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Enterprising individuals and organisations across SA are rethinking the recyclability of packaging, educating and uplifting communities, and creating revenue streams among waste reclaimers and SMMEs to boost the circular economy and the environment. Among the eco-warriors making a tangible impact on sustainability and the circular economy are 13 individuals and organisations
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At the beginning of this year, UAB Neo Group, a PET producer operating in Klaipėda FEZ in Lithuania, produced and sent to customers for testing the first PET resins, which were manufactured using up to 25% of recycled raw materials. The company predicts that the commercial application – PET packaging –
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CDS group is consolidating its caps and closures branches in the new brand Wisecap. This step reflects the group’s consolidation process in recent years. The name Wisecap is the expression of the experience gained in the production of plastic caps for the beverage industry. CDS group, active in the manufacturing of
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Sidel packaging team in Shanghai, China redesigned the package of Menton flavoured water. The straight-wall lightweight PET bottle, which weighs only 17.85g for the 500ml format, conveys the sense of modernity and is a statement of sustainable packaging. Targeting young consumers in China, this new design is intended to differentiate Menton
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According to Austrian recycling specialst Erema, there has been a noticeable increase in demand for recycling machine combinations featuring ReFresher technology that reduces odour downstream of the extrusion process. This is due to the growing demand for high-quality post consumer recyclates that can be used for a wide variety of applications.
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Less than two years after Krones announced the Contiform 3 Speed’s market launch, a hundred machines have been sold. The 100th Contiform 3 Speed was delivered to the soft-drinks vendor Odenwald Quelle in Heppenheim, Germany. Since October 2020, the machine from Krones has been up and running at the main facility
Read moreCarbonLite Holdings LLC, the world’s largest recycler of plastic beverage bottles, announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The filing pertains to all three of CarbonLite’s facilities,
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The Sacmi Group announces the appointment of a new General Manager. In March Mauro Fenzi take over from Giulio Mengoli, who has, for personal reasons, considered it appropriate to terminate his employment. Despite all the difficulties caused by Covid-19, the year 2020 still saw Sacmi achieve good results in terms of
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While PET is very established for products in which biorientation of PET offers enhanced mechanical and gas barrier properties, the material was not even considered for injected articles normally made of PETG, PC, PMMA, PP or styrenics. NovaPET engaged the resources of its PET Technical Centre to develop a full range
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Retal’s EcoVadis score has increased seven points from last year, taking the global plastic packaging manufacturer to a Silver medal at 58%, further closing-in on its objective to reach 65% by 2022. EcoVadis is the recognised ratings platform to assess corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance; minimum Ecovadis scores are increasingly demanded
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Amcor has broken new ground in the Argentine dairy market developing the first fresh milk bottle made of transparent post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET resin. The custom-designed 1l container for leading dairy maker Mastellone Hnos, Buenos Aires, is intended to support the positioning of the La Serenísima Original milk brand as a
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