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Carbios was awarded first prize in the “So French So Innovative” Award organised by Business France, the Hong Kong Committee of French Foreign Trade Advisors (CCEF), La French Tech and its partners at InnoEx 2024 (taking place in Hong Kong from 13 to 16 April). The award recognises French innovation to
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Gneuss, W5181 Gneuss will show a complete Omni recycling machine featuring a Multi Rotation System MRS 130 extruder, a water ring pump vacuum system, a fully automatic melt filtration system RSFgenius 150 and an online Viscometer VIS. This machine is designed for the processing of up to 1,000 kg/h (2,200 lbs/h) of undried
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Starlinger, W5169 Super-cleaning and odour reduction solutions for the most popular consumer packaging materials: The two Starlinger business units Viscotec and recycling technology have joined forces to offer high-end solutions for producing food-grade recycled PP, PE PS and PET. The recycling system consists of a Reco Star dynamic recycling extruder with/without degassing,
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Weima, W4781 + W4789 Weima, a leading provider of size reduction equipment, is set to showcase its latest developments in plastic shredding, recycling, and waste management. With a focus on enhancing efficiency, promoting circularity, and maximising value throughout the plastics lifecycle, the company offers a diverse range of solutions tailored to
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Amut, W7389 Amut invites guests to explore extrusion, cast and recycling technologies enhancing production efficiency. Amut have been designing and manufacturing, extruders and extrusion lines for a vast array of applications, ranging from food to medical and pharmaceutical packaging, building & constructions, from the automotive to industrial sectors, to mention a
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The Coca-Cola Company debuted the 500ml Coca-Cola Trademark brands in 100% rPET bottles in Hong Kong on April 9. All 500ml Coca-Cola Original, Coca-Cola No Sugar and Coca-Cola Plus have now adopted 100% rPET (excluding caps and labels) in the production of their bottles. The new packaging features “I’m a 100%
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For the first time in the European lubricants industry, two key players – Total Energies and Bericap – have joined forces to develop a new closure incorporating 50% postconsumer recycled plastic (PCR). This closure, meeting DIN 60 standards for lubricants, will be used for Total Energies Lubrifiants’ 20-liter premium lubricant cans
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High energy costs and cheap primary raw materials posed challenges for the recycling industry in 2023. Nevertheless, PET to PET Recycling Österreich GmbH in Müllendorf was able to maintain the recycling volume at a similarly high level compared to the previous year at 32,283 tons, around 1.3 billion bottles (2022: 32,900
Read moreRecyclers recovered just over five billion pounds of post-consumer plastic for recycling in the United States (U.S.) in 2022 with the vast majority staying in North America to be processed and remanufactured into new products, according to new data released by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), ISRI, and the U.S.
Read moreAverage EU PET beverage bottles’ recycled content rate reached 24%, yet more work is needed to achieve the 2025 EU targets 2022 was an unprecedented year for the PET and rPET value chains, as shown in the latest report. Despite extreme uncertainty, figures show advancement in the market. However, the disparities
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Pegaso Industries, West Building, Level 2 – Booth W3331 At NPE, Pegaso Industries group will be present, along with all its companies, in the West Hall with a booth of approximately 400 m2 where it will be possible to view the results of the latest patented developments. DRV series continuous vacuum drying
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