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New advancements in technological innovation and discussions relating to the current and future states of the PET packaging industry will be session focal points at the 2019 PETnology Americas conference, May 14-15 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta, GA. PETnology Americas 2019, produced in collaborative partnership of The
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At its Auspack conference on March 27, 2019, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) selected the best packaging innovations and products of the year. GEA Vipoll received the Award of Excellence for its All In One monoblock filler in two categories: GEA’s Australian partner Foodmach had submitted the filler
Read moreLogoplaste announced the appointment of Gerardo Chiaia as the Group’s new CEO. Roberto Villaquiran, Logoplaste’s current CEO will be leaving his position for family reasons, and to pursue other activities. The company states that over the past two years, Roberto has been instrumental in implementing a new management structure, focusing the
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The two-day Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference taking place in Hall 7 at the RAI Amsterdam opens to visitors at 10.00 am on April 10. Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2019 will be announced from 12.35 pm onwards on the second day of the event, April 11.
Read more“Husky originally launched the HyPET HPP5 system as the world’s most productive and fully integrated preform molding solution capable of delivering the most challenging preform applications, without compromising system performance, output or quality,” said Rob Domodossola, Husky’s President of Rigid Packaging. “We have now taken this industryleading solution to the next
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From April 1st, 2019, Michael Tregner took on responsibility for Motan gmbh as Managing Director and for global Motan production units as COO (Chief Operating Officer). He takes over for Ulrich Eberhardt, who is going into well-deserved retirement after 40 years of service for the motan group. Michael Tregner (52 years
Read moreAtlas Copco has acquired S.A.S. Air Diffusion. The company is a distributor of compressors for Atlas Copco. Air Diffusion is located in St. Etienne in the southern part of France. The company has around 15 employees. Air Diffusion has a diverse group of small to medium-sized customers in workshops and in
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The Erema Group celebrates the most successful business year in the company’s history. Consolidated total turnover of more than EUR 180 million in 2018/19 represents an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year. A total of 6,000 Erema plastics recycling machines are currently in operation in 108 countries around
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Two specialists in packaging solutions, Alpla in Austria and Fromm in Switzerland, are founding a joint venture to form a new basis for their collaboration in PET recycling. PET Recycling Team Wolfen will be dedicated to recycling the PET waste from the Gelber Sack (‘yellow bag’ – German bin for household
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Proco Machinery Inc., a leading manufacturer of automation systems for the blow moulding industry, has launched a unique lay-flat packing technology which allows blow moulders to pack plastic bottles on their sides, as opposed to placing them with necks up or down. The new tooling technology makes use of collaborative robot
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A report released by the American Chemistry Council finds the potential economic impact of expanding advanced plastic recycling and recovery technologies in the United States to be nearly $10 billion. The report examines a burgeoning class of technologies that convert used plastics into a range of products and raw materials such
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