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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
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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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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.
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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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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 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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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
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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
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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
Read moreAccording to preliminary figures released by the MECS – Ucima (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) Research Centre, the Italian packaging technology industry has passed the €9 billion mark for the first time, reaching total sales revenues of €9.05 billion in 2023, a 6% increase over 2022. If this is confirmed by the final
Read moreEuCertPlast and RecyClass have reached an agreement for the future development of the certification for plastics recyclers. Going forward the expertise and know-how of the two audit schemes will be combined under the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification. Both audit schemes are based on the principles of the EN 15343 standard and
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