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With the new “Check for Recycling” service from Interseroh, companies can find out how well product packaging can be collected separately, sorted and recycled into new products and packaging. Thanks to the fast and simple online test by Interseroh, it is possible to make a first assessment of the recycling capability
Read moreTwenty innovation projects joined forces to boost European Union efforts towards a circular economy for plastics. The ‘Plastics Circularity Multiplier’ group will communicate to policy makers, the public and industry on a range of EU-funded innovations that aim to bring plastic materials into the circular economy of the future and create
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Avery Dennison officially opened its expanded production facility at the Rodange plant in Luxembourg, completing a $65 million project to strengthen its European manufacturing footprint. The previously announced investment is one of Avery Dennison’s largest operational initiatives globally in recent years. The expansion incorporates a state of the art, multi-capability coater,
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Alpla Group, an international plastic packaging specialist, is combining its expertise and services for customers in the pharmaceutical industry under the ALPLApharma brand name. ALPLApharma is a brand of the Alpla Group and not a legal entity of its own. Walter Knes, Global Sales Director Closure Systems, Injected Parts”and Pharma at
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, announced organisational and leadership changes to its Hot Runners, Controllers and Medical (HRCM) business aimed at helping the company more quickly and effectively support evolving customer needs around the world. These changes align with Husky’s growth strategy
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Used PET bottles and other plastic waste can serve the packaging sector and other industries as a valuable resource. It’s only that – currently, at least – this resource is still lying fallow in many areas. In order to bring about a lasting change here, Krones AG, Neutraubling, and Stadler Anlagenbau
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To address the growing concern of plastic waste in India, 31 leading companies in the industry have joined forces to jointly launch Asia’s largest, first-of-its-kind, producer led and owned venture for creating a formal plastic circular economy in the country. Together, the participating companies will mobilise and converge assets, resources, and
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Penn Color completes a $12M expansion of its facilities in Venray, The Netherlands. Added are new production capabilities for highly concentrated PVC and engineering plastics colour and additive masterbatches. The expansion also supports the production of high-end specialty coatings. The site will now produce masterbatches for use in PVC profiles and
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The Alba Group is expanding its engagement in Asia. In the presence of Wong Kam-sing, Secretary for the Environment HKSAR, it was celebrating the official groundbreaking ceremony for the first recycling plant for the processing of PET and HDPE waste in Hong Kong. The plant will be operated by the joint
Read moreAmerichem, a globally recognised designer and manufacturer of custom colour masterbatch, functional additives, engineered compounds, and performance technologies, has announced the expansian of their Morrisville, PA, USA plant. The 60,000 sq. ft. expansion will include an isolated 20,000 sq. ft. “Clean Compounding” room that will house up to six new compounding
Read moreIn order to accommodate the strong demand for light blocking colourants in PET packaging for dairy applications, Holland Colours is announcing the expansion of their manufacturing capacity in Asia, at their Surabaya (Indonesia) plant. Henri Jacobs, director in charge of Asia, explains: “This investment will significantly increase our capacity and capabilities
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