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Solving tethered closure challenges The Tethered Cap Directive is in force. This means 24/7 work for Vladislav Medvedovskiy, Head of Retal Service, and his team. Following an internal survey of its customers, Retal has discovered that many customers have waited until the last possible moment to adapt their cap production lines.

Two water brands are virtually omnipresent in Saudi Arabia: Oska and Ival. The company behind them is Pure Beverages Industry Company, which bottles the brands in two production facilities. One of these bottling plants is located in Al-Kharj Industrial City, around 130 km south of Riyadh, near the town of Al Kharj.

PET cap and closure manufacturing system In 2022, when Jay Hanan, Senior Technical Director of R&D at Origin Materials, approached Ueli Kobel, Director of Packsys Global’s Slitting Division in Rüti, Switzerland, several companies had already rejected his idea of developing a cap made entirely from PET as impractical. From Ueli Kobel,

In July of this year, EU Directive 2019/904 on Single Use Plastics will finally come into force. One of the consequences of this directive is the widespread introduction of tethered caps in the European Union. We spoke to Marius Pötting, Product Manager Caps and Closures at Intravis GmbH, and asked him:

Future Plus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is the sister company of the Abu Dhabi, UAE-based processor Future Plast Industries LLC. Both are part of the Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (SPPC) which is a prominent provider of packaging and printing solutions in the Middle East. The company is listed on the

Benedikt Kauertz, Scientific Director of Industry & Products at the Ifeu – Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in Heidelberg, Germany, is an expert on environmental assessments of packaging and life cycle assessments of beverage packaging. In an interview with PETplanet, he delves into the crucial elements for a favourable evaluation

The 2nd Icis Recycled Polymers Conference Asia was held in Bangkok on February 21-22 and focused on the challenges, regulatory developments and collaborative opportunities in the field of plastics recycling in Asia, including rPET. The conference was attended by 74 CEOs, senior professionals and market influencers from across the supply chain

PET bottle filling from the wells of Hamda region in Sharjah Zulal was founded in the village of Hamda, part of the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Court and Ruler of Sharjah. His

Delta Engineering helps smooth the flow and boost efficiency of new bottle blowing lines Califia farms invested in automation to save time, cut costs and boost environmental performance in its growing non-dairy drinks production. When Californian company Califia Farms decided to install KHS automated bottle blowing lines, it was recommended to

The Kirin Beverage Company Co., Ltd. (KBC) Shonan factory upgraded two PET bottle aseptic filling lines in 2022 and 2023 respectively. This new system utilised Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) Two-Step Sterilisation, which enables high productivity, low cost and reduced environmental impact while maintaining high aseptic quality for low-acid beverages.