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Avery Dennison Corporation announced the appointment of Sam O’Keefe as vice president of research and development (R&D) for its Label and Graphic Materials group in Europe (LGM-EU), effective immediately. She will be based at Oegstgeest, the Netherlands, reporting to Pascale Wautelet, vice president of global R&D. She will become part of
Read moreThermHex presents its honeycomb cores made of recycled PET (rPET) for the first time at the JEC World in Paris. The rPET core can be used within automotive products, for prefabricated bathrooms, yacht interior, wind turbines, swimming pools, furniture and many other scenarios. With the rPET honeycomb core customers have the
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In a growing industry shift towards sustainable packaging and product design, one of South Africa’s largest manufacturers of wood-based products, PG Bison, has decided to use only locally sourced and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) strapping. According to PG Bison’s chief executive officer, Gerhard Victor, the company uses 9.1 million metres of
Read moreThe Gebo Cermex and Sidel business units are officially operating as one single team called Sidel, as of January 01, 2019. The company states that by joining forces the team has increased the quality of these assets for Sidel and for Sidel’s customers. Sidel, part of Tetra Laval group, is offering
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Avery Dennison announced the recent launch of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners with four labelling constructions now available across Europe. Georg Müller-Hof, vice president marketing LPM Europe, said that using post-consumer waste (PCW) to manufacture label liners represents a step change in sustainability. “Avery Dennison is focused on real-world
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Part of RPC Bramlage’s standard range and available in four sizes – 50ml, 125ml, 200ml and 350ml – the clip jar is a reliable and cost-effective solution that attractively echoes the look of a traditional glass storage jar. The clear PET allows the natural colour of the balm to stand out,
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It was a Swiss designer named Albert Obrist who in 1970 developed the first plastic top for CSD drinks bottles with the injection-moulded one-piece HDPE cap. Originally intended for use with returnable glass bottles, his idea quickly attracted the interest of the PET bottle industry which increased sharply at the end
Read moreThe Austrian Erema Group acquired 60 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer Plasmac Srl to further expand its range of tailor-made plastic recycling solutions for in-house applications. The remaining 40 percent of the recycling machine manufacturer is owned by Syncro Group, a manufacturer in Italy that makes equipment for the blown
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Repi’s rising up in the US market From Atlanta we went up north to our next appointment in North Carolina, Charlotte. There we were welcomed by Giuseppe Lombardo, Commercial Director for Thermoplastics at Repi LLC, who is developing the US Thermoplastics business for Repi. The entrance hall of this new 45,000
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The Editourmobil returns! 2019 we will be undertaking what is probably our biggest road show to date: we will be hitting the roads of the Indian subcontinent! With the start in mid-March in the city of Bollywood Mumbai, PETplanet Editors will be travelling throughout India and visit a variety of locations,
Read moreAs of January 14, 2019, Ms. Marta de la Torre has been named Regional Director of Sales and Service for Latin America. A 20 year veteran of the Agr organisation, Ms. de la Torre has vast experience in these regions with her former role as Sales Regional Manager. She has successfully
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