Pretium’s SureHandle bottle wins two Worldstar packaging excellence awards

Pretium Packaging, a North American manufacturer of plastic containers and closures, has won two international Worldstar awards for its SureHandle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container which features an integrated handle. The Worldstar awards are presented by the World Packaging Organisation. SureHandle was honored in both the Worldstar food and beverage categories, making

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Sustainable packaging ebook

Regulation is forcing companies to reduce their usage of virgin plastics. Regulation from China saw the ban on importing waste plastics begin in December 2017. In January 2018, the European Union (EU) announced it aims to make all plastic packaging in the EU recyclable by 2030. The ebook “Sustainable packaging: innovation

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Alpla develops EBM PET

The production technology EBM (Extrusion Blow Moulding) offers considerable freedom in relation to the design of packaging solutions. This makes EBM a good option for premium products, standing out in their design and function. With EBM PET, Alpla experts have combined these benefits with the benefits of PET. In the recent

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Indorama Ventures acquires 74% in Medco Plast

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) has completed the acquisition of 74% of the share capital of Medco Plast for Packing and Packaging Systems S.A.E. (Medco Plast) from Middle East Glass Manufacturing Co. S.A.E. (MEG) and the Samaha family. Following the acquisition, MEG will retain a 16% shareholding in Medco Plast,

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Sensor technology leader Tomra strengthens set-up in China

Since establishing the first subsidiary in China in 2010, Tomra has been actively increasing its investment and business activities in this dynamic market. Currently Tomra has three businesses operating in China: recycling sorting, food sorting and grading and beverage container collection. Tomras’s business activity in China ranges from business development, product

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