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A new cash incentive system, placing deposits on drinks bottles and cans, is intended to boost recycling in the UK from 2025. New plans set out in a consultation response detail that, through small cash deposits placed on single-use drinks containers, people will likely be incentivised to recycle their drinks bottles
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Carbios has announced the strengthening of its management team with the appointment of Martine Brisset as Senior Vice President from 1 January 2023. In this capacity, she will manage the biodegradation business and oversee the Human Resources, Legal, Regulatory, Project Management and QHSE support functions. Martine Brisset joins the Group’s Executive
Read moreThere is a well-known rule of progression when it comes to cavitation in medium and large-sized PET preform molds: 72, then 96, 128, 144. Sipa has demonstrated on numerous occasions that, with some clever hot runner configurations and ingenious tool engineering, it is perfectly possible to squeeze more cavities into a
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The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) on 17th January 2023, which will lay the groundwork for a 12,000 t/a PET recycling facility in Abi Dhabi, UAE, as announced by the Emirates News Agency, WAM.
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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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