More freedom of choice for the consumer, less rubbish in the streets: these are some of the goals of the amendment to the packaging law that has now been passed in the federal cabinet. In concrete terms: in the future, restaurants, bistros or cafés will always have to offer reusable containers for…

Husky Injection Molding Systems, Ltd., a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, is proud to announce the release of the UltraShotTM Injection System. This innovative, next generation melt delivery and control system eliminates the deficiencies of traditional…

CCL Label, the global supply chain leader of innovative premium packaging, promotional vehicles and comprehensive label solutions, is introducing an update of their connected packaging label and sleeve technology. The “browser-based” version renders the installation of any extra app on the user’s…

Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services, today announced that Avient ColorWorks™ has launched ColorForward™ 2022. This 16th edition of the annual color forecasting guide for the plastics industry marks its debut within Avient, which was…

Avantium N.V announces that the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO - Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) has awarded the company a €5.4 million grant as part of the Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation (DEI+) scheme, to be paid out in 16 tranches over a period of 4 years. This grant is…

The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. New technology developed at VTT enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for bio-based PEF-plastics for replacing fossil-based PET. The…

One of the great advantages of SIPA’s XFORM, PET preform injection molding system, is its openness. XFORM stands out from other important brands in the global marketplace in its ability to accept preform tooling from other major producers.

Ngoc Nghia Industry has commissioned Frigel Group to completely retrofit the cooling system of its “Interpet” PET preform plant located in Vietnam.

Flexible mid-volume system purpose-built to quickly and easily produce just the right output for multiple preform designs

Amcor has developed a new hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for Colombia’s Nutrea/Frudelca’s breakthrough Frupro protein juice. The new beverage is the latest in a growing category that blends the benefits of natural juice with protein to appeal to health-conscious consumers.

Amcor has adapted its leading-edge engineering and design technology to develop the lightest 900-ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for edible oil in Brazil. The custom- designed container for agribusiness and food producer Bunge, in São Paulo, is 22% lighter than competitive bottles while…

CMG launches a new series of small size beside the press granulators with connotates of high caliber. The very innovative and unique attributes of such new series are several and all contribute to obtaining the highest degree of productivity, regrind quality (homogeneous particle dimensions and…

All from a single production and fabrication source - Priority Plastics announces the acquisition and installation of new ISBM - Injection Stretch Blow Molding - production capabilities in their Portland, Indiana manufacturing facility.

Belgian milk producer Inex has selected Sidel’s aseptic PET packaging line to help meet a growing demand for locally produced milk, prompted by the COVID-19 restrictions in March. Thanks to Sidel’s new and sustainable packaging line, Inex plans to boost production capacity by supplying…

Leading Japanese beverage player Sangaria has been counting on Sidel as a strong partner for more than nine years. To increase its production flexibility, the company once again turned to its reliable supplier by acquiring the Versatile Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis™ to handle aseptic carbonated and…

SIPA provides equipment for the production of a huge range of edible oil bottle sizes: from single serve up to 30 liters.

In 2017, the Sidel Aseptic Combi PredisTM blow fill seal filler was validated by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for low acid products sold in the US – an industry first. With more than 180 references at major beverage and dairy companies since the launch of this safe and simple…

BERICAP’s BericapValve has won Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Award 2020 in the category “Recyclable Packaging”. The award recognizes and awards the major sustainability impact behind the small visible change to a 100 % silicone-free valve. Unlike conventional silicone valves, BERICAP’s product…

Guala Closures Group, the global producer of nonrefillable and aluminium beverage closures, has partnered with Oceanworks® , the largest global marketplace for sustainable materials, to develop a range of closures produced using ocean plastics.

Live from the SACMI parent company, this webinar will showcase the latest ready-to-market developments for the industry, from technology to new cap design solutions. Key advantages include integrated design of cap-preform systems to optimise performance and cost.

Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in elastomeric flow solutions for more than 25 years, is on track to meet its 2025 sustainability commitments thanks to its new SimpliCycle™ recyclable valve technology.

A new Amcor service helps brand owners communicate the reduced carbon footprint of their packaging through independent carbon labelling from the Carbon Trust - Amcor, a global leader in packaging, announced the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ Label from the Carbon Trust can now be printed on Amcor…

INTRAVIS GmbH now offers a convenient solution for all producers and bottling companies that have to indicate UFI codes on their packaging from 2021 onwards - the new OCR module.

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, announces its commitment to expand its PET extrusion with in-line stretching capacity by 10,000 metric tonnes.

End of line reliability is crucial for the bottling plant efficiency - Manufacturers of beverages, food, detergents, chemical and pharmaceutical products have to be more and more competitive and efficient in order to face a constantly changing market; therefore, they have to…

The handling of containers and products inside a bottling line is a key factor to ensure high levels of production efficiency. Today, in the Industry 4.0 era, in which the production line is characterized by machines that interact with each other, exchange information and collect data, handling has…

Producing a great diversity of bottles from 0,5 L to 1,5 L on a single packaging line for PET, Pearlwater Mineralquellen AG (Pearlwater) was determined to enhance the efficiency of its production line as well as bottle quality by upgrading its PalKombi Gripping palletiser’s performance, installed by…

Refresco Finland Oy, leader in Finland in the production of juices, soft drinks, water and energy drinks, aims at reducing energy consumption and protecting the surrounding area, thanks to the use of highly innovative and eco-friendly bottling and packaging solutions. In order to automate and…

Unilever and the Alibaba Group have created an Al-enabled recycling system that automatically identifies and sorts plastic packaging. Its aim is to speed high-grade plastic back into the circular economy and move China’s companies and consumers towards a waste-free world.

Independent testing by respected third-party research center confirms that Loop’s Gen II depolymerization technology is effective at producing pure monomers - Loop Industries (“Loop” or “the Company”), an innovator in sustainable plastics technology, released the report of an independent…

Milliken & Company’s Chemical Division has joined the Digital Watermarks Project, a large-scale initiative testing the viability of digital watermarking technologies for the accurate sorting of plastics.