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CHINAPLAS 2025 successfully wrapped up on April 18 with 281,206 visitors (an increment of 13.29% compared to CHINAPLAS 2023 in Shenzhen) in 4 days. Among them, visitors from overseas countries and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan region of China rocketed to 68,542, accounting for over 24% of total visitors, a remarkable
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According to research by Nortal Consulting, circa 36 million tonnes of polymer (mostly PET and HDPE) have been processed by blow moulding around the world in 2024, mainly to make consumer and industrial packaging valued at c. 97 billion US dollars. Widely employed as a packaging solution, blow moulded plastic bottles
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The conference will take place on May 27- 28 2025, in France, Dijon & Beaune. The first day of the event will feature presentations from major experts in the field of thermoforms, followed by panel discussions with the guests from the industry. Speakers from the EU will join the event to explain
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At the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China, CHINAPLAS opens its doors today until April18, 2025. This trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries will write a new chapter of transformation with more than 4,500 superior exhibitors and 380,000 sqm of exhibition area spanning across all 19 halls.
Read moreUCIMA,the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association, which will take part in two major international trade events in Algeria and Uzbekistan to promote the Italian packaging machinery. From April 7 to 10, UCIMA will attend Djazagro, the leading trade fair for the food industry in North Africa, held in Algiers. UCIMA will
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Interpack is set to return to Messe Düsseldorf in 2026, bringing together the global processing and packaging community. The event is expected to feature approximately 2,800 exhibitors and attract professional visitors from around the world. Although the trade show is fully booked, Director Thomas Dohse emphasises that floor planning is still
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A free webinar hosted by Eunomia on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 15:30 to 16:15 GMT will provide businesses with a practical overview of the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and its implications for companies operating in the EU packaging sector. The 30-minute session, followed by a 15-minute Q&A,
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Caps & Closures announced that its packaging solution TetherSafe has been named a finalist in the 2025 Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA). TetherSafe has received recognition across five categories, underscoring its contributions to sustainable and functional packaging. The nominated categories are: TetherSafe is designed to offer a secure, tamper-evident, and
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The many ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the circular use of plastics will be showcased at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from April 1-2, 2025. The AI Innovation Hub feature area introduces all the latest uses of AI in plastics
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The full conference programme for this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1-2 April 2025, has been published. The keynote session will include an address by Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission. Marieke Koekkoek, Member of
Read moreLeading global and Brazilian companies in the PET packaging market, along with their key executives and experts, will gather on March 24 in São Paulo for the 2025 edition of PETtalk – International PET Industry Conference. This year’s event will take place at the Grand Hyatt São Paulo. Promoted by the
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