Indorama Ventures reports stable quarterly earnings; management focused on bolstering performance in challenging environment

15 Nov 202315 Nov 2023 Heike Fischer 211 Views 2 min read

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, reported stable third-quarter earnings as the company’s management focuses on conserving cash and improving competitiveness to bolster performance in a continued period of weakness in the global chemical industry. Indorama Ventures achieved EBITDA of $324 million in 3Q23, an increase

PET tray-to-tray: Greiner Packaging processes material from yellow bags into beverage trays for Rauch Fruchtsäfte

14 Nov 202313 Nov 2023 Heike Fischer 178 Views 3 min read

Together with its partners, Greiner Packaging is taking yet another step towards a circular economy: In future, Rauch brand beverages will also be presented in supermarkets in trays made of 70% PCR (post-consumer recycled) rPET material. – In addition to bottles made from 100% rPET, Rauch now also uses trays made

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Tomra introduces next-generation flake sorting technology

13 Nov 202310 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 152 Views 2 min read

Tomra launches of the new Innosort Flake for high-throughput purification of plastic flakes. Its features are claimed to enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer, colour and transparency achieving high quality even from very contaminated inputs. Equipped with a powerful sensor combination, the development sorts polymers by material type and colour, removing

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Axium Packaging acquires Italian company Silte srl

10 Nov 202310 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 263 Views 1 min read

Axium Packaging, specialising in the production of jars, bottles and closures in PET, recycled PET & PP, PCR PP for personal care and food markets, has signed the acquisition of the Italian company Silte srl. Silte srl, family-owned SME based in Budrio next to Bologna in Italy, is specialising in the

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Chlorophyll Water launches 100% rPET bottles with Clean Flake technology

9 Nov 20238 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 270 Views 1 min read

Chlorophyll Water has transitioned to bottles made from 100% rPET with Clean Flake technology. These rPET bottles are manufactured from food-grade PET which is recycled as per the technologies approved by the US FDA and European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) for food-grade recycled material and repurposed into new PET bottles. “As

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Berlin Packaging partners with the Association of Plastic Recyclers to offer PET bottles for recycling tests

8 Nov 20237 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 205 Views 2 min read

Berlin Packaging, a leading Hybrid Packaging Supplier, has partnered with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) on a sample bottle program to assist in the design and testing of recyclable PET plastic packaging. Under the partnership, Berlin now offers small quantities of specific PET bottles required to conduct PET recyclability test

Events

NPE’s academic programme redesigned

7 Nov 20237 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 163 Views 3 min read

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) officially unveils more than 90 Educational Sessions ahead of NPE 2024: The Plastics Show, taking place May 6-10, 2024, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla, USA. The trade show is redefining the education experience for attendees through a new learning journey on key

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Krones records strong growth in first three quarters of 2023 and significantly improves profitability

6 Nov 20236 Nov 2023 Heike Fischer 155 Views 5 min read

After a successful first half of the year, the third quarter of 2023 also went well for Krones. Although the overall economic outlook has clouded over, the company’s international customers in the food and beverage industry continue to show high levels of market activity and willingness to invest. This reflects the

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Axens, Ifpen, and Jeplan launch Rewind chemical PET recycling in Japan

3 Nov 20233 Nov 2023 Gabriele Kosmehl 228 Views 2 min read

In 2020, Axens, Ifpen and Jeplan entered into a partnership to develop and license a recycling process, called Rewind PET, that is claimed to be able to recycle all types of waste PET, especially those difficult to recycle mechanically. With the support of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe),

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Plaswood’s The Wombles furniture collection shows the importance of minimising waste through recycling

2 Nov 20232 Nov 2023 Heike Fischer 168 Views 3 min read

Recycled plastic outdoor furniture from Plaswood, a product of one of Berry Global’s UK businesses, is helping bring The Wombles, some of the UK’s most cherished TV characters and champions of sustainability and a clean environment, back to life. Plaswood is collaborating with Environmental Street Furniture (ESF), global designer of furniture

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Penn Waste went back to a trusted partner for its optical sorters

1 Nov 202331 Oct 2023 Heike Fischer 141 Views 3 min read

Penn Waste, a waste and recycling company serving south-central Pennsylvania, proudly operates a state-of-the-art recycling facility spanning 96,000 square feet in York, Pennsylvania. As part of the Waste Connections family of companies, Penn Waste has been a leader in the industry since it was established in 2000. Last year, the York

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