Beyond Plastic introduces biodegradable plastic bottle cap

Beyond Plastic has introduced a biodegradable plastic bottle cap made from polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biopolymer created using bacteria fermentation. The new cap is claimed to look, feel, and perform just like traditional petroleum-based plastic caps but to be recyclable, compostable, and biodegradable – even in the most sensitive conditions. “We believe

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Husky showcasing sustainable packaging technologies, solutions, and services at CBST2024

Husky Technologies is exhibiting for the first time at the China International Beverage Industry Science and Technology Exhibition (CBST2024) taking place in Shanghai, China. At the booth, located in Hall 1, Stand #1C03, Husky is exhibiting its latest technologies, solutions, and services to enable regional beverage packaging producers to be more

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Avient and Plastic Bank reuse ocean-bound plastic for luxury caps and closures

Avient Corporation, a provider of specialided and sustainable materials solutions and services, is pleased to announce it is extending its Gravi-Tech REC Recycled Formulations portfolio with a grade containing up to 60% ocean-bound plastic waste in addition to recycled fillers, making the total recycled content as high as 98%. The new

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Pelliconi & C. S.p.A. successfully concludes the acquisition of production assets from Novembal in North America

Pelliconi & C. S.p.A., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of closures for food and beverage, officially announced on January 19, 2024 the acquisition of production assets from Novembal, a leading company specialised in the design and production of plastic caps. This operation represents a significant step for Pelliconi in pursuing

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Krones intends to expand its portfolio into injection moulding with the imminent acquisition of Netstal

Krones is close to sign an agreement regarding the acquisition of 100% of Netstal Maschinen AG (Netstal) from KraussMaffei. Based in Naefels, Switzerland, Netstal is a leading supplier of injection moulding machines to the beverage market (PET preforms and caps) as well as to the medical and thin-wall packaging market. The

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Petcore Europe – Annual Conference 2024

The conference, being held in Brussels from 7-8 February 2024, will take place against the background of the finalisation of the EU’s landmark Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Day One will consider the impact that the regulation will have on businesses operating both upstream and downstream, with industry experts and

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Swedish Startup Blue Ocean Closures secures investment from Rottneros

Rottneros AB, a Swedish-based manufacturer and supplier of pulp, is now investing in Blue Ocean Closures and becoming a co-owner of the Swedish startup developing proprietary fiber-based packaging materials. In just two years, Blue Ocean Closures AB has developed technology to produce fiber-based closures for consumer packaging at large scale aiming to replace

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Coca-Cola partners with Swedish start-up Blue Ocean Closures

Blue Ocean Closures, a Swedish start-up dedicated to reducing plastic usage in packaging closures, announces its partnership with Coca-Cola’s EMEA R&D Center in Brussels. The innovation introduced by Blue Ocean Closures is a fibre-based packaging screw cap, derived from biobased and recyclable materials. “For us to succeed with this groundbreaking move,

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Origin Materials develops sustainable PET bottle closures for “All PET Mono-Material” bottle and closure solutions

Origin Materials, Inc., a leading carbon negative materials company, announced today that it has developed “All-PET” bottle closures that are made from 100% recycled PET from cap to bottle. According to the company, these PET closures can be produced from a wide variety of PET feedstocks, and in addition to rPET,

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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners collaborates with Sidel to transition to tethered caps and lighter bottle

When Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) took the decision to introduce tethered caps for its PET bottles, Sidel supported CCEP with the transition. Required to implement the changes by July 2024 in line with single-use plastic (SUP) law, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners also identified the opportunity to move to a more sustainable package,

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