Colour explorers

Drinktec Repi, Hall A4 – Stand 500 Repi, multinational producer of liquid colours and additives for plastics, will present its focus on plastic packaging applications. If flexibility, product safety, sustainability and ease of operation are the key words for the packaging industry, then Repi claims to be on track. Flexibility because

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Virgin PET from plastic waste

Carbios, a green chemistry company specialising in enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers, and TechnipFMC, a leading company in the fields of energy, chemistry and bio-sourced industries, announce the launch of a project for the industrial development of Carbios PET enzymatic recycling process. This will allow to produce virgin

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A new method for producing plant-based drinking bottles

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a method for producing furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from plant sugars for the production of drinking bottles, paints and industrial resins, which they claim is environmentally sound and economical. This technology enables production of plant-based products. VTT’s new method provides a new route

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Masterbatches to restore rPET for high-value packaging needs

Clariant offers enhanced formulations of CESA-extend masterbatches that restore important material properties to recycled condensation polymers including PET, PLA, and PC. This means even high percentages of regrind can be incorporated with virgin resin without significantly reducing physical properties required in food-contact and other high-performance packaging applications, says the specialty chemicals

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Polyone licensed to sell Novapet PET light blocker

Polyone announced that its ColorMatrix business has licensed the right to manufacture, market and sell a high-performance light blocking technology for liquid dairy packaging from PET resin and concentrate manufacturer Novapet. Novapet’s DCU (Dairy Concentrate Ultra) additive protects liquid dairy products packaged in monolayer PET bottles from degrading due to light

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