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Senbis is a Dutch company that divides its activities between R&D services and the production of sustainable polymeric products. In a new whitepaper, the company provides in-depth insights how recycled PET (rPET) can be evaluated and modified to convert the polymer into rPET based products that are ‘Fit for Purpose’. During PET
Read moreCoca-Cola HBC (CCH) announced a commitment to achieving net zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2040. Via an existing, approved science-based target, by 2030 the company will reduce its value chain emissions in scopes 1,2 and 3 by 25%, with a further 50% reduction in the following decade. To address the
Read moreThe Plastics Industry Association released its annual Global Trends report at the 27th Fakuma International trade fair for plastics processing. The report, which analyses trade data from all of 2020 and the first six months of 2021, paints a complex but promising portrait of the U.S. plastics industry in the international market. For those around the
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Braguinée is a family-owned company and part of Gaselia Group. It opened its plant in 2018 in Conakry, capital of Guinea. Braguinée is one of the top three players on the Guinean CSD market with growing demand for its products. Its best-known products are “Planet”, available in six flavours, “Bubble Up”,
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Weetabix Food Company intends to hit the milestone of 99% of its packaging being widely recyclable by summer 2022. The company is on track to make 100% of its packaging recyclable ahead of the 2025 deadline set by WRAP for the UK Plastics Pact. Key changes in the works for Weetabix
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According to calculations by the World Bank, approximately two-thirds of household waste is still incinerated or landfilled. In its 4th global conference, industry leaders joined Tomra, the Norwegian specialist for waste collection, sorting and recycling, to continue to set the course for sorting and recycling significantly more plastic from household waste
Read moreAustria’s market leader in the mineral water market, Vöslauer Mineralwasser GmbH, is concretising its plans to relaunch the first and so far only PET returnable container in Austria. “In Austria, PET reusable containers were common until the 1990s, but they disappeared from the shelves completely due to a lack of demand.
Read moreRecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification was granted to first products covering both flexible and rigid, as well as food and non-food applications. The Certification attest the inclusion of recycled plastics in products containing between 10% to 100% of recycled content. With the growing pressure to demonstrate to consumers that products are genuinely
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In the last months Arol has been cooperating with Coca-Cola, together with several closures manufactures, in the validation process of the new GME 30.40 CSD (carbonated soft drinks) PET finish, both at laboratory level (c/o Arol premises) and at industrial level (c/o CCEP production line in Barcelona plant Spain). GME 30.40
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The Azcapotzalco Transfer Station and Sorting Plant, the largest and most modern in Latin America, has opened its doors in Mexico City (CDMX). With this facility, the city government is the first in the country to move towards a correct treatment of urban waste based on a circular economy concept –
Read moreKirin Holdings Company Ltd, Kirin Beverage Company Ltd, and the retailer Lawson, Inc. started a demonstration experiment of collecting used PET bottle containers at the Japanese Lawson Yokohama-Shinkoyasu store, utilising the infrastructure of the two companies.The purpose of this initiative is to promote the recycling of PET bottles with the aim
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