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by Heike Fischer Food-grade rPET with a capacity of up to 500 tonnes/month is produced by the Polysmart Group in Nigeria. The distribution partner is Shad Polymers in Dubai, UAE. PETplanet met live and remotely the dynamic business people running the companies: Wasiu Balogun of Polysmart has dedicated his career to
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For all kinds of plastics, especially for rPET by Heike Fischer Sikora AG, known for measuring and control technology, inspection, analysis and sorting systems, presented at the World Recycling Expo in Essen, Germany, the Purity Concept V. This system is based on optical cameras and detects contamination or defects such as
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Retal Czech has recently started producing a popular monolayer preform at its Melnik facility. The 26/22 GME 30.37 preform is available in a range of weights and is ideally suited to the European markets for carbonated and non-carbonated beverages that already use this neck finish. The additional production of the 26/22
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Temple Economic Development Corporation (Temple EDC) announced that Niagara Bottling, LLC (Niagara) will invest $48 million to expand its existing facility in Temple, Texas. The project will include a warehouse build, which will result in the creation of a minimum of 14 jobs. Since 2019, Niagara has been flourishing in Temple,
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The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) was pleased to launch during ProPak Asia, in Bangkok, the Thai version of the ‘Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide’; this version is the 10th translation and is already available for free download in WPO website. “The document is a starting point to understand best practice
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Investment in the circular economy – production capacity doubled since 2021 The globally active Alpla Group has been investing in building up its own recycling capacities since 2005. The plastic packaging company now operates 13 plants, including four joint ventures with regional partners, and aims to be processing at least 25
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PET and polyolefin recycling by Heike Fischer Polymer manufacturers need to create new materials and deliver high quality to meet ever changing end-use requirements. Precise testing and analysis are mandatory to ensure quality and to stay competitive. Dynisco analysers, including melt flow indexers, and rheometers, are well-known for testing the properties
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Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) is excited to partner with Ron Rubin Winery for the launch of Blue Bin, the first premium wine packaged in a 750ml bottle made from 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) plastic. PET allows Blue Bin’s bottles to have several environmental advantages when compared to traditional wine packaging,
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Berry Global has created a range of reusable bottles made entirely out of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic for leading UK ethical cleaning company The Bio-D Company. The range includes 750ml, 1 litre and 5 litre sizes for a number of Bio-D’s liquid products including Laundry Liquid, Fabric Conditioner, Dishwasher Rinse Aid,
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The RCS Group is a family-run, medium-sized recycling and waste management company founded in 1985 and based in Werne, Germany. Today, the activities are bundled into three business segments. While RCS Entsorgung GmbH coordinates the transport and disposal of waste for commercial customers, RCS Rohstoffverwertung GmbH sorts PET flakes for the
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Following last year’s recycling record, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf, Austria, has once again recorded a record figure for the first half of 2023: 17,755 tons of PET beverage bottles were kept in the resource cycle – an increase of more than 17 percent compared to the previous
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