Clasper bottle technology wins AmeriStar award

The Clasper bottle engineered by Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) is a combination of two polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and a shrink label. The first commercialisation of this new technology was the recent introduction of Yumix portable, shelf-stable line of cocktails. The bottom holds 50ml of premium alcohol and features a heat-applied

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Notable PET bottle-to-bottle recycling results on Starlinger line with Nordson Flex Disc melt filter

The Starlinger recoStar PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line which has been installed in April 2016 in the plastics recycling facility of the Canadian water bottler Ice River Springs in Feversham, Ontario, is said to deliver excellent production results. Due to Nordson’s BKG Flex Disc filter cartridge, which has been included for melt

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Drink Japan 2017

Japan’s largest beverage B-to-B show, covering the whole process of beverage and liquid food development/manufacturing, will take place at “Tokyo Big Sight” in Tokyo from June 28-30, 2017. The organisers are expecting 1,860 exhibitors and 63,000 visitors this year. The show is intended to serve as a platform for beverage manufacturers

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BPF elects new president

Bruce Margetts, the Managing Director of Bericap in the UK, was elected as president of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) in succession to David Hall at the BPF’s AGM held on 25 May. Margetts was born in 1966 and was educated at the University of Durham, where he took a BSc

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A new method for producing plant-based drinking bottles

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method for producing furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from plant sugars for the production of drinking bottles, paints and industrial resins, which they claim is environmentally sound and economical. This technology enables production of plant-based products. VTT’s new method provides a new route

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Amcor secures three awards in DuPont Packaging Awards 2017

Amcor has been awarded three times by the 2017 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. The global packaging company received a gold award in the Technological Advancement and Responsible Packaging categories for its Vento coffee packaging; silver for the 20-ounce Vitaminwater bottle in the Responsible Packaging category; and – in partnership with

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