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Wine company Packamama has announced the launch of its South African manufacturing operations in collaboration with two of the continent’s market leaders: Safripol, one of South Africa’s leading polymer producers, and Polyoak, one of Southern Africa’s leading packaging manufacturers. The announcement follows a successful period of stealth production in Cape Town,
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At CES 2026, PepsiCo announced a multi-year, industry-first collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to transform plant and supply chain operations through advanced digital twin technology and AI. This collaboration marks a first-of-its-kind initiative for a global CPG company applying digital twins to reshape how plant and warehousing facilities are digitally simulated
Read moreThe European Commission has unveiled on December 23 a first set of pilot actions to accelerate Europe’s transition to a circular economy, with a particular focus on the plastics sector. By optimising the recycling of plastics, these measures are intended to further unlock the potential of the Single Market and enhance
Read moreIn November 2025, Boretech officially received a positive Scientific Opinion from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its PET recycling process brtCOMBIPET. The evaluation was conducted in accordance with EU Regulation (EU) 2022/1616. With this opinion, Boretech’s process is among the PET mechanical recycling technologies that have been assessed and
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JEPLAN, Inc., together with its group company PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd., and Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd., report a technological development in chemical recycling that enables the production of recycled PET resin using used PET bottles as the sole feedstock. According to the companies, the process does not rely on
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The certification body TÜV AUSTRIA has introduced a new label, “OK renewable”, designed to quantify the share of fossil carbon in manufacturing and products that has been replaced by renewable and recycled carbon sources. The label expresses this information as a single, easy-to-understand product attribute, covering inputs such as biomass, captured
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EREMA has received positive opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its VACUREMA and VACUNITE PET recycling technologies under the EU’s stricter Regulation (EU) 1616/2022, the company announced. The approvals confirm that the systems meet the latest food-contact requirements for recycled PET. With regulation 1616/2022, the European Commission introduces
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SK Chemicals aims to achieve Korea’s first vertical integration of recycling by securing in-house access to the feedstock required for recycling. SK Chemicals announced on December 10 that it will establish a joint venture (JV) with Kelinle, a plastics recycling specialist in Shaanxi Province, China, to build a Feedstock Innovation Center
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The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) released its 2024 PET Recycling Report, the 30th annual analysis of PET plastic recycling activity, providing a comprehensive look at PET bottle collection, recycling system performance, and end-market dynamics in the United States and Canada. Despite ongoing market volatility, the report confirms that
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The AI Circular Economy Conference, organised by nova-Institute, takes place in Cologne, Germany, and online on March 4–5, 2026. The event brings together top experts from AI development, chemical manufacturing, recycling, materials science, biotechnology, and investment to explore how artificial intelligence is shaping the transition to circular and sustainable material systems.
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Across the PET packaging industry, companies are increasingly looking to improve production efficiency as a way to reduce environmental impact and support more sustainable operations. At RETAL, production systems are designed to balance output, precision, and resource management, with the aim of reducing waste, optimising energy use, and maintaining consistent product
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