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CCL Label, converter of pressure sensitive and extruded film materials for decorative, functional and information labels, has announced an innovation that was developed in-house in the Austrian Voelkermarkt site. The sleeve label hub presents the thinnest stretch sleeve in the market that is available at the moment – the sleeve has
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Green, Smart, Advance are the 3 keywords the organisers chose for the 2023 edition of Chinaplas. Green is the commitment for circular economy and sustainability. Smart can inspire innovations and enhance user experience. Advance is the powerful tool for improving productivity and quality. At Chinaplas 2023, to take place from April
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10% discount for PETplanet readers – This year’s edition of the Icis PET Value Chain Conference will take place on March 7-8 in Vienna, Austria. The conference will offer insights in market dynamics, the supply chain, advancing and accelerating sustainability, and overcoming market disruptors. The complex interplay between factors which shape
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Sidel is celebrating the sale of its 1,000th EvoBlow. The blow-moulder will be installed as part of a high-speed PET water line at StrongPack in Nigeria in early 2023. StrongPack has been a customer of global packaging solutions leader Sidel, since starting operations in 2018. It is now one of Nigeria’s
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Remo Heusi is appointed as the new Vice President Global Service to lead and further develop the strategically important global service business of the Netstal Group. As a member of the Executive Board of Netstal Maschinen AG, he will report directly to Renzo Davatz, CEO of Netstal and member of the
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The Alpla Group can look back on a successful financial year 2022 in spite of the crisis. Sales of 5.1 billion euros exceeded the previous year’s figure by 27.5 per cent. In addition to the company’s growth strategy, the record turnover reflects the significantly higher costs for energy, materials, staff and
Read moreCarbios and Novozymes, leader in biological solutions, announce an exclusive long-term global strategic partnership. This major agreement ensures the long-term production and supply of Carbios’ proprietary PET-degrading enzymes at an industrial scale for the world’s first biological PET-recycling plant due to start production in 2025 in Longlaville, France, as well as
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The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), the pan-European exhibition and conference dedicated to plastics recycling, returns to the RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 10-11 May 2023, expanding into two halls for the first time (Halls 11 and 12). Visitor registration for the free-to-attend event is now open! The Plastics Recycling Show
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Petcore Europe is pleased to announce that Christian Crepet, who has served as Executive Director of the association since 2017, will be moving into an Ambassador role as of January 1st, 2023. “We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Christian for the incomparable work he has done in making
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Herbold Meckesheim announced that the company sealed a major contract for the recycling of post-consumer films at K 2022: Olivier Vilcot, General Manager of the Plastics Recycling Division of Suez, and Werner Herbold, Managing Director of the correspondent company, signed a contract for the installation of two washing lines at the booth
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The European Union’s Single-Use Plastics Directive will come into effect in July 2024. Specifically, it seeks to reduce the environmental impact caused by single-use plastic products. Affaba & Ferrari, a TriMas Packaging brand, offers a range of tethered caps designed to remain permanently attached to the bottle after opening and during
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