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Currently, the recycling of post-consumer PET bottle flake is well established and it has become a sought after secondary meantime. Increasingly, the focus is shifting toward using other sources of PET waste for recycling, such as post-industrial fibre waste and to other post-consumer sources of PET, such as thermoformed pots, tubs
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During the pandemic-shaken crisis year 2020, Greiner showed itself to be a reliable and resilient partner for customers and business associates alike. More-over, the group provided an indispensible contribution to efforts, which were at the forefront of the global response to COVID-19 and its side effects. Products from the Greiner Bio-One
Read moreNapcor, the trade association for the PET Packaging Industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico and Petcore Europe, representing the complete PET value chain in Europe, react on Formula 1’s plan to immediately start eliminating the use of plastic bottles by racetrack staff with the ultimate goal of doing away
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True passion, real innovation, virtual experience – this is the motto under which injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider Engel is inviting customers to the live e-symposium 2021 from 22 to 24 June. For the first time, ENGEL’s traditional in-house exhibition will be a virtual event, enabling even more
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Coca-Cola is increasing the use of recycled material in PET single-use deposit bottles and is taking a further step in Germany in 2021: the PET bottles of the ViO, Fuze Tea and Powerade brands will be completely converted to rPET. For all other brands, all bottles up to a size of
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Sidel is introducing the StarLite HPC base. The new, oval bottle base alternative for flat PET containers not only increases container stability by up to 25%, but is also claimed to optimise bottle weight and energy consumption, reducing production costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The new geometry of the completely
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A sustainable society with climate-neutral processes requires significant adjustments in the value chains, which are only possible through innovations. Seven Fraunhofer Institutes are pooling their expertise in the lighthouse project “Waste4Future” to develop new solutions for this goal, from the raw material base to material flows and process engineering right to
Read moreWPO (World Packaging Organisation) recently announced the creation of a ‘WPO Packaging Database’ that will contain global data such as regulations, safety, technology, sustainability, etc. all related to the packaging industry. “We have decided to take a step-by-step approach to collect important global packaging information. This is a project we have had in our agenda
Read moreCoca-Cola Europacific Partners will be the name of the company as Coca-Cola Amatil (Amatil) and Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) join together following completion of the acquisition in May. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners will be the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler and one of the leading FMCG companies in the world. The company will
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Paccor presents new additions to its DuoSmart range. Coming to the market is RecycleDuo which stands for our DuoSmart (DS) products without glue and new DuoSmart solutions with rPET or foamed PP inlets. DuoSmart is a packaging solution that combines paper and plastic. It contains up to 50 % less plastic
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CCL’s 360° sleeves are claimed to offer design freedom whilst also ensuring a strong visual impact at the point of sale. With their expertise in the field of film manufacturing, CCL have created a sustainable TD sleeve material enabling customers to meet their recycling targets. The EcoFloat material complies with all
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