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Digimarc Corporation, the creator of Digimarc watermarks, driving the next generation of digital identification and detection-based technologies, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the product cloud company Evrythng Limited in a stock transaction. Evrythng is one of the market leaders which pioneered the product cloud category, linking every product
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Avery Dennison announced the release of the AD RDX sustainable product range for paper and film labels. The AD RDX product portfolio for paper and film is claimed to offer benefits such as less materials, resources, waste, transport and storage than conventional Avery Dennison products, which also means less downtime, changeovers
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Arca Continental, bottler for Coca-Cola bottlers, recently pledged to support a voluntary agreement with the National Government of Ecuador, through the Ministry of the Environment, with the goal of strengthening sustainable production and consumption in its Tonicorp business. The Minister of the Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition, Gustavo Manrique, as well
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Sidel installed a Super Combi Compact complete water line for Zulal Water Factory, in Sharjah, UAE (Zulal). Running at up to 45,000bph, the line not only delivers increased productivity by 280%, but also helps the company save 56% on energy costs, when compared with their existing PET line. In addition, with
Read moreHusky Injection Molding Systems, a leading technology provider to the plastics processing community, exhibited at Gulfood Manufacturing in Dubai, UAE. Husky’s booth was showcasing the company’s latest innovative solutions enabling its customers to adapt to continuously changing consumer and market demands for food and beverage packaging. “Husky understands that market conditions
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Jason Ganim, whose background includes almost 30 years of success in sales, management and executive leadership, as well as a degree in Finance, is the new President of Conair Group, effective Monday, Nov. 8. “We interviewed many highly qualified candidates from a number of industrial equipment companies and several other industries,”
Read moreCarbios, develope of enzymatic solutions dedicated to the end-of-life of plastic and textile polymers, announced the nomination of Emmanuel Ladent as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He will also be Chairman of Carbios’ subsidiary, Carbiolice. His role will take effect on December 1, 2021. At the same time, the Board
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The Compounding World Expo and Plastics Recycling World Expo returned to Messe Essen in Germany on September 29-30, 2021. This year they were joined by the new Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo. Organised by Ami, the free-to-attend exhibitions featured more than 200 exhibitors – a 20% increase
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Economical and FDA-compliant recycling of PET flakes – Coperion Gmbh, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, says that the drive towards a circular economy for PET has taken another step with its Coperion ZSK twin screw extruders, which can process PET flakes without predrying into pellets. The flakes are then condensed in the
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Dry recyclables and light packaging – The varying and constantly changing composition of waste materials poses a challenge for designers of sorting plants, which need to deliver consistently high purity rates while managing an increasing degree of complexity. Stadler, a leading supplier of sorting plants for the recycling industry, has the
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Producing food contact compliant rPET – One of the first Vacunite bottle-to-bottle systems by Erema started operation in Werne, Germany, in spring 2020. Using this system, the RCS Group, who already produced PET flakes for the non-food sector, is expanding their plastics recycling division to include the production of food-grade PET
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