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PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH has drawn up a successful interim balance for the year 2021: 14,048 tonnes of high-quality PET beverage bottles were kept in the resource cycle – despite difficult conditions caused by the Corona pandemic. An increase in production is also expected for the second half of
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Tomra Recycling has announced the installation of its new Autosort in the Yachiyo Technical Center of EarthTechnica Co. Ltd, an authorised dealer of Tomra Recycling Autosort combines the latest technologies such as the patented Flying Beam and Deep Laiser technology. The machine’s illumination unit, Flying Beam, is positioned inside the scanner,
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The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is purchasing the Wolf Plastics Group to expand its product portfolio and sees growth potential in Central and South-Eastern Europe. In acquiring all the shares in the packaging manufacturer Wolf Plastics Group based in Kammern, Austria, Alpla intends to use the
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Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging, announced plans to build two new state-of-the-art innovation centers. The new facilities in Ghent, Belgium, and Jiangyin, China, will welcome customers as of mid-2022, with full build-out over the next two years. The total investment is expected to be approximately $35
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemicals producer, announced it agreed to acquire Brazil-based Oxiteno S.A. Indústria e Comércio, a subsidiary of Ultrapar Participações S.A. The acquisition gives IVL a unique portfolio in high-value surfactants and significantly extends its existing Integrated Oxides and Derivatives (IOD) business. Oxiteno is a
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Berry Bramlage has won German Packaging Awards in the Sustainability category for significant design and technical enhancements to two packaging solutions. Two years after the Berry Global acquisition of RPC, the combined expertise of these two packaging leaders is paying off with continued sustainability innovation. The Lip Care stick and Magic
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Inovar Packaging Group, LLC (“Inovar”) has recently completed its acquisition of Precision Label, Inc. (“Precision Label”) in Oceanside, CA in partnership with the existing Precision Label management team. This is Inovar’s sixth platform company and adds to its existing manufacturing footprint in Dallas, TX, Boston, MA, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Milwaukee, WI
Read moreRefresco, the world’s largest independent bottler for retailers and A-brands in Europe and North America, today announces it has entered into an agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to acquire three of its production locations in the United States. This transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Hans Roelofs, CEO Refresco, comments: “The
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Innoventures, Greiner’s innovation incubator, has the aim of seeing where the future is happening and with the taking of a strategic participation in the Viennese start-up temprify, has now brought off a stunning coup. Temprify has developed the idea of environment-friendly, transport coolers and has thus brought onto the market a
Read moreSI Group, a leading performance additives company, announced today plans to increase resole production capacities at their facilities in Rotterdam Junction, New York, and Lote, India. The goal of this capacity expansion of more than 25% is to propel the sites to become two of the world’s leading resole production and technology locations.
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A greener bottle without changing the entire production line or modifying the design of the bottle is now possible thanks to Competek: The French company Competek has launched a new service which makes it possible to produce a light-weight bottle with saving up to 1gr for the 0.5l bottle and 2gr
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