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Construction machinery rolls into action again at the Erema site in Ansfelden. The ground-breaking ceremony on April the 6th signals the start of work on a new R&D centre. Two halls with a total area of 1,550 square metres and a new office building with 50 workplaces will be built. The
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The Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0, driven by AIM – European Brands Association and powered by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, has achieved a significant milestone with the successful validation, after semi-industrial testing mimicking real-life conditions, of the prototype detection unit for digital watermarks. The results show that the digital
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Proceeding on the target of commercializing chemical recycling of waste plastic, Neste is conducting a feasibility study to examine investing in capacity for processing liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland. The goal is to scale up processing capabilities for liquefied waste plastic by implementing proprietary technologies to pretreat
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China is a main player in the PET market. This applies not only to production but also to demand. A circumstance that, in the current situation with rising energy and raw material prices, is raising worry lines on the foreheads of many processors from abroad: supplies from the Far East are
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China’s consumers are increasingly demanding healthy drinks in sustainable packaging As a company that is active in moulds and services for bottles, with a considerable R&D department, Foshan-based GDXL has a good overview of the latest market requirements. In our interview, they explain current trends and developments in the Chinese market
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Three questions for Boretech Group: What are new projects of Boretech? In 2022, the subsidiary of Boretech Group in Taiwan introduced the latest EC process technology of the PET bottle recycling system developed by Boretech. The EC process has been completed development in 2021, it is the first time to be
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Three questions for Sorema: 1) Are you exhibiting at the Chinaplas fair? What innovations will your company be presenting? Yes, Previero – Sorema is going to be present also this year at Chinaplas, booth Nr. F71, Hall 2.1. Sorema will present its new developments in the mechanical recycling of plastics (PET,
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Three questions for And&OR: 1) Are you exhibiting at the Chinaplas fair? What innovations will your company be presenting? Yes, And&Or will be present at booth C07, Hall 4.1. The company exhibits its lateral handle applicator for PET bottles. It is an equipment that automatically inserts handles in PET bottles. 2)
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Three questions for SMI: 1) Are you exhibiting at the Chinaplas fair? What innovations will your company be presenting? We will not exhibit in 2022, but we will probably attend the event and take into consideration a presence for future editions. 2) How important is the Chinese market for you? Are
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by Paul Niedl, Commercial Head of Starlinger recycling technology 1) Are you exhibiting at the Chinaplas fair? What innovations will your company be presenting? One of the main topics Starlinger will focus on at this year‘s Chinaplas fair is polyester fibre recycling. We will present various options for IV increase and
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Sipa will be in Hall 4.1 on booth C07 at Chinaplas 2022, providing information on its latest developments in PET packaging design, processing equipment and moulds. Innovations will be highlighting in multimedia presentations including production and upgrades for preform injection moulds, their refurbishment (where Chinese plant in Hangzhou is very strong),
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