nevertheless, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf was able to maintain the recycling volume at a similarly high level compared to the previous year at 32,283 tons, around 1.3 billion bottles (2022: 32,900
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Retal PA is the first US facility for multinational plastic packaging producer Retal Industries, with a further 12 factories across Europe all focused on developing and manufacturing preforms, closures and films. Based in Donora, the 11-line production site is efficiently managed by a dedicated team of industry experts, with considerable investment
Read moreAverage EU PET beverage bottles’ recycled content rate reached 24%, yet more work is needed to achieve the 2025 EU targets 2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report. Despite extreme uncertainty, figures show advancement in the market. However, the disparities
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Boretech, Booth NF07 PETplanet: What recent developments in the PET market have significantly influenced your ongoing R&D initiatives? In recent years, we have observed several changes in the packaging market with the gradual increase in the application of recycled PET. Many countries have also progressively relaxed regulations on the use of
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Newamstar, Hall 8.1 – Booth D50 Newamstar is set to showcase its smart manufacturing techniques for eco-friendly products and engage in discussions on future industry trends at both CBST2024 and Chinaplas. During CBST2024, the company will present its comprehensive digital factory solutions and unveil new blockbuster products at their booth. In
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Erema, Hall 2.1 – Booth C55 With the PET industry in Asia and Africa expanding, the Austrian recycling machine manufacturer Erema is poised to address the rising demand for efficient recycling solutions at Chinaplas. The company will highlight its renowned Vacurema technology. This technology, introduced 25 years ago and continuously refined,
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Avient, Hall 8.2 – Booth F31 Avient Corporation will present its portfolio of materials and technologies that can help designers, brand owners, and manufacturers improve the sustainability, performance, and aesthetics of their applications, with a focus on enhancing recyclability in packaging. Avient will highlight the following solutions for applications in packaging,
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Aceretech, Booth ND 18 Aceretech, Jiangsu, China, introduces its bottle-to-bottle food-grade pelletising system. The continuous SSP (solid state polycondensation) production process consists of several key components. These components are claimed to seamlessly integrate with preceding granulation equipment to achieve continuous crystallisation and viscosity enhancement of rPET pellets. This system is capable
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