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Omya International AG announced the launch of OmyaPET, a new product family of functionalised Calcium Carbonates for PET applications. The market introduction will begin in Europe and will be step-wise enlarged to other Regions. OmyaPET is a marketed as a new and cost-effective opacifier for the production of white opaque PET
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in innovative dispensing solutions for more than 25 years, announces its partnership with REBO to offer a reusable water bottle that uses technology to help people stay hydrated, while helping to collect tossed away plastic bottles that end up in our environment. Aptar has
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Black and coloured plastics place the biggest challenge on the separation and sorting in plastics recycling. With the widespread NIR sensor technology, the near-infrared spectrum reflected by the plastic is evaluated. Each type of plastic has a characteristic spectrum and can thus be identified, sorted and finally recycled. Since April 2021,
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Indorama Ventures (IVL), a global chemicals producer, has completed its acquisition of CarbonLite Holdings’ facility in Texas as part of the company’s commitment to increasing PET recycling capacity. Now known as Indorama Ventures Sustainable Recycling (IVSR), the Dallas site is one of the largest producers of food-grade recycled pellets (rPET) in
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In cooperation with Alpla, the Slovenian mineral water company Donat replaced its PET and glass packaging entirely with 100% rPET bottles. With this step, the company intends to cut its carbon emissions by up to 90%. Under the motto of ‘green to green’, Alpla initiated the use of 100% green rPET
Read moreSuntory Beverage and Food Great Britain & Ireland (SBF GB&I) is investing £6M in its Lucozade brand to help minimise its impact on the environment. From the end of this year, all of Lucozade Sport’s bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic and will feature a label that is half
Read more2021 progresses with a new ‘green’ achievement for Amut. The company cares of the planet, by preventing post-consume PET bottles from being sent to landfill or dispersed into the environment, enabling their reuse and recycling, through various solutions ranging from sorting and washing to extrusion and thermoforming. During the height of
Read moreThe new concept of the Renewable Materials Conference generated an outstanding response: 420 participants witnessed a firework of innovations of non-fossil material solutions and voted for the winners of the innovation award For the first time, the nova-Institute presented highlights and innovations from bio- and CO2-based chemicals and materials as well
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Avient announced the launch of Colormatrix Amosorb 4020R, a non-nylon-containing oxygen scavenger additive specifically formulated to enable the use of up to 100 percent recycled PET (rPET) content. According to Avient Amosorb 4020R delivers full, consistent oxygen scavenging performance with 25 percent, 50 percent, and even 100 percent rPET content. It
Read moreIndorama Ventures PCL (IVL), a leading chemicals and recycling company, is expanding its portfolio of sustainable solutions under its Deja brand. The global sustainable ingredients brand is a key part the company’s commitment to meet growing demand for high performance products which will reduce impact on the environment, as IVL states.
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Plastic waste and improper handling of it lead to global environmental problems. Packaging plastics in particular are problematic if they are not returned to a further cycle of use. In the completed research project “UpcyclePET”, the Fraunhofer LBF together with Easicomp GmbH, an expert in long glass fibre reinforced thermoplastics, developed
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