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Direct processing of PET flakes for food contact compliant inline preforms in one processing step – Premiere of Xtreme Renew at the Erema Discovery Day 2016

3 Jun 2016 PP-Admin 1944 Views 1 min read

This year’s Erema Discovery Day was held at the Erema headquarters in Ansfelden on June 1, 2016. 250 international customers and interested guests once again found their way to Erema. From sorters and washing plant manufacturers to downstream producers, fillers and brand owners, representatives from the entire PET recycling value chain

Labelling

Water-based adhesives for flexible food packaging

2 Jun 2016 PP-Admin 2703 Views 1 min read

According to an eco-efficiency analysis conducted by BASF and Comexi, supplier of converting solutions for the flexible packaging industry, BASF’s water-based adhesive systems are an environmentally compatible and economically rewarding alternative to conventional technologies when it comes to lamination of flexible food packaging. The BASF Eco-Efficiency methodology was most recently validated

Events

Blow-moulded PET container wins DuPont Packaging Award

1 Jun 2016 PP-Admin 1291 Views 0 min read

DuPont has announced its 2016 Awards for Packaging Innovation, recognising companies that have responded to worldwide demand for improvements in customer product experiences and sustainability, and incorporated simpler messaging and cost-efficient production technologies. Graham Packaging, based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, received the highest accolade, the Diamond Award, for its ThermaSet Blow

Bottling / Filling

IBWA: Bottled water will be U.S. America’s largest beverage category

31 May 2016 PP-Admin 1264 Views 1 min read

The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), in conjunction with Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC), has released 2015 bottled water statistics, which show that U.S. Americans’ consumption of bottled water increased by 7.9% and bottled water sales are up 8.9% since the previous year. BMC now indicates that bottled water is poised to

Companies Materials

Polyone licensed to sell Novapet PET light blocker

30 May 201629 Jan 2019 PP-Admin 2936 Views 1 min read

Polyone announced that its ColorMatrix business has licensed the right to manufacture, market and sell a high-performance light blocking technology for liquid dairy packaging from PET resin and concentrate manufacturer Novapet. Novapet’s DCU (Dairy Concentrate Ultra) additive protects liquid dairy products packaged in monolayer PET bottles from degrading due to light

Bottling / Filling

New Sidel Combi at Refres Now

27 May 201629 Jan 2019 PP-Admin 1273 Views 0 min read

CSD manufacturer Refres Now from Argentina as invested in the biggest Sidel Combi ever built.? Part of a complete line, the Sidel Combi was installed at the company’s bottling plant as a high-tech solution for bottling family pack sizes, which are in great demand in Argentina. The line features a Sidel

Companies

50th anniversary of Krauss-Maffei Corporation in the US

25 May 2016 PP-Admin 1287 Views 1 min read

Krauss-Maffei Corporation, the US subsidiary of the KraussMaffei Group with headquarters in Florence, Kentucky, celebrated its 50th anniversary on May 18 and 19 with more than 400 customers. The company has grown continuously since it was founded in 1966 and has established itself as a leading provider of machinery for plastics

Bottles / Bottle Making

The world’s lightest PET bottle for edible oil

24 May 201629 Jan 2019 PP-Admin 1373 Views 0 min read

Sidel, has collaborated with Algar Agro to produce the world’s lightest 900ml PET bottle for edible oil. A large player in the Brazilian market, Algar Agro worked with Sidel to reduce the total weight of its finished bottle from 18 to 14 grams – a reduction of 22%. The bottle was

Inspection

Optical wall thickness measurement system

23 May 201629 Jan 2019 PP-Admin 3199 Views 0 min read

GP Resources, LLC (GPR), is launching its real-time thickness measurement system for the plastic bottle and container manufacturing market. The GPR Wall Thickness System (WTS), based on a non-contact optical technology that enables measurement of bottles’ walls independently on both sides, is installed on an existing conveyor downstream of a blow

People

Herbold Meckesheim GmbH welcomes Achim Ebel as Division Manager

20 May 2016 PP-Admin 1404 Views 0 min read

Achim Ebel, the former associate and general manager of B+B Anlagenbau GmbH has joined Herbold Meckesheim GmbH as division manager for washing lines. Achim Ebel has many years of experience in conception, manufacture, supply and operation of plastics recycling lines. He can profit from his knowledge gained in plant engineering and

Bottles / Bottle Making Bottling / Filling Capping / Closures

Integrated system for blow-moulding, filling and capping

19 May 201629 Jan 2019 PP-Admin 1656 Views 1 min read

The integrated plants of smi group’s new Ecobloc Ergon series are launched as a solution for the blow-moulding, filling and capping of PET and PP containers for the bottling of still and carbonated water, soft drinks, milk and edible oil up to 3l at the maximum output of 33,600 bottles/hour (0.5l).

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