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Unilever has announced a partnership with the start-up company Ioniqa and the global producer of PET resins Indorama Ventures to pioneer a new technology which converts PET waste back into vergin grade material for use in food packaging. Ioniqa has developed a technology that is able to convert any PET waste
Read morePlatinum Equity announced the successful closing of their previously announced acquisition of Husky Injection Molding Systems (IMS) International Ltd. Based in Bolton, Ontario, Husky is a global supplier of highly engineered injection moulding equipment and services for the plastic injection moulding equipment industry, and a leading provider of PET systems, hot
Read moreWith packaging now moving to the forefront of public attention, even though the new sugar content levies are just coming into force, this year’s UK Soft Drinks Conference on 3rd May in central London will address all the key issues of the moment. Its “Taste of the future” theme will focus
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The successful Fuzetea, the Coca-Cola company’s premium brand of ready-to-drink tea, makes its debut in Europe. Its perfect combination of tea extract, fruit juice and carefully selected herbs allowed Fuzetea to quickly win over the taste buds of consumers in over 37 countries in Europe thanks to its ability to satisfy
Read moreSMI was named one of 11 National Winners from 189 businesses representing Italy for The European Business Awards, Europe’s largest business competition, sponsored by RSM. SMI was chosen by a panel of independent judges including senior business leaders, politicians and academics as the best in Italy in the category “Awards for
Read moreCorpus Christi Polymers LLC (“CC Polymers”) – a newly formed joint venture between Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”), Indorama Ventures Holdings LP (“Indorama”) a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, and Far Eastern Investment (Holding) Ltd. (“Far Eastern”) – has entered into an asset purchase agreement with M&G USA Corp.
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Commitment to sustainable packaging – Waste Free Oceans has announced a new partnership with Henkel to remove plastic waste from oceans and rivers – and transform it into over a million bottles used for the Lovables laundry brand. The collaboration is the largest that WFO has agreed so far and will
Read morePET pellets from post-consumer drink bottles provided by PET Recycling Team GmbH, a subsidiary of Alpla, result in greenhouse gas emissions that are only a tenth of the level for new material. This has been confirmed in a recent investigation. Last year, PET Recycling Team (PRT) in Wöllersdorf, Lower Austria, obtained
Read moreAt the trade fair Beviale Moscow, held from 27 February to 1 March 2018, 146 exhibitors (2017: 130) showed their products and solutions relating to beverage manufacture and marketing to more than 5,300 visitors (2017: 4,000), in an exhibition area of about 2,000 square metres (2017: 1,600). New elements this time
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Anuga FoodTec, Kaeser Kompressoren,– Hall 10.1, Stand A 0-10 Kaeser demonstrates new compressed air solutions that prove it’s possible to deliver maximum quality at an economical price. Applications involving foodstuffs require quality compressed air treatment at all times – Kaeser’s range of oil-free compression rotary screw compressors was designed specifically with
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Petainer has been appointed by German mineral water company, Förstina-Sprudel Mineral- und Heilquelle, to develop and produce a 0.75l refillable PET bottle for its Förstina mineral water “Spritzig”, “Medium”, “Sanft” and “Naturell”. The new Förstina Premium Bottle has been designed with a facetted impression to ensure it is visually recognisable. The
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