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Nestlé Waters North America announced that three more of their U.S. domestic still water brands have started to convert their packaging to 100% recycled PET. Ozarka Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, Deer Park Brand 100% Natural Spring Water and Zephyrhills Brand 100% Natural Spring Water packaging, which has long been 100%
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Pretium Packaging, a leading North American manufacturer of plastic containers and closures, has made a $5 million dollar investment in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) stretch blow moulding equipment and infrastructure that spans across 6 of its 19 manufacturing locations. “This expansion effort provides a comprehensive approach to supporting our existing and new
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The fifth PETcast takes us again to Taichung city where we meet Aaron Lai, Managing Director of Limner Technology. The company concentrates on the manufacturing of heavy-wall PET bottles and jars for the cosmetic and beauty care segment. With a rich history in mould making, Limner’s products are also produced on
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In this PETcast we meet Chairman Keith Dai from THC in Taiwan. Enjoy our interview with conversion giant and OEM bottler Taiwan Hon Chuan (THC) from Taichung city. We discuss with Chairman Keith Dai on the latest developments and expansions within his company, which now runs 39 plants in total in Taiwan
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In this PETcast we meet Managing Director Po-Chao Huang from Target Plastic in Taiwan. The family business started the manufacturing of PET bottles before it expanded into filling of beverages as well which are now being sold even overseas. Enjoy Mr Huang’s success story in our third PETcast edition!
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Today Diageo North America announces that its blended American whiskey Seagram’s 7 Crown bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET). The move is a first for the brand and for Diageo. Building on a decade long commitment to making its packaging more sustainable, Diageo North America will remove virgin
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Clariant colour specialists have combined three colours from the ColorForward 2021 trend palette with a satin brushed-glass special effect in order to appeal to consumers in the booming Asian personal care market. The resulting look helps PET packaging give the impression of luxury and prestige otherwise associated with the brushed glass
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Alpla, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is acquiring Bopla S.A. as part of an asset deal. Alpla intends to use the Spanish company’s expertise in the area of single-stage manufacturing technologies to expand its own product portfolio. Founded in 1978, Bopla S.A. uses the technologies EBM (extrusion blow moulding)
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In our second PETcast we interview CEO Will Fiala. Keg King from Springvale, Melbourne, started the production of PET kegs and vessels for the brewing industry worldwide. Learn more about his developments, production equipment and projects in this PETcast!
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In our first PETcast we interview Managing Director John Clark. Ant Packaging is a manufacturer of plastic bottles and other containers for non-food segments mostly. The company from Bangalow in New South Wales uses single-stage equipment for PET processing and pursues an interesting business model with regard to customers and sustainability.
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In a response to the market request for sustainable packaging, SK Chemicals of South Korea is introducing a new product range of Ecotria PET-compatible copolyesters that contain 30% of post-consumer recycled material. The new products can be used in most of the processes in which PETG and PCTG copolyesters are currently
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