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One of America’s leading mainstream bottled water brand will roll out a next-generation lineup of recyclable, reusable and package-free options – anchored by the first-ever HybridBottle in the U.S. made out of 50% plant-based, renewable material (PlantBottle) and recycled PET (rPET). The 20-oz. bottles will launch nationwide in mid-2020 and will
Read morePackaging industry demonstrates innovative solutions and discusses new approaches at FachPack 2019, September 24-26, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. Demonstrations against the flood of waste and calls for more environmental protection in the 1980s and 1990s led to the Packaging Ordinance, can deposits and dual systems. The discussion about environmentally friendly packaging is
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In order to meet the growing market needs, the company Al Ethiad Refreshment continually invest in new technologies and cutting-edge production plants. The plant supplied by SMI includes an integrated system from the Ecobloc Ergon series, a case packer from the LWP 30 Ergon series and a shrink wrapper from the
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The company designed custom 600 milliliter containers for beverage maker New Age Bebidas, Leme, São Paulo, that feature the beauty of a glass-like, champagne-style base combined with the convenience of lightweight and shatter-resistant PET. Amcor’s design showcases New Age’s Salzburg craft beer brand and differentiates it from standard glass bottle
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KHS, Hall 13, Booth A75 KHS presents a new PET concept based on the juice bottle as an example. It combines individual environmentally friendly packaging solutions in one container and thereby supports the theory of circular economy. Kai Acker, CEO of KHS, emphasises the continuously growing demand in the food and
Read moreSuntory Group’s new company-wide policy focuses on implementing sustainable plastic that promote a recycling-oriented and decarbonised society. Based on this Plastic Policy, Suntory will aim for fully sustainable plastic bottles by expanding “FtoP production” capability and switching to recycled materials or plant-based materials for all PET bottles used globally by 2030.
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On July 18, Sidel announced the acquisition of Cognac Moules Emballages Plastiques (Comep), a French producer and designer of moulds for PET, adding further strength to the group in the manufacturing of moulds and tooling. Comep was created in 1998 to focus on the design and manufacturing of moulds for PET
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Natural mineral water brand Valvert in Belgium launches its new bottle made entirely from recycled PET, a first for Nestlé in Europe. This step is intended to support Nestlé’s commitment to circular economy and to increase the rPET content in its water bottles to 35% globally by 2025. Valvert claims to
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Pretium Packaging, a North American manufacturer of plastic containers and closures, has made a $2 million dollar investment in new reheat stretch polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blow moulding equipment and infrastructure for its Troy, Alabama manufacturing plant. The equipment is capable of producing both cold- and hot-fill PET containers to support the
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Sidel states that its new solution Sidel X-Lite Still is, with 6.5g of weight and a height of 195 mm, the lightest 500 ml PET bottle in the world for non-pressurised still water. This bottle is featuring a Novembal Novaqua RightCAP26 closure. Thanks to its extremely light industrial bottle design, it
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Armenia’s biggest mineral water spring continues to grow. With the help of KHS the Jermuk Group CJSC has expanded its PET and glass bottle water bottling capacity and is now able to react more quickly to the growing demands of the domestic and international markets. The water of the same name
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