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The packaging industry is the largest consumer of PET resins in the region, driven by the rise in single-person households and busy lifestyles, which have boosted the demand for convenient, prepackaged, and functional food products. North America stands as one of the leading markets in the global packaging industry. In Mexico,
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Over 180 participants from 25 nations accepted the invitation from Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim to attend the Recycling Days in the newly opened Recycling Innovation Center in Weingarten, Germany, on November 6 and 7, 2024. In keeping with the theme of “Experience A New Dimension of Plastics Recycling,” the two-day conference
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On October 23, the new factory of AS Iterum (formerly PET Baltija) was opened in Olaine – one of the largest in Northern Europe with a planned processing capacity of 80,000 t/a, or about 30% more than it was possible to provide at the company’s previous production facility in Jelgava. Iterum
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This year, the Advanced Recycling Conference (ARC) 2024 will expand its scope beyond conventional plastic packaging to address pressing issues like e-waste valorisation, PVC recycling, textile recycling, and advanced recycling techniques for engineering thermoplastics. The conference will also highlight innovative funding strategies essential for these advancements. ARC is set for November
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Neste, Alterra and Technip Energies have signed a collaboration agreement to advance the circularity of plastics by providing the industry a standardised technology solution for chemical recycling, also referred to as “advanced recycling”. The partners aim to globally offer a standardised modular solution, based on Alterra’s proprietary liquefaction technology, to parties
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Alpla is entering the South African PET recycling market. Approximately one and a half years after the start of construction, the packaging and recycling specialist is opening a state-of-the-art plant in Ballito. The company has invested 60 million euros in the new plant in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. From 2025, the
Read moreThe city administration of Bacolod City recently conducted a pilot PET waste collection campaign at the MassKara festival, where it collected 445,455 PET bottles from 11 to 27 October. Through the campaign, which was a collaboration between the Bureau of Environment and Natural Resources (BENRO), Coca-Cola Philippines, Bacolod Yuhum Foundation Inc.
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SGR, a subsidiary of the SGT group, has officially inaugurated its second PET recycling unit located in Rezé, Loire-Atlantique, further reinforcing its commitment to the circular economy and sustainable development. The Rezé site, with a production capacity of 16,000 tons of rPET per year, becomes one of the first PET recycling
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Josef Hochreiter, shareholder and CEO of the Next Generation Group (NGR), is assuming the role of Managing Director of NGR GmbH, a key member of the group, effective immediately. Hochreiter has previously led the company and is now returning to its operational management. He takes over the position from Gerhard Ohler,
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In line with the announcement made at the inauguration of a semi-industrial demonstration unit at Kitakyushu in Japan in October 2023, Axens, Ifpen and Jeplan, partners in the project, announced the launch of the commercialisation (licensing) by Axens of the Rewind PET process. This step concludes the one-year test period within
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The second edition of the Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa in Dubai has built on the success of last year’s first edition to firmly establish the event as the region’s stand-out event for all those engaged in the circular and sustainable use of plastics. The recent three-day exhibition and
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