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Logoplaste announced that Masterchem, a leading Polish manufacturer of PET bottles, jars, preforms and caps, is now part of the Logoplaste Group. As of March 3rd, the company will be known as Masterchem Logoplaste and will be led by CEO Piotr Wasilewski. Located in Zielona Góra, Masterchem Logoplaste is intended to
Read moreIneos Olefins & Polymers has announced a partnership with Forever Plast SpA, a leading polymer recycling technologies operator in Italy. Together they have developed a range of new Polyethylene grades that are intended to mirror Ineos virgin grades and to fit both, injection and compression moulding. The new Recycl-IN products take
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In Sweden, Coca-Cola will roll out its new range of plastic bottles made entirely from rPET (excluding labels and closures). They come with labels on which the brands step aside to make way for a recycling message. The new labels will be introduced across the Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite and Bonaqua brands
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced its full year and fourth quarter 2019 financial results. The company concurrently undertook several transformative initiatives that were announced on 4th Feb 2020 at its Capital Market Day and are expected to generate benefits starting in 2020 and targeted to
Read moreSukano, a global masterbatch specialist for PET, PLA and specialty resins, has been certified according to the COTREP recyclability test protocol and will be featured in the CITEO positive list. This gives brand owners a documented ‘end of life’ alternative as it ensures the sorting and recycling of black PET products
Read moreKrones, a leading manufacturer of filling and packaging technology, achieved its 3% growth target in 2019 despite the difficult overall economic environment. Revenue increased by 2.7% year-on-year, from €3,854.0 million to €3,958.9 million. The company’s order intake improved by 3.2%, from €3,957.3 million in the previous year to €4,083.5 million in
Read moreWood Mackenzie expects the current Corona outbreak to have a bigger impact than SARS in 2003, and have a more challenging road to recovery. Analyst Kelly Cui sums ups how the coronavirus outbreak differs, and how that affects China’s petrochemicals sector: In 2003, China was in the upper trend of an
Read moreThe organiser of Chinaplas, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., announced a new date for the 2020 show edition. Chinaplas 2020 will be held 3-6 August 2020 at NECC in Shanghai. The fair had been postponed in order to control the coronavirus epidemic in China. Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale, expressed, “As
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The Bekum group celebrated recently three anniversaries – 60 years Bekum in Berlin Germany, 50 years Bekum in Traismauer Austria und 40 years Bekum in Williamston, USA. As part of the celebrations at the American location, the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of production capacities was made on November 26, 2019.
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Amcor developed and launched the multivitamin segment’s first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin. Amcor created the new, clear bottle in two sizes, 100 cubic centimeters and 150 cubic centimeters, for Ritual, a health meets technology company that reimagined the multivitamin. Ritual is a leader in the
Read moreThe Asian Recycling & Sustainability conference organised by ICIS has been postponed. The new date of the conference will be Friday 19 June (originally scheduled for February 19). The venue will remain as the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit. “The health and safety of our participants is of top priority which is
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