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The PepsiCo company has implemented a test project with the German dual system “Grüner Punkt” (“Green Dot”) in which the container film for Pepsi bottles and cans is made from 10% recycled plastic from the yellow bag, 40% recycled plastic from other sources and only half from new plastic. If further
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The “Pressure Safe” PET aerosol container design shall give home and personal care brands the opportunity to offer more environmentally sustainable dispensing spray packaging. The PET product-packaging solution is approved for the traditional PET recycling stream and shall serve as an alternative to traditional metal aerosol container for use with products
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In a segment where the product is water and the target group is children, the main challenge is to offer an incentive to consume fewer sweetened beverages and replace them with healthy water instead. Being in the market for some time already, the Bonafont Mascot brand of Danone Brazil was in
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Asahi Beverages announced that around 111 million soft drink bottles will now be made with 100% recycled plastic in Australia each year. The change will apply to all 450ml and 600ml bottles of soft drinks sold by Asahi Beverages including popular brands Pepsi Max, Solo, Schweppes and Sunkist. The move follows
Read moreAvantium N.V. announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Sukano AG, producing masterbatches for PEF. The masterbatches are tailored to impart properties to plastics and as such are an effective way to diversify and expand polymer applications. With PEF from Avantium’s FDCA Flagship Plant, Sukano will develop masterbatches
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German company Harvest Moon is dedicated to producing plant-based yogurt and milk alternatives that are good for both consumers and society. Now the business is also taking a major step forward in terms of sustainable packaging, opting for cardboard-plastic combinations in which the cups are made of 100% rPET. These are
Read moreKlöckner Pentaplast, a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, has chosen its production facility in Beaver, West Virginia for its multi-million dollar production expansion, adding post-consumer recycled content (PCR) PET capacity in North America. This expansion is intended further grow kp’s sustainable innovation offering in consumer health,
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Construction machinery rolls into action again at the Erema site in Ansfelden. The ground-breaking ceremony on April the 6th signals the start of work on a new R&D centre. Two halls with a total area of 1,550 square metres and a new office building with 50 workplaces will be built. The
Read moreAptar Group, Inc., a global leader in drug delivery, consumer product dispensing, and active material science solutions and services, is pleased to announce its progress in testing and transforming Purecycle Technologies, Inc.’s Ultra-Pure Recycled (UPR) plastic. Aptar and Purecycle are working to determine the right material combination to create hinged closures for food,
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Sidel announced the appointment of a new global vice president. Pascal Lefèvre will develop and drive Sidel’s food, home and personal care strategy, meeting the unique needs of these markets and delivering flexible, eco-friendly, and tailored-made solutions that will address the new and complex retailing and distribution challenges that customers face.
Read moreExtrupet, one of the largest and advanced recyclers of plastics on the African continent, announced a major expansion of their food-grade plastic recycling operations in South Africa. “Extrupet is proud to announce that we will double our food-grade operations by adding a fourth food-grade recycled PET (rPET) facility, which will increase
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