The worldwide PET magazine
“Greiner has set itself ambitious targets as far as sustainability is concerned. With the first recycling plant in the company’s history, we intend to increase the amount of recycled material used to manufacture our products. That represents an important step on the journey toward a sustainable circular economy at Greiner,” says
Read more
The PETinar took place on August 31 and September 1, 2022, 2-3 pm CET – The entire beverage industry can hardly wait: finally the Drinktec trade fair in Munich will take place again! As a foretaste, PETplanet has invited Ms Petra Westphal, Exhibition Director of Drinktec, exclusively for you! In an
Read morePET Baltija, one of the largest PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET) recyclers in Northern Europe, announced an agreement to acquire a leading Czech fibre producer Tesil Fibres s.r.o, a spin-off of Silon s.r.o. Once closed, this transaction will become one of the largest investments by a Latvian company in the Czech Republic to
Read more
Brazilian recycler Global PET expands production with a 4th infrared dryer from Kreyenborg. Recycled food-grade PET is booming in Brazil. According to a recently published official study, the nominal capacity for PET recycling in the country is around 400,000 tons per year (t/year). From which, about 140,000 t/year are from the
Read more
Berry Global’s CleanStream recycling technology, the first closed-loop system to mechanically process domestically recovered household waste polypropylene (PP) back into food-grade packaging, has been granted a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The LNO confirms that the post-consumer recycled (PCR) PP produced by the
Read more
Gabriel-Chemie has been producing its well-known quality masterbatch under the brand name “Maxithen” since 1970. As a supplement to the “Maxithen” products, the company recently presented its new sustainable product lines “MaxiLoop” and “MaxiBlue”. At the same time, Gabriel-Chemie presents new white premium masterbatch with a 10% reduced CO2 footprint. The
Read more
Additional security of investment: thanks to the use of 3D software the KHS Group now provides a timely virtual overview of all newly procured technologies at the offer stage. With it, the systems provider can illustrate in detail and in advance how a client’s potential new line or single machine can
Read more
SGT, Hall C5 – Booth 240 SGT will highlight recent preform developments. Among those are a 3- and 5-gallon refill preform for water bottles which have been recently improved in terms of design and geometry. 33% shorter than most 5-gallon preforms on the market, it is claimed to optimise bi-orientation, to
Read more
1Blow, Hall C5 – Booth 201 Throughout Drinktec and K’ exhibitions, 1 Blow will reveal the latest development in its range of linear blow-moulding machines: the 2XL. This machine offers a wide range of options: from 50 ml up to 12 l; either round, square, oval, or off-centred neck orientation; or hot fill
Read more
Indo-Air Compressors, Hall A6 – Booth 106 Indo-Air’s oil-free high pressure air compressor IAH series is a 100% oil-free compressor specially designed for the PET bottling industry. Its range is from 30 – 160 kW, CFM from 110 – 545, pressure 32 – 40 bar. The compressor features a silent canopy to reduce
Read more
Gassner, Hall B4 – Booth 123 Gassner, a specialist company for closure feeding systems, is presenting the FlexiLiner, a flexible conveyor for feeding already oriented bottle caps, closures or cans. With this solution, each cap is gripped gently only once, as it goes onto the conveyor line (SoftGrip). It then remains
Read more