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Background to the decision: The PET bottle business offers an array of products to meet various needs related mainly to the packaging of condiments and alcoholic beverages. However, the business is experiencing significant pressure on its profitability from the recent sharp rise in raw material and logistics costs. Despite the company’s
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Coca-Cola FEMSA, one of the world’s largest Coca-Cola franchises, serves 270 million people with 134 beverage brands across Latin America. As demand for carbonated soft drinks grows, driven by shifting consumer trends among younger audiences and economic recovery, the company has enhanced productivity at its Jundiaí plant with the installation of
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One of the leading plastic packaging manufacturers, Berry Global has provided international cleaning product manufacturer, Vamoosh with a tailored packaging solution for its Plughole Unblocker, addressing the unique challenges posed by the product’s ingredients. To meet Vamoosh’s requirements for a durable and reliable pack, Berry Global conducted thorough research and testing,
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It’s been about 20 years since Krones added the Sleevematic sleeve applicator to its portfolio – and now the company is celebrating a very special milestone: the 1,000th Sleevematic is currently being assembled at Krones’ Neutraubling plant. It is slated to be brought online at the Italian beverage maker Acqua Sant’Anna
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The Jokey Group, Wipperfürth, Germany, is expanding its portfolio with PET packaging produced using the Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) process. Global demand for PET packaging made using ISBM technology is growing annually. The process allows for customised shapes and designs while offering high strength, lightweight properties, material transparency, and recyclability—key
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Petainer announce the launch of its 700ml Premium Spirit Liquor Bottle. Designed with modern spirit producers in mind, this new bottle gives spirits producers the perfect opportunity to move in to PET for the first time, or upgrade their current PET packaging. The 700ml Premium Spirit Liquor Bottle is a direct
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Alpla is expanding in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region and opening a second location in Thailand. The modern plant in Chachoengsao, near Bangkok, combines all production technologies, technical centre and STUDIOa, the one-stop-shop for design, on a 24,000 square metre site. The global packaging and recycling specialist is thus increasing capacities, expanding
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has made strides in energy conservation with the installation of KHS’ latest-generation InnoPET Blomax stretch blow moulding technology at its plant in Knetzgau, Germany. The new equipment replaces two older machines from 1998, with the goal of increasing energy efficiency and reducing operational costs. The InnoPET Blomax
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StarLite-R STILL is a new bottle base that employs Sidel’s patented technology to ensure 100% recycled PET (rPET) integration, lightweighting, and high-speed production for water, juices, milk, and edible oil from 0.25l up to 2.5l. Mikael Derrien, Manager Packaging Innovations at Sidel, explains that mainstream food and beverage manufacturers aim to
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DePoly, a Swiss award-winning CleanTech company which specialises in advanced recycling of PET/polyester plastics, announced their collaboration with PTI (Plastic Technologies Inc) a leader in sustainable plastic packaging design and development, to create a closed loop recycled PET bottle. Using a mixed stream of feedstock, ranging from PET plastic packaging, polyester
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Packaging and recycling specialist increases turnover to 4.9 billion euros – Alpla continued its growth trajectory in 2024 with new products, plants, business areas, acquisitions and a focus on training skilled workers. The international packaging and recycling specialist increased its turnover from 4.7 to 4.9 billion euros and grew its workforce
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