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Towards harmonised certification of plastics packaging recyclability

6 Aug 20205 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1168 Views 1 min read

RecyClass Platform recognised first series of Certification Bodies RecyClass welcomes Recoup, SUEZ.Circpack, plastship, Circular Analytics, AIMPLAS, Veolia PET Germany GmbH and REDILO as Certification Bodies who will apply RecyClass method for assessing the recyclability of plastics packaging. Twenty individual auditors within these companies have been granted accreditation to issue RecyClass Recyclability Certifications

Companies News Recycling

Indorama Ventures continues its commitment to PET recycling with new acquisition in Poland

5 Aug 20205 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1265 Views 1 min read

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Industrie Maurizio Peruzzo Polowat spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (IMP Polowat), a PET recycling facility in Poland. The acquisition consists of two assets, strategically located in Bielsko-Biala and Leczyca, close to the

Inspection News

Agr International introduces the new Gawis 4D

5 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 4597 Views 1 min read

Agr International has unveiled their latest development, the Gawis 4D, an all-in-one measurement system for plastic containers and preforms. Designed to automate a number of critical bottle and preform measurements into a single operation, this new laboratory test system provides a new level of measurement capabilities to support the design, process

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling News Recycling

Extremely light and fully recyclable: KHS and Alpla Group develop returnable PET bottle

4 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 Heike Fischer 1687 Views 1 min read

Focus on weight reduction and conservation of resources Packaging weighs just 55 grams thanks to optimized base and neck Returnable bottle containing up to 35% recyclate Together with Austrian packaging expert Alpla KHS has now developed a returnable PET container that at 55 grams is extremely light. The 1.0-liter bottle’s high

Bottles / Bottle Making Recycling

Sustainable premium jars for cosmetic and beauty products

3 Aug 202027 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1356 Views 1 min read

Berry Bramlage is launching a range of premium jars that enable cosmetic and beauty products to create a strong on-shelf presence and brand image while meeting consumer demands for more sustainable packaging. The new Infinity Quartz range can be specified in a choice of materials (including post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic), finishes

Events

All4Pack Paris 2020 focuses on logistics and packaging

31 Jul 202027 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1249 Views 2 min read

A new edition of All4Pack Emballage Paris will take place from 23 to 26 November 2020. This will bean opportunity to reveal how the sectors packaging and intralogistics ecosystem have displayed their resilience through the crisis and to discover the latest sustainable innovations and solutions from more than 1,000 exhibitors and

Companies

Engel launches new location in Belgium

30 Jul 202027 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1179 Views 1 min read

On 1st July, the injection moulding machine manufacturer and systems solutions provider Engel opened a new sales and service office with its own training centre in Belgium. The new office is located in Oostakker near Ghent, one of the most important industrial centres in Belgium. It is part of Engel Benelux

Companies Recycling

Criteria for RAL quality mark for recyclable PET beverage packaging extended

29 Jul 202024 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1513 Views 2 min read

Politicians and consumers have long been demanding environmentally friendly packaging solutions to reduce the amount of plastic waste. Companies that have been awarded the RAL Quality Mark for Recyclable PET Beverage Packaging support this goal by using recycled PET material in the production of new PET beverage packaging and by striving

Companies

Retal Baltic opens new office

28 Jul 202024 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1058 Views 0 min read

Retal Baltic announced the official opening of its new premises. The new space is dedicated to an updated central group laboratory to maintain the company’s international-standard quality assurance and testing, as well as expanding working and auxiliary spaces for administration and production employees. It sees the previous 700sqm site now doubled to 1,400sqm,

Companies Materials Recycling

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP Ventures) funding for CuRe Technology

27 Jul 202024 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1533 Views 2 min read

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, has taken a further step on its journey towards 100% rPET for its plastic bottles by funding CuRe Technology – a recycling start-up which seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester waste. The funding

Events

Fakuma 2020 cancelled

24 Jul 202024 Jul 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl 1357 Views 1 min read

In cooperation with the exhibitor advisory board for Fakuma 2020, trade fair promoters P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG have decided to postpone the 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing to 2021. The next Fakuma trade show will take place from the 12th to the 16th of October,

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