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Coca-Cola Amatil has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Waste Management and Resource Recovery Awards for producing Australia’s first carbonated soft drink bottles made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. The Awards are organised and hosted by the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) and Inside
Read moreThe size of the U.S. plastics industry expanded in 2018, accounting for 993,000 jobs and $451.3 billion worth of shipments. In the same year, it maintained a trade surplus of $500 million—an increasingly rare feat among manufacturing sectors—as consumption of plastics products continued to grow in the U.S. Each of these
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With two of its own PET recycling plants in Austria and Poland (PET Recycling Team) and joint ventures in Mexico and Germany, Alpla has long been an established partner in the field of PET recycling. These operations currently have an annual capacity of 70,000 tonnes. Alpla is now taking the next
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BP has developed an enhanced recycling technology, BP Infinia, that enables currently unrecyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste to be diverted from landfill or incineration and instead transformed back into new, virgin-quality feedstocks. BP plans to construct a $25 million pilot plant in the US to prove the technology, before progressing
Read moreAlpek, S.A.B. de C.V. , one of the largest petrochemical companies in the Americas, announced that one of its subsidiaries has signed an agreement with Lotte Chemical Corporation to acquire a 100% stake in Lotte Chemical UK Limited, which owns and operatesa 350,000 ton per year polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) facility in
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Amcor engineers and designers developed a unique solution to address denting and won Gold for Packaging Innovation from DOW. Amcor leaders from its rigid packaging business recently accepted the 2019 Packaging Innovation Award at the K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany. The award recognises some of the world’s most innovative packaging breakthroughs
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, is proud to announce its commitment as part of the New Plastics Economy to help create a world where plastic never becomes waste. The company is now accelerating its efforts in support of a very ambitious goal to increase recycled content
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During a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations, Renato Zelcher (European Plastics Converters, 2nd f.r.), Javier Constante (PlasticsEurope, 2nd f.l.) and Ton Emans (Plastic Recyclers Europe, 3rd f.r.), agreed to oppose the Italian Government’s tax proposal of 1000 €
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A general meeting of Serac companies was held on September 27. At the end of the general meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Mr Jean-Jacques Graffin as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Dino Chece as Chief Executive Officer of the Serac group. He succeeds Wilfrid Marie who was, until that date,
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant is intended to position the company as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market with its ‘Close
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Sabic, a global leader in the chemicals industry, announced the opening of its new Technology and Innovation Center dedicated to the caps and closures segment in Geleen, the Netherlands. Located in Sabic’s Global Technology Center for Europe on the Chemelot Campus, this investment is proof of SABIC’s commitment to the industry
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