Recycled mono-PET HTS product range for the dairy market

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

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2020 difficult year for Italian manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery

The 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

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Husky introduces the UltraShot Injection System

Husky 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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Sleever’s LDPET rewarded for its full body sleeve compatible with clear PET bottle recycling

Each year,the AWA International Sleeve Label Awards recognise the world’s most innovative sleeve products (heat-shrink labels). The award for environmental contribution was recently given to Sleever for its LDPET product, a full-body sleeve to enable enhanced recyclability of PET bottles. Developed exclusively by Sleever, LDPET has assisted brands with their ecological

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Borealis and Tomra open state-of-the-art plant for post-consumer plastic waste sorting and mechanical recycling

Borealis and Tomra have announced the operational start of their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany, the result of a partnership that marries chemistry with technology for unsurpassed results. “This plant embodies the principles of the platform founded by Borealis, which seeks to innovate plastics circularity through collaboration,” says

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Detectable black masterbatches for NIR-based polymer sorting and increased recyclability

To ensure the recyclability of black plastic products, Finke has developed a range of Fibaplast NIR detectable black masterbatches for standard packaging polymers like HDPE, PP, PS and PET. The key to recycling post-consumer waste is sorting. Common packaging polymers need to be separated to re-enter the material stream. Only pure

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Henkel launched almost 700 million bottles made of 100% recycled plastics to the market in Europe

Henkel used almost 700 million bottles made of 100 per cent recycled plastics for Laundry & Home Care products in Europe – more than 400 million in 2020. The recycled material stems from post-consumer waste, including Social Plastic from Henkel’s partnership with the Plastic Bank. Social Plastic contributes both to environmental

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Pretium joins U.S. Plastics Pact, committing to meet ambitious Circular Economy goals by 2025

Pretium has joined the U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative, solutions-driven initiative rooted in four ambitious goals intended to drive significant systems change by unifying diverse cross-sector approaches, setting a national strategy, and creating scalable solutions to create a path forward toward a circular economy for plastics in the United States by

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