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British health food brand Press is selling its cold-pressed juices in a new container called Eco Bottle. This is made from 75% rPET and 25% bio plastic (made from sugar cane rather than fossil fuels). The company states that they were chosing PET over glass for several reasons. Firstly, to ensure
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Based on the findings of the first two surveys, and backed up by their success and the signature of the Circular Plastics Alliance Declaration, EuPC decided to conduct the third edition of its survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converters in Europe in cooperation with Polymer Comply Europe
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Six petrochemical companies in Flanders, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the Netherlands (Trilateral Region) announced the creation of a consortium to jointly investigate how naphtha or gas steam crackers could be operated using renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels. The Cracker of the Future consortium, which includes BASF, Borealis, BP, LyondellBasell,
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KeyKeg/UniKeg’s fifth manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Spain is now fully operational and open for business. The additional capacity provided by the plant meets the rapidly growing demand for KeyKeg and UniKeg in the region. The facility is state-of-the-art with the latest Lanfranchi blow moulding technology and equipment, as well as the
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SMI S.p.A., Hall14. Booth B69 Among the exhibits of SMI will be the compact EBS 4 K ERGON series of compact fully electronic stretch-blow moulders. Capable of satisfying production demands of up to 9,200 bph, the EBS K models are available in 2, 3 and 4-cavity versions, and offer all the advantages
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1Blow, Hall 14, Booth B70 rPET is more than just a trend, it is a reality for all companies who have put sustainability in their daily rules. Thanks to their advanced features, all 1 Blow machines are suitable for the production of PET bottles with up to 100% rPET. However, due to
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Starlinger, Hall 9, Booth D22 PET bottle flakes are a valuable secondary resource. At K show, Starlinger recycling technology will be presenting recycling solutions for three different applications: bottle-to-bottle, bottle-to-fibre, and bottle-to-bag. Bottle-to-bottle: Starlinger has installed more than 55 PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines worldwide with a total installed capacity of >550,000
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PackSys, Hall 3, Booth D90 PackSys Global manufactures high speed machines for creating tamper evident bands by folding and slitting plastic caps. Until now the most important quality control test, known as the pull-off test, which checks the strength and consistency of the tamper evident band, has been done periodically offline
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Krones, Hall 15, Booth 15.1 Holistic recycling of packaging Millions of bottles are recycled using Krones’ MetaPure systems, handling different material qualities, all the way up to food-grade PET. Since Krones apply a holistic approach to recycling, they are expanding their technology step-by-step to include other types of plastics. The MetaPure
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Maag, Hall 9, Booth A04 For the first time in its history, all the Maag Group’s companies will be showing together at the K show, featuring all their system solutions together on their joint booth. Maag will also be represented in hall 16 in the VDMA’s Circular Economy Pavilion. The experience
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Urola, Hall 14, Booth B14 The Urbi Series of Urola linear blowers, 100% electric, have a compact, solid and ergonomic design that guarantees high performance for the manufacture of PET containers with a capacity of up to 10 l and speeds between 2,500 and 13,600 bph. Because of the high technology and the
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