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Avery Dennison’s Label and Packaging Materials production operation in Cramlington, UK, has won an International Safety Award with merit from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplace healthy and safe during the 2014 calendar year. "Safety is more than a priority for Avery
Read moreThis year, for the very first time P.E. Labellers will take part in the Hispack fair which will take place in Barcelona from 21 to 24 April 2015, attracted by the interesting Iberian market and by the objective of the fair to introduce innovations in packaging, as well as to foster
Read moreDavid Pritchett has been appointed president of Rieke. He succeeds Lynn Brooks, who has retired after 18 years and who will now continue with the company in an advisory role. Rieke designs and manufactures a wide range of highly engineered dispensing pumps and closures for many different end markets including food
Read moreOn the back of continued investment and growth in the PET sector through its M&H UK and USA facilities, RPC is pleased to announce the further underpinning of its commitment to the sector through the acquisition of PET Power B.V. Bringing together these two European players on the market, allows RPC
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Agua Enerviva, a new concept in naturally-energising beverages, has launched in lightweight, hot fill containers designed by ScorCreative at Amcor, the design studio co-located at Amcor Rigid Plastics. The tall 20oz custom container delivers an attractive look which stands out on the shelf, creating a new category in the highly competitive
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March 8 is a glorious day, and finally, the temperatures are registering plus rather than minus. Our Heidelberg office is still working to fix an appointment with Graham Packaging for early this week and on our radar, therefore, is the 300 km drive to York, Pennsylvania. It is Sunday, the roads
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Quadrant Creative Molding & Systems (Quadrant CMS) is supporting Dispack Projects in creating a new generation one-way PET beer keg with a recyclable valve system as a cost-effective and easy-to-transport alternative to traditional multi-trip stainless steel kegs. Dispack Projects’ new one-way Dolium 20- and 30-liter kegs incorporate valve systems injection molded
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Before heading off for our prime objective of Dayton Ohio, we visit Clariant in West Chicago, a global producer of liquid and solid colour masterbatches and additives for the plastics packaging industry and in particular we look at their Colorworks division. Here we are privileged to experience the whooshing sound of
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Following the success of its ThermaLite® PET jar, APPE has extended the range with the launch of 5 new round jars designed for the food market as replacements for glass packaging. ThermaLite is a 100% PET jar that can be hot or cold filled at temperatures up to 95°C and then
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On we go with the tour, with the weather still registering icy (minus 10). Occasionally the sun makes a brief appearance. We prepare for our next visit. And then a big shock We’ve lost all our computer data. Nothing seems to work. What do we do now? It took us just
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The PETplanet Team took over the reins on February 9 2015. The aim is to take the Editourmobil from Toronto to Orlando Florida, in time for the NPE show starting on March 23 2015. En route, interviews have been scheduled with companies in the PET sector who are based in North
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