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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
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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
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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
Read moreThe EU Commission published new rules on packaging and packaging waste on 30 November. These include a mandatory deposit system for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, design criteria for all packaging to increase recycling rates, and labelling on all packaging to help consumers separate waste correctly, as well as appropriate labels
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With increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo partner Northern Bottling Company is relying on Sidel to install a high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line. Sidel is creating the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar.
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Comprehensive restructuring from marketing to energy consumption From before the coronavirus crisis, revenues at Acque Minerali d´Italia had halved. PETplanet insider spoke with the new CEO Alessandro Frondella, whose job it is to put this right. To do this, he is leaving no stone unturned – marketing, the team, customers, and
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Spanish state-of-the-art PET packaging service The next part of our Editour starts in the north-east of Spain. 230 km from Barcelona, heading northwest, the Editourmobile reaches the Spanish province of Huesca, which belongs to the autonomous community of Aragon. Our destination is the Comarca of Somontano de Barbastro, with the district capital
Read moreThe Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, today launched Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and ‘on the go’. The Deposit Return Scheme aims to boost the
Read moreCo-op has committed to removing all coloured milk bottle caps from its shelves, the convenience retailer has confirmed, delivering ‘clear’ benefits for the recyclability of the lids. Shoppers are soon set to see clear caps on all Co-op’s skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk across all its stores in towns, villages and
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In its climate strategy adopted in 2020, Krones set itself the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused in the company by its own vehicle fleet or production plants, for example, by 80 per cent by 2030. In addition, the group aims to cut emissions attributable to the upstream and downstream
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The 6th edition of the Blow Moulding Conference and Exhibition will take place from 29 November to 1 December 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference brings together the entire supply chain – from brand owners (delegates from P&G, PepsiCo, Danone Waters, Danone Packaging Research, Nestlé, Friesland Campina, Müller Dairy etc.) to
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