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CCL Label, a world leader in labels and packaging, announces the inauguration of a new production facility for shrink sleeve labels in Tibi, Spain near Alicante. “We are very excited to offer shrink sleeves produced in Spain for local brands and multinational brands operating in Spain. Investing into local production follows
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Solving tethered closure challenges The Tethered Cap Directive is in force. This means 24/7 work for Vladislav Medvedovskiy, Head of Retal Service, and his team. Following an internal survey of its customers, Retal has discovered that many customers have waited until the last possible moment to adapt their cap production lines.
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Two water brands are virtually omnipresent in Saudi Arabia: Oska and Ival. The company behind them is Pure Beverages Industry Company, which bottles the brands in two production facilities. One of these bottling plants is located in Al-Kharj Industrial City, around 130 km south of Riyadh, near the town of Al Kharj.
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Despite their ability to increase recycling rates and reduce litter, relatively few countries in the world currently have container deposit systems that include plastic bottles. As of mid-2024, approximately 30 countries around the globe had such schemes including Ecuador, most of Australia, much of Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Croatia and all
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PepsiCo and Coca-Cola are transforming India’s energy drink sector by introducing affordable PET bottles, democratizing the market and enhancing accessibility, especially in rural areas, a study by Euromonitor finds. Historically, energy drinks have long been regarded as a premium offering in India, with Red Bull reigning supreme. Since its debut in
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A new report, researched and drafted by Eunomia Research and Consulting, commissioned by Amcor and Tomra, explores how marker and object recognition sorting technology can contribute to circularity and traceability in plastic packaging recycling in Europe. The report, entitled Advanced Sorting for Circularity, finds that for many plastic packaging formats, further
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Chemical company Indorama Ventures collaborated with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Department of Education under the BMA to host the ‘PET Youth Camp for Sustainable Plastic Management’ program. The camp brought together 60 teachers and students from 20 BMA schools to engage in activities that foster young leadership in
Read moreWhile recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are “abysmal,” according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET. However, their findings suggest some ways to change this. The present rate of recycling for PET bottles
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Ioniqa, a privately owned plastic upcycling company, announced that after 15 years, Ioniqa’s founder Tonnis Hooghoudt is handing over his CEO role to Michiel Hoogendijk as of July 8, 2024. Hooghoudt will remain shareholder of the company and stay actively involved as an advisor to the Management Team of Ioniqa. Since Hooghoudt founded Ioniqa in
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In June 2024, Plast Nordic entered into a collaboration with Norner, an expert in the polymer industry, with over 40 years of experience. Based in Porsgrunn, Norway, Norner operates advanced laboratories, polymerisation units, and industrial-scale process pilot plants. Norner is owned by SCG Chemicals in Thailand and serves over 700 customers
Read more2024 China Brew China Beverage (CBB) will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from October 28th to 31st. As a premier event for the Asian wine, beverage, liquid dairy products, liquid condiments, and edible oil industries, CBB is a vital part of Drinktec global network. The exhibition encompasses
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