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The German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal Environment Agency UBA are planning a new “Life Cycle Assessment of Optimisation Potentials of Beverage Packaging”. The study on the life cycle assessment of beverage packaging is expected to be published in the first half of 2023. The federal government writes
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After pandemic-related turbulence, the US PET industry is slowly recovering As President & CEO of the Plastics Industry Association, Tony Radoszewski experienced first-hand the light and dark sides that the pandemic had in store for the US plastics industry. In our interview, he reports on the advantages that the material was
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Interview with Auri Marçon, president of the PET industry association Abipet During the height of the Corona pandemic in 2020, companies in the PET value chain were also among those that stopped their operations as a precautionary measure – for a short time. It was not only the continuing high demand
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The new KHS sustainability report has been published under the title of Global responsibility – acting reliably and with foresight. In it the systems supplier presents its activities and results for 2019 and 2020 regarding strategy and product responsibility, corporate environmental protection and social issues. Furthermore, KHS outlines its position on
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in innovative dispensing solutions for more than 25 years, announces its partnership with REBO to offer a reusable water bottle that uses technology to help people stay hydrated, while helping to collect tossed away plastic bottles that end up in our environment. Aptar has
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Interview with Kai Acker, CEO of KHS Group PETplanet: After just under two years as CEO of KHS, the Covid pandemic struck. How has the pandemic affected your strategic business plans? How did KHS get through the last year? Acker: Despite the challenges, at the end of the day we’re satisfied
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R&D/Leverage Europe Product Solutions Lab R&D/Leverage’s Product Solutions Lab has overcome Covid-19 restrictions, lockdowns and travel constraints to maintain crucial services to converters and brand owners alike throughout the pandemic. R&D/Leverage’s Product Solutions Lab (PSL) in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, has grown hugely since it was first established, 15 years ago. It
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Sipa Duo Mini Stackable is shortlisted as a finalist for Plastic Packaging Product of the year category of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe. The packaging has been created with the aim to make the most out of recycled materials and from green technologies for packaging production. Sipa Duo Mini Stackable weighs
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In cooperation with Alpla, the Slovenian mineral water company Donat replaced its PET and glass packaging entirely with 100% rPET bottles. With this step, the company intends to cut its carbon emissions by up to 90%. Under the motto of ‘green to green’, Alpla initiated the use of 100% green rPET
Read moreSuntory Beverage and Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I) is investing £6M in its Lucozade brand to help minimise its impact on the environment. From the end of this year, all of Lucozade Sport’s bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic and will feature a label that is half
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd., a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community announced its collaboration with Chem-Trend on a system solution that creates repeatability during the critical colour change process to offer a faster, more accurate, and optimised approach for operators. The team devised a new guided procedure
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