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The Bekum group celebrated recently three anniversaries – 60 years Bekum in Berlin Germany, 50 years Bekum in Traismauer Austria und 40 years Bekum in Williamston, USA. As part of the celebrations at the American location, the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of production capacities was made on November 26, 2019.
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Amcor developed and launched the multivitamin segment’s first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin. Amcor created the new, clear bottle in two sizes, 100 cubic centimeters and 150 cubic centimeters, for Ritual, a health meets technology company that reimagined the multivitamin. Ritual is a leader in the
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Swiss mineral water brand Henniez announced that its entire plastic bottle range is now made of 75% rPET. Henniez has already been using 30% Swiss recycled PET since 2013 and has the clear ambition to move to 100% locally recycled PET. This is intended to close the PET circular loop, as
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New concepts in PET bottles are the next big thing in wine and Amcor is unveiling its most recent designs at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, February 4-6 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, USA. In addition to custom designs, Amcor is announcing its collaboration with British multi award-winning start-up
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Caiba, headquartered in Valencia, Spain, a leading company in the country’s plastic packaging sector and a specialist in the design and manufacture of PET preforms and packaging, has acquired Pramix, a Toledo family company, specialising in the manufacture of plastic containers, primarily for the food, home and personal hygiene sectors. Caiba,
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On the occasion of the company’s twentieth anniversary, the conditions of the previous year, increasing plastic bashing and the continuing individualisation of brand packaging have clouded the balance sheet of Petcycle GmbH. The operator of the petcycle pool system for beverage packaging reports an 11.8 percent decline in sales for 2019.
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“Beer … a high and mighty liquor,” said Gaius Julius Caesar, a famous beer lover. The drink’s origins go all the way back to ancient civilisations but the manufacturing process has evolved. Beer was first brewed only for family or neighbourhood consumption; commercialisation came later. Today’s packaging is the latest step
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The colour experts at Clariant ColorWorks have identified four societal trends that can be expected to influence consumers in the next few years. ColorForward 2021, the 15th edition of the annual Clariant colour forecasting guide for the plastics industry, recognises that genuine human contact is actually becoming a luxury in the
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Social enterprise and ethical water company, Belu, has announced that it will become the first water company in the UK to make 100% of its plastic bottles from 100% rPET. CEO Karen Lynch comments: “We have come to the conclusion that where the single use can’t be removed, the answer to
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical manufacturer, has acquired Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a recycling company in Fontana, California, USA. The facility produces Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) flakes. The acquisition has a combined capacity of 40,000 tonnes/annum. Green Fiber International Inc. offers high-quality recycled PET bottle flakes
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The Coca-Cola Company announced a new initiative to boost recycling of Sprite bottles in Southeast Asia, thanks to a shift from green to clear PET bottles. The change from Sprite’s iconic green colour will make the PET bottles far easier to recycle. “We are beginning the transition this month in the
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