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Plastipak, a leader in PET plastic aerosol moulding technology, has launched SprayPET Revolution, a 100% polymer aerosol, which is fully recyclable. SprayPET Revolution, including the valve, is all polymer and metal-free. Until now, PET aerosol containers used standard metal valves with rubber gaskets. Whilst many PET recycling plants are equipped to
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Coca-Cola Vietnam is introducing bottles made from 100% rPET (excluding caps and labels), across the country. The company expect to avoid using around 2,000 tonnes of new plastic in Vietnam annually by this step. The new rPET packaging will debut this September for bottles of Coca-Cola Original and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar
Read moreAmcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) introduces the DairySeal line of packaging that features ClearCor, an advanced PET barrier. With the introduction of DairySeal, the exploding nutritional, dairy alternatives, and ready-to-drink (RTD) market will now have a more sustainable packaging option that can be leveraged across all retail channels, says Amcor. The ClearCor
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Interview with Sidel’s new Global Vice President, Mr Pascal Lefèvre In April 2022 Sidel announced the appointment of Pascal Lefèvre as the new Global Vice President. He will develop and drive Sidel’s food, home and personal care (FHPC) strategy, meeting the unique needs of FHPC markets and delivering flexible, eco-friendly, tailor-made
Read moreUK Research & Innovation’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge has launched a new £2.5 million Future Plastic Packaging Solutions Round 2 competition for research and innovation projects seeking grant funding from £30,000 to £250,000. From new recycling processes to reuse and refill solutions and novel polymers, the £60 million SSPP
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Additional security of investment: thanks to the use of 3D software the KHS Group now provides a timely virtual overview of all newly procured technologies at the offer stage. With it, the systems provider can illustrate in detail and in advance how a client’s potential new line or single machine can
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1Blow, Hall C5 – Booth 201 Throughout Drinktec and K’ exhibitions, 1 Blow will reveal the latest development in its range of linear blow-moulding machines: the 2XL. This machine offers a wide range of options: from 50 ml up to 12 l; either round, square, oval, or off-centred neck orientation; or hot fill
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Indo-Air Compressors, Hall A6 – Booth 106 Indo-Air’s oil-free high pressure air compressor IAH series is a 100% oil-free compressor specially designed for the PET bottling industry. Its range is from 30 – 160 kW, CFM from 110 – 545, pressure 32 – 40 bar. The compressor features a silent canopy to reduce
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Side, Hall C5 – Booth 235 Side S.A. says that its 3000 series blowing machines are designed to provide high production capacities for mineral water and soft drinks bottling in medium-sized facilities. The S3008 offers outputs in excess of 18,000 bph in 500 ml formats from eight cavities and is capable of producing
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KHS, Hall B4 – Booth 336 KHS’ focus will be on the filler/seamer block SmartCan by KHS/Ferrum. But the machine and plant manufacturer also has something on show for the PET industry: with its new Loop Lite PET bottle concept, KHS is further helping to optimise the eco balance of beverage
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Serac, Hall B5 – Booth 340 Serac will be exhibiting at the Drinktec trade fair to present its sustainable packaging solutions enabling beverage manufacturers to reduce their consumption of water and virgin plastic. Reducing water consumption thanks to its chemical-free packaging sterilisation technology: BluStream. Serac will present the BluStream chemical-free cap
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