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Amcor engineers and designers developed a unique solution to address denting and won Gold for Packaging Innovation from DOW. Amcor leaders from its rigid packaging business recently accepted the 2019 Packaging Innovation Award at the K Show in Dusseldorf, Germany. The award recognises some of the world’s most innovative packaging breakthroughs
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The latest Conair ResinWorks central drying and pre-conditioning system gives users the option to equip each drying hopper with its own 4-inch colour touchscreen HMI, enabling independent operation, data monitoring, and other advanced control features. “This option allows users of new ResinWorks systems to implement advanced control features on a per-hopper
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It is not working without: moulds The PET bottle is a product that has been optimised over the last years and is constantly evolving. Different development steps have to be led back thereby on mould technology which made it over the years possible to fulfil producers and customers inquiries. The requirements
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We met: Mr Girish Chhablani, Factory Manager HCCB First production of the 0.25 litre CSD bottle with inner coating began nearly three years ago at Hindustan Coca-Cola’s plant in Hyderabad, India. There are currently four plants on the sub-continent with two more in the pipeline. So, it is time to drop
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Summary of the 15th China International Recycled Polyester and PET Packaging Conference & Exhibition by Dr Ulrich Thiele, Co-Organiser The 15th China International Recycled Polyester and PET Packaging Conference & Exhibition was held on September 18-20, 2019 in Shanghai, China. During the conference it was interesting to see how the Chinese
Read moreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical producer, is proud to announce its commitment as part of the New Plastics Economy to help create a world where plastic never becomes waste. The company is now accelerating its efforts in support of a very ambitious goal to increase recycled content
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Stretch Blow Molding, part 12 by Ottmar Brandau Ottmar Brandau has newly revised his book “Stretch Blow Molding”, first published by hbmedia / PETplanet Publisher, and now re-issued in a third edition under the Elsevier Imprint. PETplanet Insider is publishing extracts from successive chapters in a serie of articles. Air Consumption
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During a meeting held in Düsseldorf at the K trade show, the three Presidents of the European plastics industry associations, Renato Zelcher (European Plastics Converters, 2nd f.r.), Javier Constante (PlasticsEurope, 2nd f.l.) and Ton Emans (Plastic Recyclers Europe, 3rd f.r.), agreed to oppose the Italian Government’s tax proposal of 1000 €
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A general meeting of Serac companies was held on September 27. At the end of the general meeting, the Board of Directors appointed Mr Jean-Jacques Graffin as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Dino Chece as Chief Executive Officer of the Serac group. He succeeds Wilfrid Marie who was, until that date,
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Strong impetus for industry: high propensity to invest among the approx. 225,000 trade visitors from 165 countries – Circular Economy is “hottest ticket” for the global plastics and rubber industries K, the leading global trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight
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United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant is intended to position the company as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market with its ‘Close
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