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The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2021 are now open for entries in seven categories. Product designers, design engineers, raw material producers, plastics manufacturers, brand owners, retailers, plastics recycling machine producers and suppliers of recycled plastic products from across the whole value chain are invited to enter the fourth edition of the
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More than ever before, the past few months have brought about an increased level of environmental and health consciousness amongst consumers. Plant-based products, produced and processed in a sustainable manner, as well as those with health-promoting benefits, are the main focus here. This development has been in the works for years
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A joint study by VDMA and the management consulting company McKinsey & Company investigates just how far product and service portfolio digitalisation has advanced in mechanical engineering. They state that the revenue share for digital platforms and value-added services is only around 0.7 percent (about 6 billion euros) of the total
Read moreLeading packaging suppliers like Amcor have the capabilities and expertise to shape, cultivate, and drive that change and deliver the milk bottle and flexible packaging of the future. As a keynote sponsor of the 2021 International Dairy Forum, Amcor will demonstrate how it’s reshaping dairy packaging by offering more sustainable solutions and
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Danish manufacturer of food packaging solutions Faerch is introducing its new Eco HotPro product family, a new circular mono-PET pot range for hot fill food applications, developed to allow high-temperature sterilisation (HTS). High-temperature sterilisation is an important feature in many Dairy categories and requires packaging to withstand temperatures of up to
Read moreThe double-digit dip in the import-export markets for the entire period January-September 2020 and the complex economic context due to the world health crisis prompt the trade association Amaplast to predict a rather negative year-end result for the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment, and moulds industry. ISTAT foreign trade
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd., is proud to announce the release of the UltraShot Injection System. This next generation melt delivery and control system eliminates the deficiencies of traditional injection moulding processes and creates unique value and opportunity for producers by making it possible to mould the perfect part at scale,
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Avient Corporation, a provider of specialised and sustainable material solutions and services, announced that Avient ColorWorks has launched ColorForward 2022. This 16th edition of the annual colour forecasting guide for the plastics industry marks its debut within Avient, which was formed this year from legacy businesses PolyOne and Clariant Masterbatch. As
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Greiner Packaging is an official member of the international Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Based in Singapore, the alliance has over 50 member companies, supporters and allies along the entire plastics value chain who aim to use a joint, proactive approach to tackle the problem of plastic waste – especially in
Read moreThe Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association believes it is inconceivable to hold the fair from 25 February to 3 March 2021 After months of attempting to dialogue with the organisers of Interpack, up until now the world’s most important exhibition of packaging technologies, the Italian companies represented by Ucima recently received
Read moreOneCircle, a global leader in PET kegs, has increased its presence in the US and Canada with the appointment of Country Malt Group as an official reseller of KeyKeg and UniKeg. The Country Malt Group (CMG) is part of Great Western Malting, the oldest malting company in the western United States,
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