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While recycling systems and bottle deposits have become increasingly widespread in the U.S., actual rates of recycling are “abysmal,” according to a team of MIT researchers who studied the rates for recycling of PET. However, their findings suggest some ways to change this. The present rate of recycling for PET bottles
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Qual-IS is the new solution by Sidel to merge all activities related to quality control – laboratory, traceability, and sampling – in a digitally, intelligent and integrated way. This approach to quality management, focusing on driving quality rather than simply monitoring it. Over 80% of grocery companies define a financial risk
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Ioniqa, a privately owned plastic upcycling company, announced that after 15 years, Ioniqa’s founder Tonnis Hooghoudt is handing over his CEO role to Michiel Hoogendijk as of July 8, 2024. Hooghoudt will remain shareholder of the company and stay actively involved as an advisor to the Management Team of Ioniqa. Since Hooghoudt founded Ioniqa in
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In June 2024, Plast Nordic entered into a collaboration with Norner, an expert in the polymer industry, with over 40 years of experience. Based in Porsgrunn, Norway, Norner operates advanced laboratories, polymerisation units, and industrial-scale process pilot plants. Norner is owned by SCG Chemicals in Thailand and serves over 700 customers
Read more2024 China Brew China Beverage (CBB) will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center from October 28th to 31st. As a premier event for the Asian wine, beverage, liquid dairy products, liquid condiments, and edible oil industries, CBB is a vital part of Drinktec global network. The exhibition encompasses
Read moreDow (NYSE: DOW) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Circulus, a leading recycler of plastic waste into post-consumer resin (PCR). This transaction includes two facilities, one in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and another in Arab, Alabama, with a total capacity of 50,000 metric tons per year. Dow expects the transaction to
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Starlite-R Nitro has a distinctive ‘wave’ bottle base design for still beverages and edible oils in contrast with traditional petaloid shapes and is 100% compatible with recycled PET. It has also undergone testing within industrial conditions to guarantee top bottle resilience and quality. Laurent Naveau, Packaging Innovator Leader at Sidel, comments:
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The demand for recycled plastics is increasing rapidly worldwide: consumer awareness is growing, companies are setting themselves ever more ambitious sustainability targets and recycling requirements from international governments are also increasing. As a company with almost 30 years of experience in plastics processing and almost 25 years in the field of
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Chemical producer Indorama Ventures announced it secured a new 7-year loan totaling $200 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help fund the continued growth of the company’s strategic sustainability programmes in India, Thailand and Indonesia, and promote a circular economy as a leading PET recycler. The loan from the
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UPM Raflatac has received a new certificate of validity from leading international assurance service provider, Dekra, for its RafCycle recycling service. Going forward, this certification validates the credibility of the CO2 impact assessments provided by RafCycle in Europe and the US. As a result, customers can communicate their environmental contributions in
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB has completed the roll out of its attached cap plastic bottles with production now underway at its manufacturing site in Morpeth, Northumberland, making it the final site to make the switch. The attached cap mechanic is the same as that of a normal cap. The innovation
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