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World Packaging Organisation (WPO) President, Luciana Pellegrino, announced this Monday the names of the Vice Presidents that will take part of WPO’s new Executive Team and lead WPO’s Portfolios during her term of office that goes from 2024 to 2026, working closely with her, WPO Members, partner organizations and the market. “I am thrilled to
Read moreThe Deposit Return Scheme — a new, nationwide money-back scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans — is being rolled out from February 1, 2024. The scheme incentivises people to return used drinks containers so that they can be successfully recycled into new containers. The Deposit Return Scheme is a
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, has been awarded the prestigious ‘Platinum Medal’ by EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment, underscoring the company’s unwavering commitment to sustainability. Indorama Ventures actively participates in the annual EcoVadis assessment to measure its sustainable practices, ensuring alignment with the diverse requirements of key customers across
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PiovanGroup launches a new strategic division in industrial and process cooling, the result of the integration of the business segments operated by the recently acquired Thermal Care and the existing Aquatech. The two companies share a 50-year history of designing, selling, and servicing high-quality heat transfer solutions for the plastics, food,
Read moreLatest figures published by Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) show that the total European installed plastics recycling capacity stands at 12.5 million tonnes in 2022. Due to heavy market disruptions, the growth rate went down from 17% to 10%, year-on-year. “Progress is indispensable for ensuring the viability of the plastics recycling industry.
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The Swiss dairy industry is gradually transitioning from polyethylene (PE) to PET for its bottles. Milk products packaged in PET have been in circulation since summer of 2023. Until then, these bottles had to be returned in the plastic bottle collection. According to the new rule, PET milk bottles bearing the
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Coca‑Cola will temporarily remove labels from Sprite and Sprite Zero on-the-go bottles this January in a limited trial of “label-less” packaging. The pilot will see labels temporarily removed from single 500ml Sprite and Sprite Zero bottles and replaced with an embossed logo on the front of the pack. Laser-engraved product and
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Pelliconi & C. S.p.A., one of the world’s leading manufacturers of closures for food and beverage, officially announced on January 19, 2024 the acquisition of production assets from Novembal, a leading company specialised in the design and production of plastic caps. This operation represents a significant step for Pelliconi in pursuing
Read moreKrones is close to sign an agreement regarding the acquisition of 100% of Netstal Maschinen AG (Netstal) from KraussMaffei. Based in Naefels, Switzerland, Netstal is a leading supplier of injection moulding machines to the beverage market (PET preforms and caps) as well as to the medical and thin-wall packaging market. The
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Loop Industries, Inc., a clean technology company whose mission is to accelerate a circular plastics economy by manufacturing 100% recycled PET plastic and polyester fiber and Bormioli Pharma, an international leader in pharmaceutical packaging and medical devices, announced on January 24, 2024 that an innovative pharmaceutical packaging bottle manufactured with 100%
Read moreCircularix, a pioneering manufacturer in the recycled plastics industry, announced a supply agreement with Republic Services, a leader in the environmental services industry, aimed at advancing the circularity of recycled PET. This agreement represents a significant step toward promoting sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint and environmental impact of plastics in
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