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High accolades go to an innovation developed especially for the circular economy. The patented stand-up pouch from Werner & Mertz and Mondi has been chosen to receive the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Award in the “Household” category. “The highly innovative 100 percent recyclable pouch leapfrogs sorting and recycling hurdles on the way
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As the packaging markets in Asia and the surrounding region continue to expand, Agr has recognised a significant growth in the demand for its quality management and process control equipment for plastic containers. This is evidenced by an ever expanding customer base in this region. The establishment of an office in
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In 2020, IFU will hold its Regional Juice Conference in Stellenbosch/Cape Town, South Africa. The conference will be on 19 and 20 of May 2020 held in conjunction with the South African Fruit Juice Association (SAFJA) and combined with their annual meetings. The two days conference will cover topics about the
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OneCircle, the global leader in PET kegs, has announced two new partnerships which will increase its footprint in Scandinavia and the Baltics, as part of its reseller strategy and global growth plans. The new partners, Caldic and Norway’s biggest brewing wholesaler and retailer Craft & Co, will now sell OneCircle’s market
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Digitisation, product tracking, iOT, artificial intelligence: in production, this involves using machine data to optimise and automate processes. Modern software solutions such as GRAFiT 4.0 present the data of all connected machines in a clear, accessible form, and thereby make it available to the operator for use and analysis. The data
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Petcore Europe Conference 2020 will open its doors on 5-6 February 2020 in the Crowne Plaza Brussels – Le Palace. Industry and industry association representatives as well as policy makers and academia speakers will discuss strategic topics, trends and solutions impacting the entire PET value chain. Building up on the success
Read moreClearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) in partnership with management announced that it has acquired Pretium Packaging (“Pretium” or the “Company”) from Genstar Capital. Pretium is a leading full-service designer and manufacturer of rigid packaging solutions for specialized applications. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered
Read moreCrain Communications Inc. is launching a new brand to address the emerging recycling and sustainability focus of the global plastics industry. Sustainable Plastics will provide news and information that impact consumer and industrial brands, manufacturers, governments, the plastics industry and more. “There is no bigger issue today in the plastics industry
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The WorldStar Packaging Awards Competition is one of the major events of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and is the pre-eminent international award in packaging. WorldStar illustrates the continual advancement of the state of packaging design and technology and creates a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn. One WorldStar
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The colour experts at Clariant ColorWorks have identified four societal trends that can be expected to influence consumers in the next few years. ColorForward 2021, the 15th edition of the annual Clariant colour forecasting guide for the plastics industry, recognises that genuine human contact is actually becoming a luxury in the
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The European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW) welcomes European Commission proposal for a European Green Deal aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. “We fully support that achieving a true Circular Economy in Europe is a top priority on Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s future agenda,” says Patricia Fosse-lard, EFBW
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