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ThermHex presents its honeycomb cores made of recycled PET (rPET) for the first time at the JEC World in Paris. The rPET core can be used within automotive products, for prefabricated bathrooms, yacht interior, wind turbines, swimming pools, furniture and many other scenarios. With the rPET honeycomb core customers have the
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In a growing industry shift towards sustainable packaging and product design, one of South Africa’s largest manufacturers of wood-based products, PG Bison, has decided to use only locally sourced and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) strapping. According to PG Bison’s chief executive officer, Gerhard Victor, the company uses 9.1 million metres of
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Avery Dennison announced the recent launch of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners with four labelling constructions now available across Europe. Georg Müller-Hof, vice president marketing LPM Europe, said that using post-consumer waste (PCW) to manufacture label liners represents a step change in sustainability. “Avery Dennison is focused on real-world
Read moreThe Austrian Erema Group acquired 60 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer Plasmac Srl to further expand its range of tailor-made plastic recycling solutions for in-house applications. The remaining 40 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer is owned by Syncro Group, a manufacturer in Italy that makes equipment for the blown
Read moreCoca-Cola announced an industry-first goal to collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle or can it sells globally by 2030. The company and its global network of bottling partners will tackle the goal, which is part of a holistic plan called “World Without Waste,” through a renewed focus on the
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AptarGroup, Inc. announced that it has signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment and has joined forces with other businesses and governments committed to changing how to produce, use and reuse plastic. The Global Commitment, through the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has mobilised over 250 signatories that are determined to start building
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Borealis and Systemiq, together with their partners from the Government of Norway, Nova Chemicals, Borouge and Veolia, are pleased to welcome Nestlé as new strategic partner of Project Stop (Stop Ocean Plastics), a frontline initiative to prevent ocean plastic leakage in South-East Asia. Nestlé is the first food company to join
Read moreVöslauer already managed to set new standards in Austria back in October, with the launch of its 0.5l still PET bottle made of 100% rPET. The innovative packaging, inspired by the desire for greater sustainability, proved to be a hit and resulted in plenty of positive feedback for the Austrian market
Read moreAlpla and Fromm have been successfully working together in PET recycling. Another extrusion line at the Texplast site in Wolfen will increase the capacity for food-safe PET regranulate by 15,000 tonnes each year – material that Alpla will return to the recyclable material cycle in Europe, and in Germany in particular.
Read moreOn the December 11, 2018, 13 organisations from the entire plastics value chain hosted their first annual event “The EU Plastics Industries – Towards Circularity” and presented the status of their voluntary commitments and pledges in front of the media, NGOs and representatives of the European Commission. Following an opening message
Read moreRegulation is forcing companies to reduce their usage of virgin plastics. Regulation from China saw the ban on importing waste plastics begin in December 2017. In January 2018, the European Union (EU) announced it aims to make all plastic packaging in the EU recyclable by 2030. The ebook “Sustainable packaging: innovation
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