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Business function
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AMETEK Surface Vision
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Hayward, CA
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United States
Management
AMETEK Surface Vision appoints new Divisional Vice President of Project and Product Management
AMETEK Surface Vision has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of Jason Zyglis to the newly created role of Divisional Vice President of Project and Product Management.
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Preform moulding
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motan-colortronic
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Friedrichsdorf
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Germany
Materials Handling
Materials handling from the silo to the machine
motan-colortronic is once again expanding their universal material flow and selection system. The automatic material selection station METROLINK, the modular and by far most compact system available on the market, has now been supplemented with additional modules and one additional size, increasing...
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Business function
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Graham Partners
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Philadelphia
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United States
Thermoformed Packaging
Thermoforming takes clear form with Graham’s Nu-Est investment
Graham Partners, a private investment firm targeting industrial technology and advanced manufacturing companies, is pleased to announce its third investment in the thermoformed packaging space, Nuconic Packaging, LLC (“Nuconic”). This investment was completed less than a year after the acquisitions...
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Global themes
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RPC Group
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Rushden
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United Kingdom
Sustainability
Grading system highlights sustainability credentials
RPC Design has created a unique grading system that provides an easy visual guide to the sustainability credentials of each new pack it creates.
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PepsiCo
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Purchase, NY
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United States
Management
Ramon Laguarta elected Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo
Indra K. Nooyi to end tenure as CEO after delivering more than a decade of strong performance, grounding company in Performance with Purpose philosophy, and positioning PepsiCo for continued success
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Business function
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Atlas Copco
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Stockholm
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Sweden
Acquisition
Atlas Copco has acquired niche machine vision solutions provider
Atlas Copco has acquired German QUISS Qualitäts-Inspektionssysteme und Service AG. The company specializes in machine vision solutions for quality inspection and robot guidance, and is mainly used in the automotive industry.
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Business function
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BASF SE
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Ludwigshafen
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Germany
Summer Drought
Heat and drought: A challenge for production and logistics at the Ludwigshafen site
Due to the persistent high temperatures and low water levels in the Rhine, BASF SE has to adjust production and logistics at its Ludwigshafen site.
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Business function
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Faerch Plast
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Holstebro
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Denmark
Acquisition
Faerch Plast acquires leading recycler 4PET Group
Færch Plast is closing the loop on plastic food trays with the acquisition of Dutch 4PET Group, a leading sheet manufacturer with unique recycling capabilities. With this acquisition, Færch Plast is becoming one of the world’s first integrated plastic packaging suppliers that achieves a circular...
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Business function
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ALPLA
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Hard
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Austria
Management
ALPLA expands in south-eastern Europe
With the acquisition of the Greek company Argo S.A., the Austrian specialist in packaging solutions ALPLA is looking to continue its growth. The Greek site marks ALPLA’s first production facility in the country.
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Business function
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Indorama Ventures
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Bangkok
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Thailand
Acquisition
Indorama Ventures expands PET recycling capabilities with acquisition of Sorepla
- Enhances capability to drive closed loop solutions and embraces the Circular Economy
- Expands IVL’s capabilities and gains scale to serve increasing demand for rPET
- Enhances supply chain synergies for our Recycled Fiber business
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
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Additives
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Ferro Corporation
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Cleveland, Ohio
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United States
Colours
Ferro adding manufacturing capacity for ultramarine blue and micronized iron oxide pigments
Ferro Corporation is expanding its production facility in Girardota, Colombia, to meet increasing global demand for its Ultramarine Blue and Micronized Iron Oxide pigments.
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Material technology
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Anellotech
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Pearl River, NY
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United States
Biobased Material
Anellotech progresses bio-based PET bottle technology
Sustainable technology company Anellotech recently achieved new milestones at its TCat-8® pilot plant in Texas, thereby progressing its 100% bio-based bottle collaboration with global consumer beverage company Suntory.
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PET materials
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Alpek Polyester
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Monterrey
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Mexico
PET resin markets
Impact on PET resin markets: Alpek informs about an incident at its PTA plant in Altamira, Mexico
Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. (“Alpek”) informs that a fire occurred in a section of its PTA plant in Altamira, Mexico on Sunday, July 15th. The situation was controlled promptly by internal and external emergency response teams with no reported injuries. Alpek is working to mitigate the impact of the...
