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After our successful Drinktec tour, the PETplanet team is going to the Middle East in the last quarter of 2023! In a spectacular project taking us well into 2024, we will be travelling in a wide variety of ways to various countries and regions of the Middle East with different mobile
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South Africa’s leading producer responsibility organisation, Petco, has delivered robust annual results for the collection and recycling of post-consumer packaging, meeting the legislated targets for 99% of the tonnage of identified products placed on the market by its members in 2024. The organisation’s 29 members, which include major brands such as
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This year, Swiss mould-making specialist Otto Hofstetter AG celebrates its 70th anniversary – a milestone that reflects decades of innovation, precision engineering and international success. Founded by Otto Hofstetter Sr. in 1955 as a small workshop in Uznach, the company has steadily evolved into a leading global manufacturer of high-performance injection
Read moreAvantium N.V., a leader in renewable and circular polymer materials, announces that its PET/PEF multilayer bottle has been recognised as fully compatible with the PET recycling stream following an evaluation by RecyClass, the European non-profit initiative dedicated to advancing plastics circularity. Avantium’s PEF (polyethylene furanoate), branded as releaf, can be used
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With a clear focus on efficiency, design variety and regulatory compliance, corvaglia offers a fully modular portfolio for the GME 30.40 neck finish. Based on a proven, continuously evolving mould system, the extended development portfolio is claimed to enable tailor-made closure solutions for a wide range of applications – from classic
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The Renewable Materials Conference (RMC) 2025, the world’s leading event on the renewable carbon economy, will take place from 22–24 September 2025 in Siegburg/Cologne, Germany. Organised by the nova-Institute, the conference will serve as a platform for showcasing strategies and innovations aimed at replacing fossil carbon in the chemicals and plastics
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With a global presence in the plastics trade since 1979, Hertex specialises in PET and recycled materials. CEO Jerry A. Herculeijns, who has led the company since 2005, has extensive insight into market dynamics and pricing trends in both virgin and recycled materials. When visiting him in the course of our
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In conversation with PETplanet, Markus Kosak, Executive Director drinktec Cluster shares insights in market dynamics and outlines what to expect from drinktec 2025 and the PETpoint area. PETplanet: We’re slowly approaching the final stretch leading up to drinktec. Can you give us an update on current bookings and ongoing planning efforts?Kosak:
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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Hall C6 – Booth 160 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag will present its packaging expertise, including how its PAC-E machine supports the growing interest in all-electric solutions in the fast cycle caps and closures market. Blending the company’s high-speed and all-electric expertise, PAC-E is claimed to save packaging processors up
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Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH Hall B4 – Booth 121/321 At its nearly 1,000 m² booth, Heuft will be showcasing intelligent solutions for in-line quality assurance in the filling and packaging process.From clever glass-in-glass detection with pulsed X-ray and deep learning X-ray image processing, to deeper insights with new judgment capabilities in optical empty
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Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH Hall C6 – Booth 320 Austrian company Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH, known for its drying systems widely used in plastics processing, has announced the development of an exhaust air purification system aimed specifically at the needs of the recycling sector. The ACF30 System, a three-stage exhaust air cleaning unit,
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Global innovation hub for the beverage and liquid food industry From September 15 to 19, 2025, Munich will once again become the epicentre of the global beverage and liquid food industry. As the world’s leading trade fair for this sector, drinktec brings together cutting-edge technologies, international market players, and expertise across
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