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ABC Compressors launches energy-saving Horizon Synchro range At Drinktec 2022, ABC Compressors presented its latest Horizon Synchro (branded) range of air compressors. The company says that the new machines have been designed from the start with improved airflow efficiency, better heat transfer and more stability. Energy saving is the key feature
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Investment in European technology Ongoing projects include a new factory and further investments in technology to expand the production capacity on new and existing brands. Big Tree Beverages, headquartered in Zambia and part of the Trade Kings Group has, in just a few years, evolved into a market leader. Its product
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Ishka – Ireland’s fresh spring water In Ballyneety, County Limerick, the luscious green, rolling landscape of the beautiful Irish countryside is the backdrop to one of the most modern bottling plants of spring water in Europe: Ishka Irish Spring Water. The company, founded in 1978 by Michael Sutton Sr. thanks to
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Ramseier Suisse AG invests in state-of-the-art aseptic line from KHS With technology from KHS, Ramseier Suisse AG in Sursee in Switzerland recently commissioned a special aseptic line: one that is flexible, efficient and perfectly tailored to the company’s demand for quality. Established as a cider press over 100 years ago, with
Read moreSukano, a global specialist in the development and production of additive and colour masterbatches and compounds for polyesters, biopolymers, and specialty resins, and Emery Oleochemicals, a global manufacturer of natural-based chemicals made predominantly from natural oils and fats, announced the launch of their jointly developed PET antifogging compound for direct food
Read moreNever-ending price increases, a still persistent difficult supply situation and rising ‘Force Majeure’ statements in the third quarter of 2022: The PVC industry is continuously confronted with several crisis – partly beginning to endanger existences in the plastics converting industry in Europe. The plastics converting industry is hard hit by the
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Sorting, washing and grinding are vital elements in the processing of PET bottles. PETplanet insider visited Sorema the specialist company in washing and mechanical recycling plants, whose latest development is providing tailored water treatment equipment to reduce recycling plant needs. In Italy, PETplanet spoke to Ottavio Previero, Sales and Marketing Manager.
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Interview with Amelia Dales, Commercial Director, Packamama The original impetus behind Garçon Wines was the company’s focus on e-commerce friendly wine bottles. The result was the compact bottle shape, which is flat enough to be put through a letter box, and its PET format, which is light and robust enough for
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) announced the official opening of its PETValue bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in the Philippines, in partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines – the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country. The plant is IVL’s latest recycled PET facility as the global integrated petrochemicals company builds on its
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On 17 October 2022, Vanessa Malena, previously Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Engel Machinery Inc. in York, Pennsylvania, will take over as President of the North American headquarters of the Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solutions supplier Engel. Vanessa Malena started at Engel North America in 2017 as Key
Read moreGneuss and Colines have worked together to offer manufacturers of stretch film the possibility of using recycled polymer. Colines offers a special, proven cast & blown film extrusion process for handling recycled material, with the help of the Gneuss RSFgenius Melt Filtration System from Gneuss. Colines has already proven this process
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