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Following on from successful webinars on Caps and Preforms, Sacmi, a leader in compression blow forming (CBF) solutions, announced the first international webinar on the “Green Challenge for Sustainability in Plastic Container Manufacturing.” The event will be live-streamed at 16:00 (CEST) on 27 July with a repeat on the 28th at
Read moreThe non-alcoholic beverage industry, represented by the European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN), Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) and Unesda Soft Drinks Europe, calls on the European Commission for “priority access” to its recycled plastic (PET) material, or a similar mechanism that guarantees “right of first refusal”, to be incorporated in the
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Texen, a company for ecological transition within cosmetics packaging, is consolidating its materials expertise through an expanded partnership approach. One of the aims of its Materials R&D Roadmap is to make eco-design accessible to all brands and distributors, regardless of their size and environmental maturity, through streamlined and customisable solutions. As
Read moreRefresco, the largest independent private label and branded beverage bottler in Europe and North America, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Hansa-Heemann. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval. Hansa-Heemann, located in Rellingen, Germany, is a family-run, independent beverage company with five production sites in Germany. With
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OneCircle, producer of the KeyKeg and the UniKeg PET kegs, present their latest partnership with collection partner Elise Alsace, experts in collecting and recycling all types of waste. Elise Alsace will be collecting used KeyKegs throughout the Alsace region, which will later be recycled to fulfil their circular design and re-used
Read moreErema Group is a member of the Chemical Recycling Europe association as of July 2021. The Austrian plastics recycling machine manufacturer and provider of services related to the recycling process has been committed to improving networking and intensive cooperation within the plastics industry for many years. Erema’s aim is to integrate
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The Engel live e-symposium 2021 at the end of June attracted several thousand participants. In addition to an online conference, business talks and virtual plant tours, participants took the opportunity to exchange ideas in person in one-on-one meetings and explore the virtual showroom. The virtual platform made it possible for customers,
Read moreIn line with the one-stop-shop concept, Krones is now bringing the fields of mechanical engineering and digitalisation closer together: Its customers will get both from a single source in future, from Krones. Starting now, everything will take place within the Krones Ecosystem, which will stretch over all the Group’s new machines
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Stadler recently signed an agreement with Orizon Valorização de Resíduos to build the largest mechanical sorting plant in Brazil. The agreement is of particular importance and aims to ensure the processing of 500,000 t/a of solid waste, in a country where the potential for recycling is growing. The agreement is claimed
Read moreAptar Food + Beverage’s Freyung site in Germany announced the achievement of the ISCC PLUS Certification, a chain of custody certifications based on the mass balance model, that enables the use of resin from recycled mixed plastics feedstock or bio-based renewable feedstock. Consumer Product Goods (CPG’s) companies around the globe are
Read moreThe 17th China International Recycled Polyester Conference & Exhibition will take place from September 13-15 2021 in the Holiday Inn Shanghai Hongqiao, China. For those who are not able to be present in Shanghai, the organisers are offering a global live stream. The Party Central Committee have proposed the major strategic
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