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The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) 2025, the world’s leading event on the renewable carbon economy, will take place from 22–24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany. Organised by the nova-Institute, the conference will serve as a platform for showcasing strategies and innovations aimed at replacing fossil carbon in the chemicals and plastics
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With a global presence in the plastics trade since 1979, Hertex specialises in PET and recycled materials. CEO Jerry A. Herculeijns, who has led the company since 2005, has extensive insight into market dynamics and pricing trends in both virgin and recycled materials. When visiting him in the course of our
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In conversation with PETplanet, Markus Kosak, Executive Director drinktec Cluster shares insights in market dynamics and outlines what to expect from drinktec 2025 and the PETpoint area. PETplanet: We’re slowly approaching the final stretch leading up to drinktec. Can you give us an update on current bookings and ongoing planning efforts?Kosak:
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Hall C6 – Booth 160 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will present its packaging expertise, including how its PAC-E machine supports the growing interest in all-electric solutions in the fast cycle caps and closures market. Blending the company’s high-speed and all-electric expertise, PAC-E is claimed to save packaging processors up
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Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH Hall B4 – Booth 121/321 At its nearly 1,000 m² booth, Heuft will be showcasing intelligent solutions for in-line quality assurance in the filling and packaging process.From clever glass-in-glass detection with pulsed X-ray and deep learning X-ray image processing, to deeper insights with new judgment capabilities in optical empty
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Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH Hall C6 – Booth 320 Austrian company Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH, known for its drying systems widely used in plastics processing, has announced the development of an exhaust air purification system aimed specifically at the needs of the recycling sector. The ACF30 System, a three-stage exhaust air cleaning unit,
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Global innovation hub for the beverage and liquid food industry From September 15 to 19, 2025, Munich will once again become the epicentre of the global beverage and liquid food industry. As the world’s leading trade fair for this sector, drinktec brings together cutting-edge technologies, international market players, and expertise across
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When IMD initially launched inline preform monitoring and IMDvista PECO LUX ten years ago, it brought something completely new to the market. Martin Gerber (CSO) proudly explains that preform monitoring has since become well established in the industry and is now the most widely used solution for inline inspection of preforms.
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A technological overview of a new beverage packaging plant PET Solutions has recently completed the installation of a production line for a leading client in the beverage industry, designed specifically for the processing of rPET for preform manufacturing. With a throughput of approximately 6,000 kg/h, the facility incorporates technologies aimed at improving
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Retal invests in new equipment to enhance preform quality Stricter EU regulations are transforming the plastic packaging sector, prompting manufacturers to adopt more sustainable and efficient practices. Legislation such as the Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) and the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is accelerating innovation in materials and production,
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FlexBlow announces pharma-grade ROPP 28 preforms for Pharma and other specialist markets FlexBlow, a Lithuanian company, has announced that it has launched a new ROPP (roll-on pilfer proof) preform range that includes a pharma-grade 35 g variant. While its ROPP 28 family has been developed initially for the pharmaceutical industry, it has
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