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Circularix, a leading U.S.-based producer of food-grade recycled PET announced the successful completion and commercial start-up of its new recycling facility in Ocala, FL. The site complements Circularix’s flagship facility in Hatfield, PA and is intended to significantly expand the company’s ability to deliver high-quality food-grade recycled PET resin to leading consumer
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During K 2025, from 8 to 15 October in Düsseldorf, visitors will have the opportunity on several days to take part in thematically focused guided tours. These tours combine expert knowledge with targeted orientation – ideal for getting an overview of the latest developments in your specific field of interest, presented
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Origin Materials, Inc. announced the first Origin PET caps in stores. Origin partnered with Power Hydration, a new alkaline beverage brand, for the initial release of the first-of-its-kind product in select California stores, featuring a recyclable bottle and cap. Origin CEO John Bissell commented on Aug 14: “We’re excited to announce
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After a slight decline in recycling volumes last year (with 31,354t of PET material), PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH reports a new record high for the first half of 2025. A total of 18,403 t of PET beverage bottles were successfully kept in circulation – a 14.5 per cent increase
Read moreTurkey has unveiled a comprehensive “Roadmap on Single-Use Plastics, Marine Litter and Microplastics”, laying out a strategy to reduce disposable plastics, strengthen recycling systems, and bring national waste policy into line with European Union standards. The action plan, announced by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, combines legislative reforms
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The Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 2025 will take place 19–20 November 2025 in Cologne, Germany, with both in-person and online participation options available. The EU’s ambitious recycling targets, industry commitments, and consumer demand are putting intense pressure on the recycling sector. While large volumes of waste remain unrecycled, there is growing
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Röders Hall C6 – Booth 432 50 years of PET bottle blow moulds The mould manufacturing of blow moulds for PET bottles at Röders GmbH started exactly 50 years ago. The family-owned company traces its origins even further, founded two centuries earlier as a pewter casting handcraft shop. Today, with 400
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Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. Hall C6 – Booth 541 Nissei ASB demonstrates the PF36 Series PET bottle moulding solution at 18,000 bph Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of machines and moulds for injection stretch blow moulding of PET and other plastics, will demonstrate its PF36-Series 1.5-step moulding machine.
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Otto Systems Hall C6 Booth 339 Expansion of the PET-Series portfolio with the new PET-Series 320 Otto Systems, the Swiss specialist for high-performance PET preform production systems, is expanding its product line with the new PET-Series 320. Designed for maximum efficiency and availability, the system can run moulds with up to
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SACMI Hall C5 – Booth 400 SACMI to showcase complete cap and preform manufacturing solutions SACMI will present a complete, high-capacity cap manufacturing line and its new IPS 400D preform injection press, focusing on first-rate productivity and total system integration, artificial vision and process control. A series of theme-based showcases will
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Bericap Hall C6 – Booth 579 User-friendliness meets environmental performance How can sustainability and ease of use be effectively combined in closure systems? This is what the trade fair appearance of Bericap is all about. The manufacturer of plastic and aluminium closures is presenting its comprehensive portfolio in Munich. This year’s
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