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For food and pharmaceutical manufacturers, sterilising the production areas is a common practice. When producing packaging for the same manufacturers, there is additional demand for sterile and low-particle plastic production. Blue Air Systems has developed a new product: the proven DMS (Dry Mould System) dehumidifiers are now available in the germ
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Carbios and TechnipFMC announced that TechnipFMC’s operating center in Lyon, France will be assisting Carbios to build a plant that demonstrates Carbios’ Enzymatic Recycling Process. The technology uses proprietary enzymes to recycle waste PET plastics into monomers ready for repolymerisation into PET with the same technical and physical properties as virgin
Read moreEngel has resumed production, manufacturing and assembly in its Austrian plants. The two machine factories in Schwertberg and St. Valentin, as well as the robot factory in Dietach, could be ramped up as planned after the Easter holidays. Some of the work in the offices is also being done on site
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Following on from Mexico and China, the global specialist for plastic packaging and recycling, the Alpla Group, is now introducing dual training in additional countries: the first apprentices in India and Poland will be trained according to the Austrian model starting this autumn. Alpla is currently training 250 apprentices around the
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In these weeks marked by the Coronavirus emergency, large-scale retail sales have increased compared to the same period of 2019 (Source: Nielsen). The categories of products that are the most involved are the ones related to the trend to stock up on food and beverages, to focus on prevention and health
Read moreThe Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) announced three new executive appointments: Glenn Anderson, vice president, industry relations and member engagement as of April 6; Matt Seaholm, vice president of government affairs; and Brendan Thomas, vice president of advocacy and voice. Both Seaholm’s and Thomas’ roles take effect on April 15. “We are
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Holland Colours NV, producer of colour concentrates for the polymer industry, announced that Tanja van Dinteren has been nominated as the new CFO. She will join the company on June 1, 2020. The official appointment of Tanja van Dinteren will take place by means of nomination to the shareholders at the
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Gabriel-Chemie states to attach great importance to a healthy balance between economic, environmental and social issues. Therefore, sustainability on all levels is at the heart of the business and this extends to the entire value creation chain of the family-run company from Austria. The company sets four sustainability topics for 2020:
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BASF Personal Care donates hand sanitizers at European sites BASF Personal Care has started the production of hand sanitizers at different production sites in Europe. The products are being provided free of charge to hospitals, care facilities and other institutions in regions surrounding production plants. The company wants to help overcome
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In the fight against COVID-19, Sidel have transformed their international centre of excellence for PET packaging development and blowing solutions in France into a production centre and launched an exceptional production of bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel. A first batch of 5,000 PET plastic bottles for the disinfectant has already been provided
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As part of consortium comprising industrialists and stakeholders in the dairy sector, Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) has perfected a process for incorporating recycled opaque PET into new UHT milk bottles. A French manufacturer of preforms, SGT has joined a working group to develop a 100% recyclable long-life milk bottle. The
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