Report: The Future of PET Packaging

Smithers Pira publishes new report, The Future of PET Packaging to 2021, which provides market volume and value data by end-use markets and by geographic region/country for the PET packaging market. In 2015, PET packaging amounted to just under 16.7 million tonnes, representing a 3.8% increase on 2014 levels. Going into

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PET-based technology for yogurt packaging

Klöckner Pentaplast will introduce a PET-based technology for yogurt packaging at Propak Africa 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. “clikPET” is said to embody full polystyrene functionality, complemented by good gas and water vapour barrier properties, transport shock-resistance and the ability to bend and click. This is said to achieve increased shelf-life

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Hosaf South Africa PET project

Polymetrix A.G., formerly a Buhler Group Company, and Chemtex, through its Affiliate Biochemtex, and Hosaf, a division of P.G. Bison have entered into definitive agreements to increase the capacity of the Hosaf PET resin plant at Jacobs, South Africa by about 88%. The project will utilise state of the art Invista

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Finke at Fakuma 2015: Finke presents a broad range of products for coloring of plastics

Fibaplast masterbatches, pigment mixtures in thermoplastic polymer carrier material, are suitable for all areas of thermoplastic processing, particularly for injection moulding and extrusion applications. These masterbatches are developed to the color and material specifications of the customers. Numerous possible additives such as UV protective agents, anti-oxidants, antistatic agents, lubricants or additives

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