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The polymer industry is facing an unprecedented moment brought on by a global shift towards circularity and sustainability. The European Commission’s Strategy for Plastics and increasing brand-owner commitments for recycled content in packaging puts pressure on an industry challenged already by supply constraints and market uncertainty. With the full value chain
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British health food brand Press is selling its cold-pressed juices in a new container called Eco Bottle. This is made from 75% rPET and 25% bio plastic (made from sugar cane rather than fossil fuels). The company states that they were chosing PET over glass for several reasons. Firstly, to ensure
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Six petrochemical companies in Flanders, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the Netherlands (Trilateral Region) announced the creation of a consortium to jointly investigate how naphtha or gas steam crackers could be operated using renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels. The Cracker of the Future consortium, which includes BASF, Borealis, BP, LyondellBasell,
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KeyKeg/UniKeg’s fifth manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Spain is now fully operational and open for business. The additional capacity provided by the plant meets the rapidly growing demand for KeyKeg and UniKeg in the region. The facility is state-of-the-art with the latest Lanfranchi blow moulding technology and equipment, as well as the
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Sipa, Hall 13, Booth B11 Sipa’s new XForm GEN4 XP system incorporates the latest generation of preform injection moulding technology to deliver the lowest conversion cost alongside unmatched speed, flexibility and ease of use. New technology incorporated into 250, 350 and 500t system, capable of running with moulds holding up to
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An expert at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), UK, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket made from recycled bottles. Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at DMU, found he could grind the bottles down and use the granulated material to spin polyester yarns, which can then be
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AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in dispensing, drug delivery and active packaging solutions, announced that the company has entered into a partnership with Loop, a global circular shopping platform from TerraCycle that delivers consumer products in reusable containers. As part of the partnership agreement, Aptar’s President of Food + Beverage, Marc
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The water brand Dasani announced a robust pipeline of sustainable packaging innovations in support of The Coca-Cola Company’s global “World Without Waste” goal to make its bottles and cans with an average of 50% recycled material by 2030. Updates to Dasani’s packaging line-up are designed to reduce plastic waste and increase
Read moreWeener Plastics Group announced that Roel Zeevat, who has been Chief Executive Officer of the Group since July 2013, has decided to leave the company to pursue the next phase of his career outside Weener Plastics Group. Anthonie Zoomers, who has almost 30 years of executive management experience, will take over
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Japan’s largest B2B trade show Drink Japan, specialised in beverage/liquid food development and manufacturing will be held from November 27-29, 2019 at Makuhari Messe, Japan by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., co-organised by Japan Soft Drink Association. The fourth edition of the international Beverage & Liquid Food Development/Manufacturing Expo is gathering
Read moreThe European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles unless there is a reversal of the slowing growth rate in recovery, according to a new study by the petrochemical market information provider ICIS. The study also found evidence that regulation has become a greater driver
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