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Amcor plc and Berry Global Group, Inc. announced that at their respective shareholder meetings, held on February 25, shareholders of both companies overwhelmingly voted to approve the combination of these two companies. This approval satisfies the shareholder vote condition for the combination, originally announced in November 2024. Together, Amcor and Berry
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Origin Materials, Inc., a technology company with a mission to enable the transition to sustainable materials, confirmed that three additional CapFormer lines are currently being built and tested and are expected to complete their Factory Acceptance Tests in Q2. They also confirmed previous guidance that they are on target to have
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Uruguay’s national packaging recovery initiative, Plan Vale, agreed on Friday, February 21, 2025, to the terms with the consortium of CIEMSA, CSI, and Reverse Logistics Group (RLG) to implement the country’s first Deposit Return and Refund System (DRS) for single-use beverage containers. This project positions Uruguay as the first Latin American
Read moreA new type of adhesive that can be cleanly removed from plastic bottles and packaging before disposal could lead to better-quality recycled plastic, a new study has shown. The adhesives used to stick labels onto plastic bottles and packaging often leave behind a detrimental residue that limits how the plastic can be
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Petainer announce the launch of its 700ml Premium Spirit Liquor Bottle. Designed with modern spirit producers in mind, this new bottle gives spirits producers the perfect opportunity to move in to PET for the first time, or upgrade their current PET packaging. The 700ml Premium Spirit Liquor Bottle is a direct
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Avient Corporation announced the launch of ColorMatrix Amosorb 4020L, an advanced shelf life extender oxygen scavenging additive produced specifically for PET bottle packaging. This new additive claimes to offer brand owners and converters a cost-effective solution to enhance the shelf life and recyclability of their PET bottles. The additive is developed
Read moreOrigin Materials announced that, in an historic first, Origin has commenced the commercial production of PET caps at their manufacturing center in Reed City, Michigan, USA. “Achieving this milestone is a tremendous accomplishment, and we couldn’t be prouder,” said Origin CEO and Co-Founder John Bissell. “Producing PET closures at commercial volumes,
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The full conference programme for this year’s Plastics Recycling Show Europe, taking place at RAI Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 1-2 April 2025, has been published. The keynote session will include an address by Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission. Marieke Koekkoek, Member of
Read moreIFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced a partnership with Ghana-based manufacturer Mohinani Group Limited to under-take the recycling of PET from plastic waste in Ghana and Nigeria, helping protect the environment and creating thousands of jobs in both countries. Under the partnership, IFC will provide a loan of
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SK Chemicals has successfully mass-produced chemically recycled materials and started to build a comprehensive center for plastic recycling solutions in Korea. This center will include the production of circular recyclable raw materials, demonstration research and material production. The company announced on February 18th that it will establish a Recycle Innovation Center
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Veolia, an environmental services provider, is expanding its PET recycling capacities across Europe. The company is investing in the modernisation and expansion of its facilities in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, and Norrköping, Sweden. The goal is to increase the output of food-grade rPET (recycled PET) to meet the growing demand in the food
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