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BASF and Avantium announced that they have signed a letter of intent and entered into exclusive negotiations to establish a joint venture (JV) for the production and marketing of furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), as well as marketing of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), based on this new chemical building block. FDCA is produced from renewable
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Based on the proven design of Conair’s popular access series loaders, EZLoad loaders offer the same angled canister design and hinged filter lid that tilts back and locks to enable easy access for cleaning or filter maintenance. The new EZLoad control was specifically developed to serve loading applications where advanced load-control
Read moreSmithers Pira publishes new report, The Future of PET Packaging to 2021, which provides market volume and value data by end-use markets and by geographic region/country for the PET packaging market. In 2015, PET packaging amounted to just under 16.7 million tonnes, representing a 3.8% increase on 2014 levels. Going into
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Kiefel GmbH of Freilassing, Germany – part of the Brückner Group based in Siegsdorf, Germany – intends to acquire a 100% share in Mould & Matic Solutions GmbH, which currently belongs to the Austrian Haidlmair Group. Both parties signed a purchase agreement, which is still subject to the approval of the
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With Nature MultiPack NMP Systems GmbH is bringing a disruptive packaging innovation powered by KHS to market. An intensive collaboration with Danone Waters led to the premier market introduction on brand Evian starting in France and Belgium this month. Nature MultiPack is the bonding together of PET bottles with specially developed
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The Austrian Alpla Group and the Egyptian Taba Group have signed a partnership agreement in the form of a joint venture. Alpla will take on a majority shareholding in the company which will begin operating under the name of Alpla Taba. The contracting parties have agreed not to disclose the details
Read moreResearches from the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan isolated a novel bacterium that is enjoying PET as its major energy and carbon source. Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 uses two enzymes to break down the PET efficiently into its two environmentally benign monomers, terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol. The species has been
Read more160 experts and leaders from the entire PET value chain in Europe and beyond met at the 2016 Petcore Europe sold-out conference in Brussels, Belgium on 23 February. Presented by high-level speakers from the industry as well as from the European institutions, the four conference themes Sustainability, Circular Economy, Innovation and
Read moreIn light of increasing integration along the entire production chain, the Emballage and Manutention exhibitions have confirmed their complementary nature by becoming All4Pack Paris, the global marketplace for Packaging, Processing, Printing & Handling. This marks a strategic move in response to buyers’ expectations and reinforces the event’s key position for the
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Shorter changeover times, lower energy costs and use of fewer resources: at the in-house KHS exhibition at the production site in Kleve, Germany, the company’s product innovations and further developments met with great interest. Under the motto of “Less is more” the systems provider presented its approach to greater economy and
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Klöckner Pentaplast will introduce a PET-based technology for yogurt packaging at Propak Africa 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. “clikPET” is said to embody full polystyrene functionality, complemented by good gas and water vapour barrier properties, transport shock-resistance and the ability to bend and click. This is said to achieve increased shelf-life
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