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Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that Corpus Christi Polymers (CCP) has decided to temporarily pause construction of its integrated PTA-PET plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. Alpek, along with its joint venture partners in CCP, has been committed to the development of this facility. However, due to high inflationary rates, construction
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Herma launched a newly developed label adhesive 72Gpw. It is claimed to offers approximately double the initial adhesion of standard wash-off adhesives with an equally high final adhesion and above all equally good washability. The company presented this development during LabelExpo. The Cyclos-HTP Institute has certified the adhesive 72Gpw for use
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 2011 . This has diverted 2.1 million tons of waste from the environment and saved 2.9 million tons of carbon footprint from the product lifecycles . Demonstrating its commitment
Read moreOn the sideline of the Chemical Recycling Europe Forum 2023, Pyrowave is proud to introduce its nanopurification technology. Applied to plastic waste, this technology operates at the molecular level to remove contaminants from polymers with perfect control on purified resins. It specifically addresses a challenge faced by most plastic waste recyclers
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The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future. EPBP (European PET Bottle Platform) has now developed ‘design guidelines for recyclability for food grade opaque white PET bottles and expects that these guidelines
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Waste Free Oceans, a global initiative dedicated to tackling marine plastic pollution, is proud to announce its partnership with ICENECDEV, the International Center for Environmental Education and Community Development, a non-governmental organisation based in Cameroon since 2005. This groundbreaking collaboration aims to address the critical issue of marine plastic litter and
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Herbold Meckesheim is reporting a good order situation for PET and film washing lines towards the end of the current fiscal year. The company is referring to the end of the US financial year, because since last summer Herbold belongs to the US group Hillenbrand Inc. Last October, a separate Recycling
Read moreBritvic Ireland has announced an investment of €6 million in its Ballygowan facility in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, to grow the site’s production capacity by over 20% in order to meet growing consumer demand for Ballygowan mineral water, and the creation of 28 new jobs. In addition to the new manufacturing
Read morePack Expo Las Vegas has come to a close with a record number of visitors. Nearly 32,000 attendees, the most in the show’s history, actively engaged with more than 2,300 exhibitors across 1 million net square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This event not only stands
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R&D Leverage Europe, a subsidiary of Adler Industrial Solutions, announced an expansion in its services with the addition of Injection Blow Mould (IBM) capabilities. In 2023, the company has invested substantially in equipment and infrastructure to facilitate this development, including the purchase of IBM machines for mould validation and sampling. This
Read moreThe Plastics Industry Association announced today that NPE2024: The Plastics Show registrations are now open. The event will be held May 6-10, 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Every three years, NPE offers the plastics industry a global platform to highlight innovation across a show floor
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