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Klӧckner Pentaplast commits to PET capacity expansion for the sustainable consumer and protein packaging market in North America

21 Aug 202021 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 2279 Views 1 min read

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, announces its commitment to expand its post-consumer recycled PET extrusion capacity by 17,500 metric tonnes, which significantly increases it’s capacity for thermoformed recyclable protein trays in North America. The multimillion-dollar capacity expansion will be located among the

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling

Spanish dairy farmers favour aseptic bottling in PET

19 Aug 202019 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1611 Views 1 min read

In cooperation with Sidel, Spanish dairy company Andía Lácteos de Cantabria S.L. have modernised their plant in Renedo de Piélagos with the most modern, state-of-the-art aseptic PET bottling technology for ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk for the Spanish dairy player. Andía Lácteos de Cantabriaare a part of the Iparlat Group, which originally were created

Packaging / Palletising Recycling

Greiner Packaging partners with Plastic Bank to open plastic collection centers in the Philippines

18 Aug 202018 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 2550 Views 2 min read

Plastic Bank is empowering the world to stop ocean plastic. It builds ethical recycling ecosystems in coastal communities and reprocesses the materials for reintroduction into the global manufacturing supply chain. Plastic Bank’s collectors receive a bonus for the plastic they collect, providing an increased income they can count on. This recycled

News Recycling

Now Finnish recyclers can return over 100 drink containers in one go

17 Aug 202017 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1635 Views 2 min read

Finland is the first new market to introduce the Tomra R1 “multi-feed” reverse vending solution since the original launch of the product in Norway, Sweden and the US in November. In total, 29 Tomra R1s are now live in stores and redemption facilities across the four countries, with several more to

Labelling News Recycling

100% natural, 100% sustainable.

14 Aug 202014 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 2198 Views 1 min read

Quézac is a French sparkling mineral water originating in the Cévennes-Causses region owned by the family run Ogeu group. The bottling plant is located near to a small village which bestowed its name, Quézac in middle of Cévennes national park. 100% Natural Quézac mineral water is drawn from a depth of

Companies Packaging / Palletising

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports machine order increase during corona crisis

13 Aug 202013 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1530 Views 2 min read

Compared with the first half of 2019, injection moulding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is ending the first half of 2020 with a healthy order book. During the first six months, the value of incoming orders for machines produced in Germany rose by almost 25 percent. Cautiously optimistic for the future,

Bottling / Filling Companies News

Primo Water Corporation announced acquisition substantially all of the assets of Mountain Glacier LLC

12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1707 Views 1 min read

Primo Water Corporation, a leading provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe as well as a leading provider of water dispensers, purified bottled water, and self-service refill drinking water in the U.S. and Canada, announced that Primo Water North America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of

Companies Materials News Recycling

New distributor for Holland Colours in South Africa

11 Aug 202011 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1521 Views 1 min read

Holland Colours is an independent Dutch manufacturer of colourants and additives for the plastics market with a strong position in the PET packaging- as well as the building & construction market. The products are known for their low dosing levels, natural carriers and excellent characteristics for recycling possibilities. For the last

Companies News

European plastics companies withstand Covid-19 in H1

10 Aug 202010 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1195 Views 2 min read

To gain insight into the European plastics industry’s business performance and outlook, PIE – Plastics Information Europe conducted its half-year readers survey from 15 June to 17 July 2020. Across regions and plastics sectors, a surprising number of companies showed economic resilience to the coronavirus. Two thirds of over 140 respondents

Companies Events News Recycling

Erema launches its “ShowHello!” digital event platform

7 Aug 20207 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1665 Views 1 min read

As opportunities for face-to-face meetings and customer visits are rare these days, Erema has created its own “ShowHello!” virtual event platform. Visually similar to the company’s stand at the 2019 K trade fair which also incorporated their Circonomic Centre, Erema provides information on the latest recycling technologies, examples of best practice

Companies News Recycling

Towards harmonised certification of plastics packaging recyclability

6 Aug 20205 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1222 Views 1 min read

RecyClass Platform recognised first series of Certification Bodies RecyClass welcomes Recoup, SUEZ.Circpack, plastship, Circular Analytics, AIMPLAS, Veolia PET Germany GmbH and REDILO as Certification Bodies who will apply RecyClass method for assessing the recyclability of plastics packaging. Twenty individual auditors within these companies have been granted accreditation to issue RecyClass Recyclability Certifications