Author: Gabriele Kosmehl

Recycling plastic packaging Our last visit in Spain is already close to the French border. In the north-east, 20 km from the Atlantic coast, a good acquaintance, Mikel Urain, an expert in the PET industry, welcomes us to his company EkoRec. We are curious about his new company and torture the Editourmobile

TBM is a Japanese company specialised in the development of environmentally friendly materials and resource recycling models. Its flagship product is the material Limex, a limestone-based material claimed to be an alternative to plastic and paper that can be used in the production of a wide variety of products. Once used,

To design the recycling process as efficient and energy-saving as possible has been one of the focal points in the technical development at Starlinger recycling technology for many years. The latest result in this respect is the newly conceived PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system RecoStar PET art scores with 25% less energy

Ho.Bag Corporate, an Italian company specialised in the production and distribution of packaging for the cosmetic, herbal and pharmaceutic sector, introduces a new black bottle that can be fully recycled thanks to the carbon free pigments.The packaging is designed as a communication tool: graphics and colours are to attract consumers’ eyes

When it comes to the pelletising of PET, an energy-saving process as well as a certain degree of crystallisation is very important. Econ launched an underwater pelletiser especially adapted to these requirements. The result is the Econ PET-edition, which has been optimised for PET and rPET. With the help of the

Istanbul-based Engin Group has built up a number of group companies over the past decades that are active in the marketing and distribution of cosmetic and household products for Turkey and the Caucasus region. The establishment of Futurapet in 2020 was a logical step towards sustainability and environmental protection, values which

As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the size of the machines. This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling. The new models of Erema’s Vacurema Basic technology have a throughput of up to 6 t/h and consume 10% less energy than comparable systems without

Bariq for Techno and Advanced Industries, a subsidiary of Intro Resource Recovery Holding, was the first PET bottle-to-bottle manufacturer in the Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2011, Bariq is an independent Egyptian PET recycler who started production in 2012. Bariq benefitted from Egypt’s FTA (Free Trade Agreement) with EU, US

Functional additives are crucial to making PET a versatile packaging material. Additives can extend the performance of PET by protecting against food spoilage caused by oxygen ingress, UV radiation, visible light, and/or by-product migration. They can also help with retaining packaging material’s mechanical properties. The circular use of PET will significantly

Building the circular economy According to the United Nations’ “Baseline Report on Plastic Waste”, published in 2020, PET is currently the most recycled plastic in the world. Its share of the recycled market is likely to increase, as the world adopts a shared responsibility approach to waste management. Mismanagement of post-consumer