Packamama and Vinventions have launched a collaboration to better serve the packaging needs of the French wine industry

Packamama and Vinventions, producer of sustainable closures for the global wine industry, have joined forces for Vinventions to sell Packamama’s eco-flat bottles in France. This exclusive sales agreement will see the extensive team of Vinventions sales professionals offering these innovative wine bottles to their winery customers and to the wider French

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Starlinger recycling technology shortlisted for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe

Starlinger recycling technology has been shortlisted for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 for their new RecoStar PET art recycling line in the category “Product Technology Innovation of the Year”. In technical development, Starlinger says, the focus of recycling technology has always been on achieving high production efficiency and keeping energy

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German packaging machinery industry in good position despite uncertainties and bottlenecks

The German packaging machinery industry is in good shape in the forefront of Interpack: the production value grew to 7.3 billion euros in 2022 despite the difficult general conditions characterised by ongoing supply bottlenecks and uncertainty in Europe as a result of the Ukraine war. The industry companies expect impetus from

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Sukano appointed distributor and exclusive masterbatch partner for blockchain traceable #tide ocean bound rPET material

Sukano, global additive and color masterbatch specialist for PET and Tide Ocean SA (#tide), the label of trust for ocean-bound plastics, are teaming up to support a common goal: Re-using ocean-bound socially collected plastic to produce premium raw materials for sustainable products. With this agreement, Sukano becomes a global resin distributor

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Continued investments lead to exceptional 17% growth in EU plastic recycling capacity

Installed plastic recycling capacity has grown by 17% in 2021 in EU27+3, boosted by an estimated €1.75 billion investment1. Despite the recent challenges that the industry has faced2, the commitment of recyclers to drive the transition toward a circular plastic future remains strong. “In recent years, European plastics recyclers have experienced

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Napcor releases Life Cycle Assessment for beverage container systems

The National Association for PET Container Resources (Napcor) released a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) that compares PET, glass and aluminium carbonated soft drink (CSD) and still water beverage container systems. The assessment found that PET plastic bottles, when compared to aluminium cans and glass bottles, are significantly better for the environment.

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Norwegian supermarket goes for Cypet-made PET packaging

Recently, the largest player in the Norwegian grocery retail market, tested a new PET jerrycan, for their 10l sunflower oil. This jerrycan was made on a Cypet machine. Major investments by the group have laid the foundation for increasingly environmentally friendly packaging and early adoption of new technology. Their vision is

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