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Carbios has signed its first multi-year offtake contracts with L’Oréal and L’Occitane en Provence for biorecycled rPET from its future commercial plant in Longlaville, France. The agreements mark a step in the company’s efforts to scale enzymatic recycling technology, which aims to provide an alternative method for producing recycled PET suitable
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America’s favorite packaged drink, bottled water, had the highest volume growth rate of all other beverages in 2024, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) reports, according to new data from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC). Nearly all other drinks had negative growth in 2024, reaffirming that bottled water’s robust performance is
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KHS GmbH has restructured its voluntary reporting process. The systems provider for the filling and packaging industry has now brought its sustainability report further into line with the EU reporting standard and is disclosing additional non-financial KPIs. “We’ve come a good step further in 2024. This is mainly thanks to the
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European recyclers are facing a severe and deepening recession, with businesses being increasingly forced to shut down. This trend threatens to accelerate Europe’s deindustrialisation and undermines the EU’s environmental and circular economy goals. In response Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has released a position paper outlining six strategic areas for immediate action
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In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to building resilient and sustainable infrastructure, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) of the Republic of the Philippines has approved the use of PET plastic bottle waste as an additive to enhance stability and extend the lifespan of asphalt-paved national
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Thai plastic product manufacturer Royce Universal Co., Ltd. has the capacity to recycle around 15,000 t/a of post-consumer PET, turning it into food-contact material for packaging applications. In addition to rPET sheet produced from PET bottle flakes, Royce offers certified high-quality food-grade recycled PET pellets under the brand name “PetaRoyce”. The
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The Sacmi Group reported revenues of €1.728 billion for the 2024 fiscal year, with net equity surpassing €1 billion for the first time, according to the financial results approved at the Parent Company Shareholders’ Meeting on May 16. The company cited strong fundamentals despite ongoing global economic and geopolitical challenges. Net
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In a landmark collaboration aimed at redefining sustainable packaging in India, Chemco Group, one of the country’s largest PET converters, and Kandoi Group of Industries, a leader in technical textiles, have announced a strategic joint venture to build two fully integrated greenfield manufacturing facilities in Vapi and Dahej, Gujarat. With a
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based on an article by Dr Cornelia Jokisch, K’ show PR The plastics industry faces major economic and regulatory disruptions worldwide. Rising competitive pressure, stricter environmental regulations and higher demands made on circularity increase the pressure to innovate. On-going digitalisation offers new opportunities for producing more efficiently and sustainably. Automated processes,
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How digitisation is driving sustainable packaging innovation based on an article by Reece Armstrong, CAE Graduate Engineer and Ross Blair, Head of Simulation at BMT As global sustainability goals accelerate the shift from virgin PET to 100% recycled content (rPET), companies in the packaging sector face increasing pressure to adapt –
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Boosting efficiency in plastic recycling Recycling plays a key role in creating a functioning circular economy for plastics. One of the biggest challenges lies in the accurate sorting of highly heterogeneous material streams – as only high-quality recyclates can be reused in new products. Modern technologies from Sesotec based on Artificial
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