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At the Packaging of Perfume, Cosmetics and Design show PCD Paris, PolyOne was launching OnColor Naturals, the latest addition to its sustainable solutions portfolio. Fully customisable, OnColor Naturals includes a range of colourants made with natural pigments derived from plants, flowers, roots and minerals. These bio-derived colours can be used with
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The recycling of beverage packaging poses a great challenge to the industry: the layers of the film mixture cannot be separated properly from each other. Recycling is therefore very difficult. At Interplastica, Leistritz Extrusionstechnik GmbH exhibits a foamed rPET solution. The plant technology, which was developed and tested together with partners,
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Digitisation, product tracking, iOT, artificial intelligence: in production, this involves using machine data to optimise and automate processes. Modern software solutions such as GRAFiT 4.0 present the data of all connected machines in a clear, accessible form, and thereby make it available to the operator for use and analysis. The data
Read moreThe continued war against plastics and heightened awareness of plastic pollution has driven an unprecedented level of interest in rPET. As such, there has been a significant momentum behind collection and recycling commitments, analysed a new report by Wood Mackenzie. “Beyond regulatory commitments, such as the EU’s single-use plastics directive that
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The colour experts at Clariant ColorWorks have identified four societal trends that can be expected to influence consumers in the next few years. ColorForward 2021, the 15th edition of the annual Clariant colour forecasting guide for the plastics industry, recognises that genuine human contact is actually becoming a luxury in the
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical manufacturer, has acquired Green Fiber International Inc. (GFI), a recycling company in Fontana, California, USA. The facility produces Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) flakes. The acquisition has a combined capacity of 40,000 tonnes/annum. Green Fiber International Inc. offers high-quality recycled PET bottle flakes
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Researchers from RWTH Aachen University, the Max Planck Society, and Covestro AG have reached the finals of the 2019 Deutscher Zukunftspreis (“German Future Award”) for their groundbreaking work on the use of carbon dioxide as a raw material. A large interdisciplinary team led by Professor Walter Leitner, Dr Christoph Gürtler, and
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With a goal of educating consumers, customers and other stakeholders on the benefits of plastic packaging, Amcor recently launched a “Choose Plastic” marketing campaign. The multi-pronged initiative, which includes a new webpage, an informative brochure and other materials, is designed to: Tell the “PET story” with truth, strength and conviction –
Read moreA new report from AMI Consulting published in July 2019 has unveiled the scale and growth prospects of African polymer demand. The report makes clear that Africa represents one of the least developed but highest potential markets for polymers in the world today. Fundamental megatrends such as population growth, a burgeoning
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The new 38mm D-KL linerless HDPE closure (38D-KL) from Closure Systems International (CSI) is designed with consumer and dairy producer satisfaction in mind. Through its improved application performance and drop-down tamper evidence for additional security, the 38D-KL is precision engineered to deliver reliable performance on HDPE and PET dairy bottles. CSI’s
Read moreCoca-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
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