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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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Chem-Trend, a world market leader in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of release agents, purging compounds, and other process chemical specialties, announced the opening of an advanced research and development (R&D) laboratory space in Maisach, Germany, about 25 kilometers (15 miles) west of Munich. The new lab space will enhance Chem-Trend’s
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The many environmental benefits of plastics will be showcased on the RPC Group stand at Packaging Innovations Birmingham where the company will highlight the material’s valuable role in the circular economy and its own initiatives in this area. As well as a leading supplier of innovative packaging solutions, RPC is one
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Apollo Global Management is to buy packaging products maker RPC Group for 3.3 billion pounds (US $4.28 billion) in cash after months of negotiations, marking the latest M&A deal for an industry in the midst of a consolidation phase, according to news agency Reuters. The acquisition is stated to highlight how
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