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FlexBlow, a pioneer in the PET stretch blow molding industry, is set to revolutionise its manufacturing process with the introduction of well known example – Ford Conveyor Method production. This strategic move not only signifies the company’s commitment to growth and expansion but also grants multiple benefits for clients, including significantly
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Friedrich Rechberger took over as the new CEO of HydroDyn Recycling GmbH on February 8, 2024. Company founder Michael Hofmann focuses as co-CEO on strategic business development and sales. With this strengthening of the management team, the specialists in innovative process engineering for cleaning and processing plastic waste aim to further
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Ever since the first ErgoBloc L from Krones was unveiled at drinktec 2009, it has been an integral part of bottling plants. With its market launch, Krones realised a vision at the time: the complete filling and packaging line combined in one block. Since then 500 ErgoBloc have been sold. The
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The Coca-Cola Company, Swire Coca-Cola Limited and ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited announced on February 9, 2024 they have entered into definitive agreements to form a strategic bottling alliance in north Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations), including Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The companies will align the management, governance and growth objectives
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Sustainability assessors, EcoVadis, will map and rate the environmental, social and ethical performance of Sidel’s suppliers as part of its new supply chain strategy. EcoVadis has over 17 years of experience in supply chain sustainability assessment and has rated over 125,000 companies. The organisation rates businesses based on four key categories:
Read moreMultinational plastic packaging producer Retal has earned its first A-score from the globally-recognised Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), rewarding the company’s improved management of climate change after getting a B-score during four years in a row. As the gold standard of climate change management evaluation, CDP represents the reference for investors, to assess
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Platinum Medal’ by EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment, underscoring the company’s unwavering commitment to sustainability. Indorama Ventures actively participates in the annual EcoVadis assessment to measure its sustainable practices, ensuring alignment with the diverse requirements of key customers across
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PiovanGroup launches a new strategic division in industrial and process cooling, the result of the integration of the business segments operated by the recently acquired Thermal Care and the existing Aquatech. The two companies share a 50-year history of designing, selling, and servicing high-quality heat transfer solutions for the plastics, food,
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In Kırklareli, in the European part of Türkiye, the latest recycling plant of the special machinery manufacturer Herbold Meckesheim is being built for the company Doğa. After commissioning, the washing line is expected to produce a daily output of 100 metric tons of PET recyclate. Doğa, a company hitherto active in
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The compact new design offers enhanced hygiene and quality, while also improving sustainability and contributing to a reduced total cost of ownership. With the EvoFill PET, Sidel has taken a further step forward with its filling innovations. The space-saving filler can handle high production speeds of up to 90,000 bottles per hour
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The plastics recycling company based near Istanbul, Türkiye, commissioned its new Starlinger recoSTAR PET 215 iV+ bottle-to-bottle recycling system in the last quarter of 2023. The PET bottle-to-bottle line is the second plastics recycling system from Starlinger that Tanrıkulu has installed. It is in operation at Tanrıkulu’s post-consumer PET processing plant
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