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An expert at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), UK, has successfully manufactured the first-of-its-kind prosthetic limb socket made from recycled bottles. Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at DMU, found he could grind the bottles down and use the granulated material to spin polyester yarns, which can then be
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AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in dispensing, drug delivery and active packaging solutions, announced that the company has entered into a partnership with Loop, a global circular shopping platform from TerraCycle that delivers consumer products in reusable containers. As part of the partnership agreement, Aptar’s President of Food + Beverage, Marc
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The water brand Dasani announced a robust pipeline of sustainable packaging innovations in support of The Coca-Cola Company’s global “World Without Waste” goal to make its bottles and cans with an average of 50% recycled material by 2030. Updates to Dasani’s packaging line-up are designed to reduce plastic waste and increase
Read moreWeener Plastics Group announced that Roel Zeevat, who has been Chief Executive Officer of the Group since July 2013, has decided to leave the company to pursue the next phase of his career outside Weener Plastics Group. Anthonie Zoomers, who has almost 30 years of executive management experience, will take over
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Japan’s largest B2B trade show Drink Japan, specialised in beverage/liquid food development and manufacturing will be held from November 27-29, 2019 at Makuhari Messe, Japan by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., co-organised by Japan Soft Drink Association. The fourth edition of the international Beverage & Liquid Food Development/Manufacturing Expo is gathering
Read moreThe European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles unless there is a reversal of the slowing growth rate in recovery, according to a new study by the petrochemical market information provider ICIS. The study also found evidence that regulation has become a greater driver
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Nu‐Vu Conair Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading manufacturers of plastic auxiliary equipment in India, inaugurated its new fabrication facility in Ahmedabad on 8th August, 2019. This facility houses ultra‐modern fabrication machinery such as laser cutting machine, CNC press brake, CNC rolling machine and automatic welding machine. This new initiative is
Read moreThe Roman public transport company Atac rewards travellers who correctly deliver empty PET bottles. Passengers receive a bonus for each bottle of any size inserted in the special machines provided by Coripet (Consortium for the Recycling of PET) in metro stations. The bonus ends up in the “virtual purse” of the
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In July, Sidel opened their new office in the DLF Cyber City in Gurugram, India, just outside of New Delhi. The office space has been created to serve the many clients the company partners with in the region across the beverage, food, home and personal care industries. “India is an important
Read moreMorssinkhof-Rymoplast is building a PET processing plant in Markranstädt, in the Leipzig-region in Saxony, Germany. From recycled PET raw material PET granulate will be produced, which will be used for the production of new water bottles and the soft drink industry. This plant is a valuable addition to the existing recycling
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures,has been honoured with an IMDA award for Best Technical Achievement: Holographic Closure Technologies, for a holographic in-mould label jointly developed with Morphotonix, a high-tech brand protection company. The In-Mould Decorating Association (IMDA) is a trade association representing moulders, label printers, material suppliers,
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