Bottle Making & Event Review

Petcore Europe’s annual conference 2025 will take place in Brussels on February 4-5. President Antonello Ciotti sat down with us to explain what they have planned. PETplanet: Petcore’s annual conference is now in its 31st year. What is the secret to its ongoing success? Mr Ciotti: Our conference is unique as

based on an article by Johannes Laier The German Würzburg-based company WeSort.AI GmbH develops advanced sorting technology using artificial intelligence (AI), enabling waste to be sorted with much greater granularity. This allows new material streams and purity levels to be achieved. Granular waste sorting involves two consecutive steps. First, waste objects

Bottle with glued-in handle for home care & food KHS has further developed its rPET containers for the home care and food sectors. In addition to bottle handles slotted into place mechanically, the Dortmund company now offers a glued-in process: stretch blow moulded using the preferential heating method, the bottle is

A joint project of Avalon Group and PET Technologies Water is a real miracle without which we cannot imagine life on earth. Water is life; it is a unique combination of simple and complex. It consists of only 3 atoms – 2 hydrogen and 1 oxygen. But it still remains a

The PET Day, an annual event organised by GSI (Global Service International) of Italy, has undoubtedly become, in the 20 years since its start-up, a defining moment where the policies of the main decision makers of the industry are forming the basis for all strategic decisions for the coming years. The

Company growth enters its third phase On September 23 this year, the firm PET to PET based in Müllendorf, Austria, celebrated 15 years of company and recycling history. On the occasion of the anniversary, the recycler invited guests to an open house event that took place in perfect weather. As well

Review on the PETinar series Expectations were again high on the second day of the PETinar series: the presentations by PackSys Global, Sacmi and Stack Teck were eagerly awaited. After the first day with presentations from z-moulds, who presented smaller, adapted mould sizes for the production of closures on smaller machine

A positive excitement could be felt by everyone in the last days before the Drinktec fair. The PET and beverage industry was shuffling its feet and could hardly wait to get back to exchanging ideas with customers and visitors. To make the wait easier, PETplanet initiated a preview series ahead of