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Netstal Hall B3 – Booth 3119 Netstal will demonstrate the production of 10 ml syringe barrels with Luer-Lock adapters using its all-electric Elion MED injection moulding machine with a 1,750 kN clamping force. The process uses a precision eight cavity mould from Fostag and COC material from Topas, with a cycle time of
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Cold Jet, Hall B3 – Booth 3110 Cold Jet, well known for dry ice technology, will be presenting its new Aero 2 Ultra Series. This new product line has been designed to support the plastics industry in mastering the challenges of increasing efficiency. The Aero 2 Ultra machines are characterised by moisture-resistant mechanics
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Packaging solutions from a single source Jeddah-based company and greenfield project 3P Gulf Packaging Systems, founded in 1992, is a market leader in plastic packaging and products in Saudi Arabia and the region, serving the beverage and food, pharmaceutical, personal care and home care sectors. Its most important products include preforms,
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A machine should run, run, run and run… To keep it that way, the wearing parts of the machines must be replaced regularly. The Canadian company UM Inc. is a well-known manufacturer of alternative spare parts for blow moulding, filling, sealing and labelling machines for PET as well as for form-fill-seal
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Iren SpA, in collaboration with Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH, has launched Italy’s largest sorting facility in Borgaro, near Turin. The Circular Plastic plant, designed and built by Stadler, can process 100,000 t/a of mixed plastics and cans , contributing to Italy’s efforts to enhance recycling and close the loop on plastic waste.
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South Africa’s efforts to build a circular economy for post-consumer packaging have been thrust into the spotlight on the sidelines of a global conference on sustainable waste management in Cape Town. The opening day of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)’s annual conference saw the country’s most experienced producer responsibility organisation,
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Join Circular Plastics Packaging LATAM conference on 13-14 Nov 2024 in Mexico City to gain insights on the latest in circular plastics value chain, plastics recycling project update, technology advancement in sorting, collection and recycling, regulatory development and many more. Latin America represents an emerging recycling market with significant growth potential,
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Scanfill introduces Prevented Ocean Plastic rPET, a product that is claimed to meet high quality standards while contributing to cleaning up coastal areas. Thanks to careful sorting and gentle handling of the raw material, the new Prevented Ocean Plastic (POP) rPET material can, among other things, exhibit a clearer transparency than
Read moreColombia is positioning itself as a frontrunner in Latin America’s shift toward sustainable bioplastics production. To this end Colombia launched a Bioplastics Cluster with backing from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MinCiencias) and the EU-funded Circular Plastics Program of the Americas (CPAP). The Bioplastics Cluster will contribute to Colombia’s
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Following the booming interest in beverage variety packs among North American consumers, many beverage producers are now considering implementing this packaging strategy in other markets. Sidel has distilled its expertise in variety packs into a new whitepaper to support producers and brewers in their decision-making. The launch of Sidel’s new variety
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Srichakra Polyplast commissioned two new Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines in the first half of 2024. The company already recycles post-consumer PET bottles and polyolefin packaging on two Starlinger plastics recycling lines installed in 2021. The two new Recostar PET 165 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines have been installed at
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