Author: Gabriele Kosmehl

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

Trays play an important role in food preservation, extending shelf life and reducing spoilage through barrier performance. However, their multilayer composition, combining PET with barrier polymers, poses challenges for recycling systems designed for mono-material streams. To protect product purity, many facilities reject multilayer trays during sorting, which reduces yields and limits

As the world shifts toward a circular economy, recycled PET (rPET) is playing an increasingly important role. Lightweight, durable, and perfectly recyclable, it embodies the promise of sustainable packaging. However, yellowing and discoloration during recycling remain a technical challenge. Ventura Horizon addresses this issue by developing solutions that help brands maintain

As the global packaging industry intensifies its focus on sustainability, Chemco Group has taken a step forward by becoming one of the few converters in Asia to manufacture its own rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate) with its new Starlinger recoSTAR PET art line. This strategic move represents a firm commitment to building

FIBCs made from 100% rPET Austrian company Starlinger & Co GmbH applies its expertise in PET recycling to offer a circular system for Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs), also known as big bags, which are commonly used for packaging dry bulk goods. Increase sustainability, reduce plastic waste: Companies in almost every

Eisbär presents compact “Booster” technology to accelerate PET and rPET processing Eisbär Trockentechnik has introduced a two-stage heating and drying solution designed to improve material quality, shorten changeovers, and increase production stability in PET and recycling operations. The Booster technology is claimed to heat material rapidly and gently, helping processors handle

SACMI presents a circular cap supply chain project using food-grade recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE). The project was introduced at the K fair. SACMI PURECAP is a circular economy project that aims to create a sustainable supply chain using food grade-certified rHDPE. At K 2025, the new CCM64MD was showcased, the new

Landmark Biotech has introduced LandClean, a new washing formulation for PET recycling that aims to reduce residue and limit the use of highly caustic cleaning systems. Landmark Biotech is a chemical technology company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and specialising in PET recycling and circular chemistry solutions. In launching LandClean,

BORETECH unveils its new-generation PURIFINES system BORETECH, a global leader in plastic recycling technologies, has successfully completed testing of its new-generation PURIFINES in-line recycling process. Designed to address significant yield loss in PET bottle recycling lines, this system is claimed to enable the conversion of previously discarded PET fines and powders