Equipolymers und Rittec announce cooperation

PET manufacturer Equipolymers and technology Start-up Rittec Umwelttechnik announced their cooperation. By the development and implementation of Rittec’s revolPET process into Equipolymers’ PET manufacturing plant the recycling content of food contact PET is targeted to be increased significantly. Mechanical PET recycling has been established in the European market for many years.

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Plastimagen México – Herbold Meckesheim records restraint in the field of recycling

On an area of around 34,000 square meters, 480 companies from 23 nations presented themselves at the Plastimagen in Mexico City. The industrial show is considered the flagship fair of the plastics industry in Latin America. Among a total of 13 pavilions, eleven of them country-specific, Europe in particular was strongly

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A well-tuned quartet

Review of PETinar Tethered Caps: Design, Produce and Inspect! On March 24th, 2022 PETplanet Insider presented its latest online conference. PETplanet invited speakers from three companies, Universal Closures, z-moulds and Intravis to talk about their experiences and assessments of the current situation of tethered caps. The three presenters, Mark Smith (Universal

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Klӧckner Pentaplast adds rPET/PET capacity to US Beaver site

Klöckner Pentaplast, a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has chosen its production facility in Beaver, West Virginia for its multi-million dollar production expansion, adding post-consumer recycled content (PCR) PET capacity in North America. This expansion is intended further grow kp’s sustainable innovation offering in consumer health,

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Pascal Lefèvre new Sidel global vice president food, home and personal care markets

Sidel announced the appointment of a new global vice president. Pascal Lefèvre will develop and drive Sidel’s food, home and personal care strategy, meeting the unique needs of these markets and delivering flexible, eco-friendly, and tailored-made solutions that will address the new and complex retailing and distribution challenges that customers face.

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