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The mineral water supplier Vöslauer from near Vienna established the first returnable bottle plant in Austria on 20 April with support from Climate Protection Minister Gewessler and the environmental organisation Greenpeace. Taken off the shelves 13 years ago, the environmentally-friendly returnable PET bottle is now making a comeback on the Austrian
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Sacmi’s Injection Preform System (IPS) 300 Recently boosted by the launch of the new IPS 300, Sacmi’s platform incorporates a new approach to the vision concept, paving the way for total quality control. This is achieved via software-controlled systems that make full use of the latest AI, states Sacmi. Preform production
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Review of PETinar Tethered Caps: Design, Produce and Inspect! On March 24th, 2022 PETplanet Insider presented its latest online conference. PETplanet invited speakers from three companies, Universal Closures, z-moulds and Intravis to talk about their experiences and assessments of the current situation of tethered caps. The three presenters, Mark Smith (Universal
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How the industry continues to expand in Europe – Focus on PET Interview with Casper van den Dungen, Vice President Plastics Recyclers Europe & PET Working Group Chairman PETplanet: What is the state of affairs in the plastics recycling industry in Europe?Casper: Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely
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Three question-survey on the current preform product situation and future challenges PETplanet Insider gave preform producers the opportunity to describe their current situation and plans. We are pleased to present the answers from Plastipak, SGT, PDG, Novapet and Flexblow. The companies answered the following three questions: 1) The last development steps
Read morePressco Technology Inc. and Somex Ltd. are pleased to announce their strategic and exclusive partnership effective March 2022. Pressco Technology, with headquarters in the USA since 1966, is well known for developing high-speed vision and sensory inspection solutions to improve process control and maximise profitability for manufacturers in the food, beverage,
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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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