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The 17th China International Recycled Polyester Conference & Exhibition will take place from September 13-15 2021 in the Holiday Inn Shanghai Hongqiao, China. For those who are not able to be present in Shanghai, the organisers are offering a global live stream. The Party Central Committee have proposed the major strategic
Read moreThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its first investment under the Australian Recycling Investment Fund, committing up to $16.5 million in debt finance on behalf of the Australian Government to a PET recycling facility in regional New South Wales. The new plant will recycle the equivalent of an estimated one billion PET bottles
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in dispensing solutions, announced its partnership with Rebo to offer a 600ml reusable water bottle that uses technology to help people stay hydrated. The Rebo stainless steel water bottle uses Bluetooth technology embedded in the cap to track the amount of water consumed. A
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Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), producer of recycled PET for beverage bottles, announced it will build a facility in Karawang, West Java, to recycle almost 2 billion plastic bottles a year in support of the government’s plan to reduce ocean debris. The facility, which is planned to launch in
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Tirelli S.r.l., designer and producer of filling, capping, labelling systems and complete “turnkey” lines for the cosmetics and home and body care industry, has finalised the acquisition of 100% of the shares of KTF Engineering, specialist in the production of net weight filling systems, based in Marmirolo (MN), Italy. With the
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The Lego Group unveiled a prototype brick which uses PET plastic from discarded bottles. It is the first brick made from a recycled material to meet the company’s quality and safety requirements. A team of more than 150 people are working to find sustainable solutions for LEGO products. Over the past
Read moreOmya International AG announced the launch of OmyaPET, a new product family of functionalised Calcium Carbonates for PET applications. The market introduction will begin in Europe and will be step-wise enlarged to other Regions. OmyaPET is a marketed as a new and cost-effective opacifier for the production of white opaque PET
Read moreLoop Industries announced that it intends to form a strategic partnership with SK global chemical Co. Ltd. , a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Group to accelerate the commercialization of Loop’s PET plastic and polyester fibre manufacturing technology throughout Asia. Loop’s patented technology has been invented to upcycle PET waste into
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Black and coloured plastics place the biggest challenge on the separation and sorting in plastics recycling. With the widespread NIR sensor technology, the near-infrared spectrum reflected by the plastic is evaluated. Each type of plastic has a characteristic spectrum and can thus be identified, sorted and finally recycled. Since April 2021,
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Interview with Kai Acker, CEO of KHS Group PETplanet: After just under two years as CEO of KHS, the Covid pandemic struck. How has the pandemic affected your strategic business plans? How did KHS get through the last year? Acker: Despite the challenges, at the end of the day we’re satisfied
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R&D/Leverage Europe Product Solutions Lab R&D/Leverage’s Product Solutions Lab has overcome Covid-19 restrictions, lockdowns and travel constraints to maintain crucial services to converters and brand owners alike throughout the pandemic. R&D/Leverage’s Product Solutions Lab (PSL) in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, has grown hugely since it was first established, 15 years ago. It
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