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In 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
Read moreThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has made its first investment under the Australian Recycling Investment Fund, committing up to $16.5 million in debt finance on behalf of the Australian Government to a PET recycling facility in regional New South Wales. The new plant will recycle the equivalent of an estimated one billion PET bottles
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Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in dispensing solutions, announced its partnership with Rebo to offer a 600ml reusable water bottle that uses technology to help people stay hydrated. The Rebo stainless steel water bottle uses Bluetooth technology embedded in the cap to track the amount of water consumed. A
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Thailand-based Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), producer of recycled PET for beverage bottles, announced it will build a facility in Karawang, West Java, to recycle almost 2 billion plastic bottles a year in support of the government’s plan to reduce ocean debris. The facility, which is planned to launch in
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Tirelli S.r.l., designer and producer of filling, capping, labelling systems and complete “turnkey” lines for the cosmetics and home and body care industry, has finalised the acquisition of 100% of the shares of KTF Engineering, specialist in the production of net weight filling systems, based in Marmirolo (MN), Italy. With the
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The Lego Group unveiled a prototype brick which uses PET plastic from discarded bottles. It is the first brick made from a recycled material to meet the company’s quality and safety requirements. A team of more than 150 people are working to find sustainable solutions for LEGO products. Over the past
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The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 4-5 November 2021, moving to the larger Hall 12 this year to accommodate demand for a larger exhibition and conference space. Online visitor registration is now open at:
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1 July 2021 will see Engel complete the generation change in the management of its sales and service subsidiary in Mumbai. Frank Schuster, Regional President METAI, takes over the management of Engel Machinery India Pvt. Ltd. Stalinjose Selvanayagam is the new Sales Director. Jitendra Devlia, the previous managing director and sales
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