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Polytech is a classic converter for water preforms and caps. 50% of production goes to the sister company Rayyan Water. This makes Polytech half an in-house producer. We spoke to Plant Manager Nallasivam Singaraj. Interview with Polytech Plastic Industries // September 19, 2024 We met: Nallasivam Singaraj, Plant Manager Photo top:

Cypet Technologies claims big savings for extra large containers Cypet Technologies, which is located near Nicosia, Cyprus, has made a speciality of designing and manufacturing large capacity PET containers. Later in 2025 it will be launching a 1,000 l container in partnership with a company in South Asia, and a similar sized

Petcore Annual Conference 2025 The Petcore Annual Conference 2025 took place in Brussels on February 4-5. More than 370 delegates attended and were able to witness first-hand the PET value chain’s commitment to sustainability and innovation.The conference underlined Petcore Europe’s ability to represent the EU PET value chain as reflected in

Plastic packaging for personal care and cosmetics Success stories can sometimes be unplanned or triggered by an external impulse. This is what happened to Prima Pens & Packaging, which was previously just called Prima Pens and was a well-known brand for all kinds of writing utensils. You may have guessed: it

Barzman, headquartered in Muscat, is taking a significant step toward sustainability with the introduction of its innovative “label-less bottle.” Although b2b recycling has yet to gain much traction in the region, Barzman is setting a bold example with this initiative. We spoke with Eldho Mathew, General Manager of Barzman, about this

Steady investment by Egyptian plastics converter In 1998, New Modern Plast Egypt started its activities within the family-run Modern Plast Group, which is active in plastics processing. This division of the company, one of four in the group, serves the plastic packaging sector and is now one of the leading processors

Italian company focuses on special sustainability strategy Bormioli Pharma, a leading company for pharmaceutical packaging solutions, recently presented its “EcoPositive” environmentally friendly packaging portfolio, which includes over 3,000 items made of plastic and glass. According to the company, the plastic packaging segment recorded volume growth of 304% in 2021 and is

rPET pioneer from the Greater Cairo region focuses on huge capacity expansion The recycling plant of rPET producer Bariq is located in the west of the 6th of October City, the largest industrial and business city in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo region. On 23,000 m2 of production space, the

Two years ago, Alpek Polyester acquired OCTAL, the largest PET resin and PET sheet manufacturer in the GCC, thus marking its expansion into global markets beyond the Americas and Europe. We visited the plant in Salalah and discussed bottle grade PET resin, sheet production, chemical recycling, and the Gulf market in

PET Day 2024 Rain or shine, we came back to Artimino, Florence, Italy, for the 22nd PET Day. This 2024 edition was unfortunately, for the very first time, under a steady rain throughout the event, but that did not discourage the exclusive audience to be present at the iconic Villa Medicea.