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The 7th annual European Food & Beverage Plastic Packaging will be taking place on May 15-16, 2024, at Hilton Porto Gaia in Porto, Portugal. It will focus on the industry’s increasing challenge for innovation toward a sustainable future, looking at the best strategies for sustainable packaging including recyclability and packaging performance.
Read moreHusky Technologies is exhibiting for the first time at the China International Beverage Industry Science and Technology Exhibition (CBST2024) taking place in Shanghai, China. At the booth, located in Hall 1, Stand #1C03, Husky is exhibiting its latest technologies, solutions, and services to enable regional beverage packaging producers to be more
Read moreEastman announced a long-term agreement with Nord Pal Plast SA part of Dentis Group, a leading Italian multinational company specialising in the recovery and mechanical recycling of PET packaging waste. Through their mechanical recycling sites in France (Nord Pal Plast SA), Spain (PET Companía Para Su Reciclado) and Italy (Dentis Recycling
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MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG (MHT) and z-moulds GmbH (z-moulds) are delighted to announce a collaborative effort aimed at advancing their respective businesses. MHT, headquartered in Hochheim-am-Main, Germany, is a well-known company renowned for its expertise in the field of packaging solutions. The company specialises in the development, manufacturing, and
Read moreReliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm and wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), announced that it has partnered with Sri Lanka-headquartered Elephant House to manufacture, market, distribute and sell beverages under the Elephant House brand across India. This association will not only help RCPL bolster its
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Avient Corporation, a provider of specialided and sustainable materials solutions and services, is pleased to announce it is extending its Gravi-Tech REC Recycled Formulations portfolio with a grade containing up to 60% ocean-bound plastic waste in addition to recycled fillers, making the total recycled content as high as 98%. The new
Read moreCarbios, a leading company in the development and industrialisation of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and Landbell Group, a global operator of more than 40 producer responsibility organisations (PROs) and a leading provider of closed-loop recycling solutions, announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of
Read moreAs the European Union prepares for a new legislative cycle, the European soft drinks sector, represented by Unesda, has published its Manifesto, outlining its key ambitions and policy priorities for the 2024-2029 EU political term. The Manifesto highlights the sector’s commitment to promoting balanced diets, driving environmental sustainability across its supply
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Last week, Gerd Liebig announced that he will be stepping down from the Management Board on 31 August, 2024. After serving the injection moulding industry for 35 years, Gerd Liebig will complete the planned Sumitomo (SHI) Demag management transition, effective 1 September, 2024. In his nine years as Managing Director Sumitomo
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It’s finally time again! After the successful first part of the Middle East Road Show to the United Arab Emirates before the Christmas holidays, it’s now time for the second tour destination, Saudi Arabia! Admittedly, organising the dates there was anything but easy and so I kept my travel arrangements very
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CCL Industries (CCL), a global leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions, announced this week that it has officially opened its new sustainable sleeve label hub in Dornbirn, Austria, completing the move from its former site in Hohenems. The new facility represents a €50 million investment and is more than
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