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Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim has full order books for 2020 and even further projects for 2021are already being finalised. That is unusual for a market that used to have delivery
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Sacmi is pleased to announce the addition of Mr Nadeem Amin who will be committed to support customers in the North America PET Preform market. Mr Amin brings over 30 years of experience in the PET preform business and will be a key asset in supporting customers with manufacturing solutions. His
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global company listed in Thailand has recycled 50 billion PET bottles since 2011 – the equivalent of over 200,000 elephants in weight. This major global recycling milestone saved three million barrels of crude oil and eliminated 1.65 million tons of carbon. The company has
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EconCore successfully conducted two years of research, learning how to optimally process the reusable resource-based polymer into its continuously produced honeycomb core. The company announces that recycled PET (rPET) honeycomb is now commercially ready and available to licence. The benefit is a fall in CO2, along with the already established CO2
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With the shared goal of making a more sustainable future happen today, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI) and Thailand-headquartered Indorama Ventures have signed a joint-venture agreement to establish PETValue, the largest state-of-the-art, bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the Philippines. The PHP 1-billion, next-generation facility will be established in General Trias, Cavite, and
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If post-consumer recycling materials are to be processed directly into PET sheet, with a process authorised by FDA or by EFSA, an indispensable solution is required. With its IR-Clean System, Kreyenborg now offers an alternative for post-consumer materials and direct decontamination processing of PET – without any kind of vacuum technology.
Read moreLoop Industries, Inc. announced that they have entered into a multi-year offtake agreement with beauty industry brand L’Oréal to supply them with PET resin made of 100% recycled materials for their packaging needs. This resin is to be supplied from Loop Industries’ joint venture facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA with
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Repi will have the opportunity to present its approach to circularity and Carbon Footprint control at the Plastic Recycling Show in Amsterdam. Repi joins the highly focused event for the first time in order to present how additives and colours are a crucial way to make plastic more recyclable, reducing its
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Examining in detail the latest European regulatory developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics will be the primary focus of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe conference. Organisers have confirmed the full speaker line up for the two-day event taking place at the RAI
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Pact Group work with The Collective to launch the first yoghurt bottle in New Zealand that incorporates recycled plastic (rPET) in its packaging. As part of The Collective’s sustainability journey to reduce their environmental impact, their kefir probiotic yoghurt is the first of its products to hit the shelves with recycled
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At this year’s Propak East Africa in Nairobi (March 17-19,2020), visitors to the shared trade fair stand (D9 in the Tsavo Hall) can find out how the recycling company Mr Green Africa combines social responsibility with the high specification technology and cost effectiveness. Since the beginning of the year a new
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