Reliance Industries becomes first in India to use chemical recycling for circular polymers

9 Jan 20248 Jan 2024 Miriam Trotter 1375 Views 1 min read

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), operator of the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex, has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus certified circular polymers. RIL shipped its first batch of ISCC-Plus certified circular polymers, named CircuRepol (Polypropylene) and CircuRelene (Polyethylene).

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World Packaging Organisation launches the Japanese version of the Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

8 Jan 20248 Jan 2024 Miriam Trotter 928 Views 2 min read

The ‘Packaging Design for Recycling Guide’, a product of World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has recently been translated into Japanese, and is now available through WPO website. This is the 11th translation besides the versions in English, German, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Thai, Latvian, Czech, Hungarian and Georgian. Developed by WPO, Circular Analytics, FH Campus University of Applied Sciences

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Hungary launches new deposit return scheme for drink container recycling

5 Jan 20245 Jan 2024 Miriam Trotter 1463 Views 2 min read

Starting from January 1st, Hungary has implemented a new deposit return system (DRS) for recycling single-use drink containers. Manufacturer of reverse vending machines Tomra has partnered with Mohu (MOL Hulladékgazdálkodási Zrt.), the central system administrator for the DRS, to roll out a collection infrastructure aimed at making drink container returns as

Companies

Krones announced to discontinue its digital container-decoration business

4 Jan 20244 Jan 2024 Miriam Trotter 874 Views 0 min read

The Krones Group has chosen to cease its activities in the field of digital container decoration by the end of 2023. The decision to cease the activities of the group’s subsidiary Dekron GmbH is the result of a careful review of Krones’ business strategy and the current market situation. Dekron informed

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Dear readers, customers and friends of PETplanet,

24 Dec 202312 Dec 2023 Heike Fischer 636 Views 0 min read

The PETplanet Team wishes you a wonderful festive season and a good start to the new year 2024! Our office will be open again from January 4th, 2024.

2023/2024 - The Middle East Tour

Last meetings before the holidays

22 Dec 2023 Kay Barton 6337 Views 3 min read

At the beginning of my last week in the UAE, I drive to the packaging and mould manufacturer Precision Group. The plant is not far from Downtown Dubai. The new GM Sajeed Abdul Lathief, who has just taken over from David Swan, who recently went into well-deserved retirement, is waiting for

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Sipa celebrates Christmas party with a gigantic Christmas tree made from PET bottles

22 Dec 2023 Miriam Trotter 1057 Views 0 min read

For their internal Christmas party, Sipa’s marketing team surprised their co-workers with a Christmas tree made entirely from PET bottles. The tree reached an impressive height of 3.05m and contained a total of 527 bottles. In a three-day process, the team attached hundreds of 0.75l PET bottles to a wooden frame

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STF America announces the sale of a PET Bottle Washing Plant to Malama One Recycling LLC, Waiakea Volcanic Water

21 Dec 202321 Dec 2023 Miriam Trotter 1376 Views 1 min read

STF Group of Germany and Zimmer America Recycling Solutions announce the sale of a complete STF PET Bottle Recycling Plant in Hilo, Hawaii. The equipment will be installed at Malama One Recycling LLC, Waiakea Water, a supplier of sustainably sourced and packaged premium volcanic water. The line has an initial capacity

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Bottle-to-Bottle circularity continues on the rise, Napcor’s 2022 PET recycling report demonstrates

20 Dec 202320 Dec 2023 Miriam Trotter 1090 Views 2 min read

The National Association for PET Container Resources (Napcor) has released its 2022 PET Recycling Report. The report found that PET recycling rates held steady with the US rate at 29% and the North American PET recycling rate at 37.8%. Demand for recycled PET (rPET) also remained strong in 2022, and a new

Capping / Closures Materials News

Swedish Startup Blue Ocean Closures secures investment from Rottneros

19 Dec 202319 Dec 2023 Miriam Trotter 1364 Views 1 min read

Rottneros AB, a Swedish-based manufacturer and supplier of pulp, is now investing in Blue Ocean Closures and becoming a co-owner of the Swedish startup developing proprietary fiber-based packaging materials. In just two years, Blue Ocean Closures AB has developed technology to produce fiber-based closures for consumer packaging at large scale aiming to replace

2023/2024 - The Middle East Tour

From the climate conference to the mountains, Sharjah and Arabplast

18 Dec 202318 Dec 2023 Kay Barton 6442 Views 5 min read

Although the weekend beckons, I’ve decided that I want to get as much done as possible before the holidays. In addition to gathering information and writing reports from my meetings, there is still an out-of-town appointment on the programme for Sunday 10 December. I had registered for a visit to the