Materials News Recycling 

Emirates Biotech and Sulzer advance strategic partnership with the equipment supply contract for the world’s largest bioplastics facility

Heike Fischer 582 Views 2 min read

Emirates Biotech has recently signed a supply contract with Sulzer to provide the proprietary equipment that will serve as the technological core of the world-scale Polylactic Acid (PLA) production facility being built by Emirates Biotech. This follows a licensing agreement signed in December 2024. This strategic milestone confirms Emirates Biotech’s transition

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Companies News Sustainability 

PepsiCo refines sustainability goals to position business for the long-term

Heike Fischer 506 Views 5 min read

PepsiCo announced refined climate, packaging, agriculture, and water goals to continue to build a stronger, more resilient business that aims to drive scalable positive impact. The updated goals build on nearly four years of progress and learnings since the launch of the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) business strategy, which embeds sustainability into

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Recycling 

Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) releases position paper outlining six strategic areas for immediate action to prevent collapse of the European plastics recycling industry

Gabriele Kosmehl 571 Views 1 min read

European recyclers are facing a severe and deepening recession, with businesses being increasingly forced to shut down. This trend threatens to accelerate Europe’s deindustrialisation and undermines the EU’s environmental and circular economy goals. In response Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has released a position paper outlining six strategic areas for immediate action

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Companies Recycling 

Royce Universal expands rPET operations in Thailand

Gabriele Kosmehl 659 Views 2 min read

Thai plastic product manufacturer Royce Universal Co., Ltd. has the capacity to recycle around 15,000 t/a of post-consumer PET, turning it into food-contact material for packaging applications. In addition to rPET sheet produced from PET bottle flakes, Royce offers certified high-quality food-grade recycled PET pellets under the brand name “PetaRoyce”. The

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Companies 

Sacmi Group reports €1.7 billion in 2024 revenues, launches first sustainability plan

Gabriele Kosmehl 574 Views 1 min read

The Sacmi Group reported revenues of €1.728 billion for the 2024 fiscal year, with net equity surpassing €1 billion for the first time, according to the financial results approved at the Parent Company Shareholders’ Meeting on May 16. The company cited strong fundamentals despite ongoing global economic and geopolitical challenges. Net

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Companies Recycling 

Chemco and Kandoi form joint venture to launch rPET-based FIBC bag manufacturing facilities in Gujarat

Gabriele Kosmehl 664 Views 2 min read

In a landmark collaboration aimed at redefining sustainable packaging in India, Chemco Group, one of the country’s largest PET converters, and Kandoi Group of Industries, a leader in technical textiles, have announced a strategic joint venture to build two fully integrated greenfield manufacturing facilities in Vapi and Dahej, Gujarat. With a

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Artificial Intelligence 

How digitalisation and AI advance the plastics sector

Gabriele Kosmehl 551 Views 4 min read

based on an article by Dr Cornelia Jokisch, K’ show PR The plastics industry faces major economic and regulatory disruptions worldwide. Rising competitive pressure, stricter environmental regulations and higher demands made on circularity increase the pressure to innovate. On-going digitalisation offers new opportunities for producing more efficiently and sustainably. Automated processes,

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Artificial Intelligence 

Measure the shift

Gabriele Kosmehl 562 Views 3 min read

How digitisation is driving sustainable packaging innovation based on an article by Reece Armstrong, CAE Graduate Engineer and Ross Blair, Head of Simulation at BMT As global sustainability goals accelerate the shift from virgin PET to 100% recycled content (rPET), companies in the packaging sector face increasing pressure to adapt –

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