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Getecha – hall A3 booth 3210 Equipping plastics processors and recycling companies with customised shredding and recycling solutions – that has been Getecha’s mission for many years. What this means in concrete terms and what level of process automation is achievable today will be demonstrated at this year’s Fakuma. The company
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Frigel – hall A5 booth 5123 Frigel Group will be presenting their latest process cooling solutions, designed for various industry sectors. A new temperature control unit for injection moulding is the Microgel Syncro. The technology is claimed to provide a reduction in cycle time of up to 40%, while maintaining the
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Agr’s Gawis 4D – a winning solution for Sipa Sipa S.P.A., with headquarters in Vittorio Veneto, Italy, is well known in the plastics industry for its expertise in producing a range of high-end PET preform and container moulding systems. Being one of the few companies that has experience with both preforms
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The global market for PET containers is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.3% between 2022 and 2023. According to a report by Future Marketing Insights, it will increase from US$ 73.1 billion to US$ 122.4 billion. Currently, it is estimated that more than 500 billion PET bottles are used worldwide for
Read moreBritvic Ireland has announced an investment of €6 million in its Ballygowan facility in Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, to grow the site’s production capacity by over 20% in order to meet growing consumer demand for Ballygowan mineral water, and the creation of 28 new jobs. In addition to the new manufacturing
Read morePack Expo Las Vegas has come to a close with a record number of visitors. Nearly 32,000 attendees, the most in the show’s history, actively engaged with more than 2,300 exhibitors across 1 million net square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. This event not only stands
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R&D Leverage Europe, a subsidiary of Adler Industrial Solutions, announced an expansion in its services with the addition of Injection Blow Mould (IBM) capabilities. In 2023, the company has invested substantially in equipment and infrastructure to facilitate this development, including the purchase of IBM machines for mould validation and sampling. This
Read moreThe Plastics Industry Association announced today that NPE2024: The Plastics Show registrations are now open. The event will be held May 6-10, 2024 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. Every three years, NPE offers the plastics industry a global platform to highlight innovation across a show floor
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Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) is building a new recycled PET production unit in Rezé, in western France. The Group’s objective is to reach 26,000 tons of rPET per year, thanks to state-of-the-art equipment and the performance of its teams. The new recycling unit will be located in Rezé, in the
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CCL Label, a leader in specialty label, security and packaging solutions, and Henkel announced that they have won the Awa (Alexander Watson Associates) Award for their Best in Class Sustainable Design for Henkel’s Vernel brand fabric softener bottle. Awa stated „The design was applauded for emphasising recyclability and adhering to EPBP
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into cutting-edge carbon conversion research, with the potential to create more sustainable packaging materials. Set to be carried out by researchers at Swansea University, United Kingdom, the project will explore a new way of manufacturing ethylene – one of the key components in
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