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Carbios and the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the signing of a EUR 30 million loan agreement, supported by the European Commission InnovFin Energy Demonstration Programme. The aim of this type of financing is to support high potential innovative projects developed by companies aiming to achieve transformative changes aligned with the
Read morePET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH announces that more than 27,300 t of PET material passed through the company’s recycling loop in 2021. Despite Corona-related restrictions, processing volumes were maintained at a similar level to the previous year (2020: 28,200 t) and a 14% increase in sales was achieved. 2021 was
Read moreSoutheast Asia’s largest economy, Indonesia, has a fast-growing plastics industry owing to robust demand from its food & beverage (F&B) packaging sector that accounts for around 60% of the plastics industry’s output. But Indonesia also generates about 6.8 million tons of plastic waste every year, according to the Indonesia National Plastic Action
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Moldintec announced that their packaging/design team have won the 2022 WorldStar Award in the category of Beverage for “Bonafont NoLabel project”. The WorldStarAward Jury explained their decision as follows: Moldintec’s NoLabel bottle provokes emotions in people that are more effective than marketing that touts features and benefits only. NoLabel is all
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The PETplanet Insider team would like to thank you for the good cooperation during this year and for your ongoing confidence. Best wishes and happiness to you and your families over the festive season. We look forward to a successful 2022 working together! Alexander Büchler and the PETplanet Insider Team Our
Read moreThe Italian Piovan Group acquires the American Ipeg Group, with a turn-over of almost half a billion euro, in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bioresins. Closing expected within the first quarter of 2022. Piovan S.p.A. and Ipeg, Inc. announced the signing of
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A new closure from Berry Global, specifically created for sauces, demonstrates the company’s circular design capabilities in devising a lightweight and recyclable solution while continuing to deliver consumer convenience benefits. Berry says it has created a closure that is lighter than other versions currently available, offering valuable material savings without compromising
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The Mibelle Group has manufactured PET bottle from CO2, which would otherwise form greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the company, this is a world’s first. The company has won the German Packaging Award 2021 in the Sustainability category as well as the WorldStar Packaging Award for this innovation. The CO2
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The Alpla Group, a global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, in cooperation with joint venture partner Glatfelter Corporation, a leading global supplier of engineered materials, announces their partnership with Blue Ocean Closures (BOC), a start-up based in the region of Värmland in Sweden, to develop natural fibre-based closures and other moulded
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G.A.I.A. Spa and Iren Ambiente (which holds 45% ownership of G.A.I.A.) called on the German company Stadler, specialised in the planning, production and assembly of turnkey recycling and sorting plants, to design and build new recycling plants in Italian Asti and Parma. The requirements for the two plants were different: sorting
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Effective 10 September 2021, Michel Carreiro is confirmed as the new Managing Director of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag do Brazil (SDBR). He succeeds Christoph Rieker, who recently departed having led the company for many years. Responsible for the sale of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag machines in Brazil and South America – in particular
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