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Innovation combines the benefits of EBM and PET

The development of sustainable plastic packaging will not happen overnight. At ALPLA, we have been working on continually improving our packaging solutions for a long time. Our latest innovation, EBM PET, also proves that sustainability and attractive design are not mutually exclusive.
| Global themes

Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence "Circular Plastics Economy" launched

Circular Plastics Economy is the name of a newly launched Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence in Oberhausen. Using the example of plastic, five Fraunhofer Institutes want to show how energy and material flows of a recyclable chain can be transformed into a circular economy. Therefore special system...
| Sustainability

Nestlé Waters North America will ychieve 25 percent recycled plastic in its packaging by 2021

Company announces major milestone as part of broader ambition to reach 50 percent by 2025
| Labels

The clear sustainable choice: UPM Raflatac's Vanish™ PCR with recycled content face and liner a global first for clear film labeling

UPM Raflatac is boldly taking a leap forward in its promise to label a smarter future. Its new sustainable Vanish™ PCR line of ultra-thin clear film labels are now available in the EMEIA region. Featuring 90 percent recycled content face and liners, these "no-label" look labels will allow brand...

Nestlé creates research institute for packaging to accelerate sustainability agenda

Nestlé today announced the creation of the Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences, dedicated to the discovery and development of functional, safe and environmentally friendly packaging solutions. This is a step further to achieve the Company’s commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or...
| Global themes

Thinking circular, Borealis launches EverMinds™: a new communication platform dedicated to circular economy solutions

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the launch of its new communication platform, EverMinds™. This dedicated umbrella brand has been created to heighten the visibility of plastics circularity and promote a more...
| Sustainability

RPC Astrapak Thermopac – first PET thermoformer signs with PETCO

Amid mounting pressure on major retailers and brand owners to be more environmentally-minded, one of the country’s leading food packaging producers has become the first in the PET thermoform plastics sector to join voluntary national Extended Producer Responsibility body the PET Recycling Company...
| Recycling technology

EREMA presents the new global innovation VACUNITE at PETnology

New bottle-to-bottle process for food-contact-grade rPET pellets stands out through highly efficient decontamination, compact design and low energy consumption.
| Packaging machinery

SMI packaging equipment for Coca-Cola Nogales

Green solutions for the beverage industry
| Packaging & Application

Sidel BoostPRIME opens the door to premiumisation and revenue generation for hot-filled beverages in PET

BoostPRIME™ is a unique PET packaging solution, offering a great alternative for hot-filled beverages in PET bottles. It expands the opportunities for product premiumisation and revenue generation with no compromise on packaging performance and consumer experience. This patented solution is...
| Recycling processes

Design for recycling guidelines for PET trays published

Design for recycling guidelines for PET thermoformed trays "clear transparent to be recycled even in food applications”.
| Management

Loop Industries signs multi-year supply deal with Coca-Cola for 100% recycled PET

New agreement enables authorized Coca-Cola bottlers to enter into supply agreements to secure 100% sustainable Loop™ branded PET plastic resin.
| Recycling technology

CARBIOS and KEM ONE sign a Letter of Intent to implement a PET biorecycling demonstration plant operated by CARBIOS in the French Chemical Valley

CARBIOS announced the signature of a Letter of Intent with KEM ONE for an implementation project, in the French Chemical Valley, of an industrial demonstration plant to secure the value of its breakthrough technology.

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology

Coca-Cola Amatil launches new bottling line in Fiji

Coca-Cola Amatil has launched the latest technology in Fiji bottling at the company’s manufacturing facility in Laucala Beach Estate in Fiji.
| Filling technology

“Filling matters” at BrauBeviale: GEA VIPOLL filling expertise makes GEA a full-range supplier of brewing technology

With the motto ‘Filling matters’ GEA will demonstrate at BrauBeviale 2018 that filling is a key pillar of the beverage industry (Hall 7, Booth 602, November 13–15, 2018, Nuremberg, Germany). The focus of this year’s trade fair presence is the newly acquired subsidiary, GEA VIPOLL from Slovenia,...
| Filling & Aseptic

Sidel: Huanlejia China shifts its coconut milk to PET

Huanlejia, well-known as a Chinese producer of food and beverages, recently started producing its coconut milk – formerly packaged in HDPE – in PET bottles. Its main objectives in this change were to reinforce its brand image and increase production speed. The company relied on Sidel’s 40-year...
| Filling technology

GEA receives accolade for the aseptic blow-fill-cap technology, ABF 1.2, with FDA certification

In July 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded GEA a letter of no objection (LONO) for its ABF 1.2 technology, an integrated blowing, filling and capping solution featuring a fully aseptic rotary blowing machine. It is the only system equipped with a 100% aseptic blower that is...

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Labels

Avery Dennison continues to pioneer change by launching recycled PET liners in Europe

Avery Dennison will be the first pressure sensitive labelling material supplier to introduce liner made from recycled PET (rPET) commercially in Europe. This move reflects the firm’s commitment to finding more sustainable solutions for the labelling industry.
| Decoration technologies

UPM Raflatac announces APR-recognized wash-off film labels with recycled liners

UPM Raflatac is taking another step forward in its drive to label a smarter future by announcing that it has developed a range of wash-off film labeling solutions for a variety of end uses that can help brands create a circular economy and also meet or even accelerate their ambitious sustainability...
| Decoration technologies

Belgium’s Brouwerij Martens produces bottles for the soccer World Cup with Direct Print Powered by KHS™

Design individual bottles in batches of one or implement special marketing campaigns within a very short time indeed: Direct Print Powered by KHS™ offers beverage producers great flexibility of design, thus giving them the competitive edge. The Martens brewery in Belgium is now making good use of...
| Decoration technologies

Argentine company Refres Now goes for Sacmi OPERA roll-fed technology

Recent orders have seen the number of labellers installed at the model La Matanza plant - one of the largest and most modern in Latin America - rise to 8.

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