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Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a new method for breaking down plastic waste. The non-toxic, environmentally friendly, solvent-free process first uses an inexpensive catalyst to break apart the bonds in PET. Then, the researchers merely expose the broken pieces to ambient air. Leveraging the trace amounts of
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Caps & Closures announced that its packaging solution TetherSafe has been named a finalist in the 2025 Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA). TetherSafe has received recognition across five categories, underscoring its contributions to sustainable and functional packaging. The nominated categories are: TetherSafe is designed to offer a secure, tamper-evident, and
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Krones Recycling, PRSE 2025 – Booth G41 Krones Recycling, Chinaplas 2025 – Hall 10 Booth W21 Mineral water producer Alma, one of Europe’s leading producers of mineral water, and recycling specialist Veolia have partnered to establish Filao, Belgium’s first PET bottle recycling plant. The newly founded joint venture aims to enhance
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It’s been about 20 years since Krones added the Sleevematic sleeve applicator to its portfolio – and now the company is celebrating a very special milestone: the 1,000th Sleevematic is currently being assembled at Krones’ Neutraubling plant. It is slated to be brought online at the Italian beverage maker Acqua Sant’Anna
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PetStar was selected as an official partner of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, UNESCO’s campaign to highlight engineering achievements around the world. The appointment as an official partner is part of a year-long global campaign that will include events, audiovisual productions, articles and news stories highlighting engineering achievements around the
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TCEP enhances the Design for Recycling for PET monolayer trays with the addition of Design for Recycling for PET multilayer trays. This initiative is in line with the work the Thermoform team is carrying out in the CEN Standardisation WG. These guidelines will provide further crucial support to the mechanical recycling
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Sidel’s Octeville site has been awarded the Gold Medal by sustainability assessors, EcoVadis following a comprehensive review of its supply chain strategy at both local and corporate-group level. The company was positioned in the top five per cent of reporting companies in 2024 by EcoVadis. Sidel partnered with EcoVadis in 2017
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The Jokey Group, Wipperfürth, Germany, is expanding its portfolio with PET packaging produced using the Injection Stretch Blow Moulding (ISBM) process. Global demand for PET packaging made using ISBM technology is growing annually. The process allows for customised shapes and designs while offering high strength, lightweight properties, material transparency, and recyclability—key
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag North America has revealed its next leadership development. Effective April 1, 2025, Liam Burns assumes the role of President, bringing extensive industry experience and a strong vision for the company’s future. Liam Burns has been with Sumitomo (SHI) Demag for the past two years, serving as Senior Manager
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With the opening of a new production site in Querétaro, Mexico, Engel is strengthening its market presence in the Americas and expanding regional manufacturing capacities. The goal is to offer customers in North and South America faster delivery times and greater availability of injection moulding machines. With the newly acquired plant,
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The many ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the circular use of plastics will be showcased at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from April 1-2, 2025. The AI Innovation Hub feature area introduces all the latest uses of AI in plastics
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