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UPM Raflatac, a global leader in sustainable pressure sensitive labeling solutions, announced that its RafCycle recycling solution is now also available in Thailand. RafCycle services were launched in Bangkok on November 16, 2018 during an end-user event with an announcement of EcoBlue Limited being the first RafCycle partner in the area.
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On November 16, And & Or officially opened its new 2,000 sq.m. plant in the Parque Empresarial Guadalquivir, Seville, Spain. This expansion intends to meet And & Or’s machinery and solutions growing demand for all the markets where the company actually operates. The specialisation and subdivision of the production phase depending
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On November 8, more than 117 representatives of the plastics industry from 24 countries met for an open day at the Upper Austrian mechanical engineering company Next Generation Recycling Machines (NGR). In cooperation with the German machine supplier and extrusion specialist Kuhne GmbH, a recycling process for PET was demonstrated: The
Read moreNestlé Waters North America announced that it has signed a significant agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLite, and that CarbonLite will expand its U.S. operations by building a third facility in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. The new contract builds upon Nestlé Waters’ existing relationship with CarbonLite, one
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Jason Sears has been named president of Dri-Air Industries, replacing Charlie Sears, Dri-Air founder and Jason’s father, who passed away recently. The Board of Directors of Dri-Air made the announcement. Jason has been an employee at Dri-Air for 30 years, beginning after school during his high school years learning such skills
Read moreLightweight Containers revealed some of its latest developments at Brau Beviale. Additional fittings for KeyKeg and UniKeg, global expanding of their production facilities and a clever tool for the home market are examples of these innovations. The UniKeg range of products is already available with Sankey-D and Sankey-S fittings. Now, Lightweight
Read moreHall 7A stand 510 Together with its subsidiaries Kosme, Syskron, Evoguard, KIC Krones, Milkron and System Logistics, Krones will be showcasing its comprehensive corporate capabilities as a complete-system vendor for filling and packaging technology in the brewing and beverage industries. When it comes to beer production, filter systems and Krones Dynafill
Read moreHall 4 stand 137 Petainer is launching new petainerKeg products which have been specifically developed using circular economy designs, focused on recycling and reuse. According to the company, they provide a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to traditional stainless-steel kegs, and a low-cost way of entering new domestic and international markets.
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Hall 6 stand 131 The specialist in electromechanical measuring systems Steinfurth sets this year’s focus in the improved and extended product line for combined monitoring of quality parameters on beverages, closures and packages. The non-destructive CO2 tester CDA-OST is an optical instrument with a standardised calibration and validation strategy. Together with
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Hall 7 stand 7-820 Cypet Technologies will showcase its new, one-way beer PET keg. The ‘Zeg’ features a top chime and handles that are integrated with the rest of the keg body (patent pending). Having the top chime, handles and keg body formed as one piece significantly reduces the production cost
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Hall 7 stand 546/647 To avoid regular customer reclamation because of over- or under-torqued screw caps, or such that are tilted or even leaking, BBULL Technology developed IMAGE APA FQM. What happened previously with random samples in the laboratory can be done now inline or in a bypass by a special
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