Siegwerk, Tripack and Multi-Plastics combine forces to unveil an APR approved shrink sleeve on a clear PET water bottle at Label Expo Americas 2024

Siegwerk, Multi-Plastics, and Tripack have collaborated on a new fully recyclable shrink sleeve water bottle for the English Mountain Spring Water Company, which will be showcased at Label Expo Americas 2024 from September 10-12 in Chicago, IL. This project, approved by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), reflects a collective focus

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Indorama Ventures, Dhunseri and Varun Beverages Joint Venture plans multiple cutting-edge recycling facilities in India

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, through its direct subsidiary – IVL Dhunseri Petrochem Industries Limited – and Dhunseri Ventures Limited have formed a joint venture with Varun Beverages Limited, PepsiCo’s second-largest bottling company globally outside the US, to establish several greenfield state-of-the-art PET recycling facilities in India. The joint venture has

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Chile inaugurates first plant to produce beverage bottles from recycled plastic

Chile has launched its first plant dedicated to producing beverage bottles from recycled plastic. The facility, named Re-Ciclar, is a joint venture between Coca-Cola Andina and Coca-Cola Embonor, representing a $35 million investment. The plant aims to recycle over 350 million bottles annually and integrate food-grade recycled material into Coca-Cola’s packaging

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European Forum Alpbach 2024: Constantia Flexibles leads the dialogue on sustainability in packaging

Constantia Flexibles returned to the European Forum Alpbach this year, following a successful debut in 2023. The company took a leading role in shaping the conversation on sustainability and packaging, hosting an insightful content session titled “Unpacking the Role of Packaging & Circularity Towards a Climate Neutral Europe” on the afternoon

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DataM Intelligence report: Sugarcane based PET bottle market 2024

DataM Intelligence has published a new research report on “Sugarcane Based PET Bottle Market Size 2024”. The report explores comprehensive information about various key factors like regional growth, segmentation, CAGR, business revenue status of top key players and drivers. The purpose of this report is to provide a telescopic view of

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Tomra collection’s successful recycling initiatives at summer festivals

Tomra Collection has played a key role in promoting recycling at summer festivals across Europe, turning these large gatherings into opportunities for environmental progress. These festivals, which attract thousands of young people, often result in significant amounts of beverage consumption and waste. Tomra Collection’s active participation has helped mitigate this issue

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LYB to acquire APK AG Recycling Technology

LyondellBasell (LYB) announced it entered into an agreement to acquire full ownership of APK AG in Merseburg, Germany. Enabled by its technology, the acquisition positions LYB to grow and upgrade its circular and low carbon solutions business. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. LYB believes APK’s solvent-based

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Circular reusable transport solution with integrated air padding

Sustainable transportation using an adaptable mono-material concept for B2B and B2C: Packaging materials are becoming increasingly scarce and are often not environmentally friendly. Conventional transportation packaging is designed to be disposed after a single use, and is often made from corrugated card-board. At Fraunhofer LBF, researchers have collaborated with Berges GbR

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Cirplus expands to Asia to drive high-quality plastics recycling across the continent

Cirplus, a leading European platform for recycled plastics procurement, announced its expansion to India in a strategic move to cater to growing demand for recycled plastics in India and the broader Asian markets. With this move, Cirplus aims to focus on increasing the availability and quality of recycled plastics globally as

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Wash-off solutions for the EU target – New self-adhesive label materials for PET recycling

It’s getting serious with PET recycling: According to the EU’s Directive on Single-Use Plastics, a recycled content of 25% should be achieved for single-use beverage bottles by 2025 and the bar is even raised to 65% for 2040. Reliable recycling processes that provide high-quality PET recycled material are a crucial prerequisite

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