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The International Society of Beverage Technologists (ISBT) is an impartial organisation that deals with all technical and scientific aspects of beverages. Next to providing forums for scholarly discussions, publishing of “voluntary” technical guidelines and best practices, the annual BevTech meetings are a widely recognised activity of the ISBT. These meetings are
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Aptar Food + Beverage launches the Maestro closure for the edible oil market. The new solution is designed to give consumers easy-to-open, portion control and drip free benefits. Maestro’s wide finger recess allows consumers to easily open the lid with one hand, and the raised spout was thoughtfully designed to let
Read moreClariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemical company, completed the sale of its entire masterbatches business to PolyOne. The enterprise value of the sale, which consists of separate transactions for Clariant’s global masterbatches business and its masterbatches business in India, amounts to approximately USD 1,560 million which is equivalent to
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The 34th edition of Chinaplas has been rescheduled to April 13-16, 2021, at a new venue –– Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center. This will be the first time for Chinaplas to be held in Shenzhen. The trade fair will alternate between Shenzhen (odd years) and Shanghai (even years) in the
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Latest stats show 62% of all PET plastic beverage bottles produced in SA in 2019 were collected for recycling Despite global market contractions, and now the rolling economic impact of Covid-19, South Africa’s PET plastic recycling value chain has kept its wheels turning, delivering another positive annual recycling rate while creating
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Verpa Folie Weidhausen GmbH pursued with the development of a new type of carrier strap based on PE material in combination with a PE-based shrink film the basis for a single-variety packaging solution that is both clearly sortable and recyclable. Thanks to this solution, the flexible beverage container packaging with Verpalin
Read moreRecyclates characterisation guiding requirements published by Plastics Recyclers Europe This scientifically grounded guidance is a benchmark for the quality of recycled plastics. The documents’ overarching aim is to advance the quality and enhance the demand for recyclates. It addresses as well the issues of lack of harmonisation and transparency on the
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Between one and three litres per litre of beer or soft drinks, two litres per kilo of PET – during a production operation, very substantial quantities of wastewater are created. For precisely this reason, not only beverage and liquid-food producers, but also recyclers are continually seeking solutions for downsizing this wastewater
Read moreGovernor Gavin Newsom gave supermarkets and other dealers of beverages carrying a five or ten cent deposit another 60-day reprieve on refunding deposits, putting greater pressure on too few redemption centers to serve millions of Californians. California now joins Iowa’s Republican Governor as the only states letting the retailers off the
Read moreCaps and closures are used to keep the container close and seal in order to protect the quality of the product and increase its self-life. They are mainly used in the packaging industry as it prevents the entry of dust, moisture, and keep the product safe and secure from spoilage and damage.
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PETplanet’s online conference on on June 23, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30 pm CEST The requirement to use tethered caps in future is having a major impact on the drinks’ industry as well as on PET bottles. The first question that bottlers have to ask themselves is: what will the customer accept?
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