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Sebastian Dombos is the new head of sales at the Engel Deutschland Nuremberg location. This personnel decision sees the injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider, headquartered in Schwertberg, Austria, prepare the generation change in the board of the subsidiary with foresight. Sebastian Dombos joined the company on 1st of
Read moreThe organiser of Chinaplas, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., announced a new date for the 2020 show edition. Chinaplas 2020 will be held 3-6 August 2020 at NECC in Shanghai. The fair had been postponed in order to control the coronavirus epidemic in China. Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale, expressed, “As
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High accolades go to an innovation developed especially for the circular economy. The patented stand-up pouch from Werner & Mertz and Mondi has been chosen to receive the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Award in the “Household” category. “The highly innovative 100 percent recyclable pouch leapfrogs sorting and recycling hurdles on the way
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The Bekum group celebrated recently three anniversaries – 60 years Bekum in Berlin Germany, 50 years Bekum in Traismauer Austria und 40 years Bekum in Williamston, USA. As part of the celebrations at the American location, the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of production capacities was made on November 26, 2019.
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As the packaging markets in Asia and the surrounding region continue to expand, Agr has recognised a significant growth in the demand for its quality management and process control equipment for plastic containers. This is evidenced by an ever expanding customer base in this region. The establishment of an office in
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In 2020, IFU will hold its Regional Juice Conference in Stellenbosch/Cape Town, South Africa. The conference will be on 19 and 20 of May 2020 held in conjunction with the South African Fruit Juice Association (SAFJA) and combined with their annual meetings. The two days conference will cover topics about the
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Amcor developed and launched the multivitamin segment’s first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin. Amcor created the new, clear bottle in two sizes, 100 cubic centimeters and 150 cubic centimeters, for Ritual, a health meets technology company that reimagined the multivitamin. Ritual is a leader in the
Read moreThe Asian Recycling & Sustainability conference organised by ICIS has been postponed. The new date of the conference will be Friday 19 June (originally scheduled for February 19). The venue will remain as the Hyatt Regency Bangkok Sukhumvit. “The health and safety of our participants is of top priority which is
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OneCircle, the global leader in PET kegs, has announced two new partnerships which will increase its footprint in Scandinavia and the Baltics, as part of its reseller strategy and global growth plans. The new partners, Caldic and Norway’s biggest brewing wholesaler and retailer Craft & Co, will now sell OneCircle’s market
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Swiss mineral water brand Henniez announced that its entire plastic bottle range is now made of 75% rPET. Henniez has already been using 30% Swiss recycled PET since 2013 and has the clear ambition to move to 100% locally recycled PET. This is intended to close the PET circular loop, as
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New concepts in PET bottles are the next big thing in wine and Amcor is unveiling its most recent designs at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, February 4-6 at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, USA. In addition to custom designs, Amcor is announcing its collaboration with British multi award-winning start-up
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