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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.

Potential for the Gulf region and beyond for bottled water The foundation stone for the water bottle cap manufacturer Cap House Plastic Factory was laid in 2012 in the small town of Ar Rass in Qassim, just under 100 kilometres southwest of the Saudi Arabian provincial capital of Buraida. The idea

How Krones is integrating the Netstal plants The acquisition of Netstal by Krones has been the subject of much discussion in the industry. Time to ask around in Neutraubling to find out how the new arrival is getting on. We spoke to Jochen Hirdina, Head of the Plastics Technology department. In

Visiting one of the largest plastics processors for PET in the region In the Al-Kharj industrial zone, around 100km south of Riyadh, the Zahrat Al Waha For Trading Company produces preforms and closures under its Oasis brand as one of the largest converters in Saudi Arabia. With an enterprise value of

Packaging solutions from a single source Jeddah-based company and greenfield project 3P Gulf Packaging Systems, founded in 1992, is a market leader in plastic packaging and products in Saudi Arabia and the region, serving the beverage and food, pharmaceutical, personal care and home care sectors. Its most important products include preforms,

A machine should run, run, run and run… To keep it that way, the wearing parts of the machines must be replaced regularly. The Canadian company UM Inc. is a well-known manufacturer of alternative spare parts for blow moulding, filling, sealing and labelling machines for PET as well as for form-fill-seal

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: