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Fakuma: Erema, Hall A6 Booth 6314 With the founding of the Powerfil business unit, Erema, the manufacturer of plastics recycling systems, extends its portfolio and now also offers the proven melt filter as individual components for existing extrusion plants. Technical modifications were made to the filter systems prior to the foundation
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PET Engineering’s packaging innovators have won the World Beverage Innovation Award for FonteVita and a great response from bottlers for Luxo & Nova Lines. PET Engineering’s new Luxo line redefines the boundaries of “Premiumness” for the Horeca sector through new shapes and new finishes. This line, created based on the extensive
Read moreFrom February 27 to March 1st, 2018 Beviale Moscow will open its gates at the Crocus Expo in Moscow. For the third time it offers the local beverage industry a one-of-a-kind business platform. It is Russia’s meeting point where professionals from the beverage sector find the entire process chain on display.
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Drinktec Specifically developed for food and beverage applications, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions presented sealing materials for beverage filling systems. Ideal for filling and packaging equipment, these Isolast compounds provide resistance to concentrated flavouring additives, which can cause excess swelling in conventional elastomers, says the company. In addition, they withstand frequent harsh CIP
Read morePush-Pull, Twist-Top, Snip-Tip, or Toggle-Swing? The selection of caps and closures is hardly straightforward nowadays, and new varieties for beverages, cosmetics, and other goods are constantly being developed. Market research and consulting company Ceresana analysed the European market for plastic caps and closures already for the second time. Simple standard screw
Read moreFull house for the 25th birthday of the Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre: with roughly 1700 exhibitors from 35 countries and a fully occupied exhibition centre in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, the Fakuma will celebrate its anniversary as befits its social status from the
Read moreIn its 2015/2016 sustainability report, the system provider KHS GmbH documents its ongoing measures, achievements, and goals pertaining to strategy and social, ecological and economic issues. A main focus is on the topic “PET and sustainability – a contradiction or not?”. The complete report is available for online viewing. Visit KHS
Read moreWith over 76,000 visitors from more than 170 countries, drinktec has chalked up the best-ever result in its 66-year history. The number of visitors rose by 10,000 over the previous event in 2013. In particular at the international level, the trade fair was able to grow attendance again, this time by
Read moreA very special Open House was held from 4 to 6 September at the Sipa headquarters in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, where the unique direct processing of washed PET flakes to make food contact grade preforms was demonstrated live on the world’s first PET Inline Preform system. The system will be in
Read morePetcore Europe’s annual conference will take place in Brussels, Belgium from February 7-8, 2018. Building up on the success of the last years, the organisers decided to expand the 2018 conference edition to two days. The first half day is exclusively dedicated to PET Business & Strategy, followed by a Networking
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As of September 1, 2017, Markus Kosak is the new project manager for drinktec, the trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry. Kosak was most recently project manager for the international drinktec trade fairs. He has taken over from Petra Westphal, who will remain project group manager for all
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