PREFORM MOULDING
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Auxiliaries
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IMD
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Brügge
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Switzerland
Preform Monitoring
PREFORM Factory concept 4.0 guarantees the reliability of the entire production facility
"The Preform Factory concept is the right way forward! We must integrate the PECO LUX inline PREFORM monitoring system into all of our PET production facilities. In that way, every shot is tested and we can react immediately to any variations".
That is the way one exhibition visitor put it.
That is the way one exhibition visitor put it.
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Preform moulding
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SIPA
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Vittorio Veneto
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Italy
Preform Molding
XFORM: more in-form than ever!
SIPA’s XFORM 500 preform injection molding system is getting another upgrade. The 500-tonne system is already into its third generation since it was introduced at NPE 2012 just six years ago. It stands out for its speed, its versatility (it accepts any generation of legacy tooling from any major...
BLOW MOULDING
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Blow Moulding & Coating
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Agr International
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Butler, PA
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United States
Quality control
Agr Process Pilot advances GEPP light-weighting projects
With an Agr Process Pilot® Automated Blowmolder Control System mated to a Sidel SBO 16 Universal blowmolder, Mexican beverage producer GEPP has trimmed the weight of its 2L low-carbonation PET bottle from 52g to 46g. Given blowmolder operating speeds of 24,000 bottles per hour, the six-gram...
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Bottle design
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P.E.T. Engineering
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San Vendemiano
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Italy
Packaging Design
PET Engineering has created the packaging for “le linfe”, the new brand extension of acqua vitasnella
Acqua Vitasnella, a brand belonging to Ferrarelle SpA has launched its “Le Linfe” range, three sugar-free and zero-calorie functional waters that combine the lightness of Vitasnella with the purifying qualities of aloe vera, the draining properties of birch sap and the hydrating benefits of coconut...
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Blow Moulding & Coating
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Parmalat Canada Fluid
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Toronto
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Canada
PET Bottle Design
Parmalat Canada unveils recyclable PET bottles for Lactantia PūrFiltre milk
Parmalat Canada has designed new recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles for Lactantia PūrFiltre milk.
FILLING TECHNOLOGY
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Filling technology
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Claranor
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Avignon
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France
Sterilization
Claranor pulsed light packaging sterilization solution awarded par Solar Impulse
Claranor team is proud to be awarded by the Solar Impulse Foundation. Claranor Pulsed light Packaging Sterilization is the 22nd solution to date to be awarded.
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Filling & Aseptic
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Sidel
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Italy
Filling line
Highly efficient Sidel complete line helps Niagara Bottling LLC achieve +2 million cases per year
The industry-leading private label bottled water supplier, Niagara Bottling LLC, with its many plants throughout the US and Mexico, has recently upgraded its Salt Lake City facility with a Sidel complete PET line. The line features two Super Combis, equipped with the innovative and compact...
CAPPING TECHNOLOGY
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Injection moulding
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Penn State Behrend
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Erie, PA
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United States
Injection molding
Fantastic plastics: Research collaboration could reshape injection molding
As Ralph Colby peers at the microscope image in front of him, he thinks he can make them out — "shish kebabs," as polymer scientists call them. Nobody knows for sure what they are, but these shapes that appear at seemingly unpredictable times when certain plastics cool have a big impact on the...
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Caps & Closures
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ENGEL
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Schwertberg
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Austria
Injection Moulding
ENGEL is further expanding its worldwide mould technology
At ENGEL’s headquarters in Austria, an entire department has been involved with injection mould technology for more than a decade. Now, to consolidate its systems business, ENGEL is establishing a decentralised network of mould experts in its sales regions. Around the world, demand for integrated...
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Caps & Closures
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Closure Systems International
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Indianapolis, IN
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United States
Closure Development
Closure Systems International’s Pro-Lok GL 38mm closure provides an ideal solution for probiotic / carbonated soft drink
Today’s health conscious consumers are no longer just looking for products that quench their thirst. An ever increasing health trend, especially in younger generations, has driven demand for more functional beverages – e.g., kombucha enhanced products.
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Caps & Closures
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Sabic
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Riyad
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Saudi Arabia
Caps & Closure Material
Sabic introduces new caps & closures material
SABIC is reinforcing its activities in the plastics caps and closures (C&C) market. At the Plastic Closures Innovations Conference in Berlin on May 22-24, where SABIC is the headline sponsor, the company will discuss its new Caps & Closures Industry segment, launched at the beginning of the year. It...
DECORATION TECHNOLOGY
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Decoration technologies
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UPM Raflatac
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Shanghai
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China
Sustainable Labels
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...
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Decoration technologies
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KHS
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Dortmund/Germany, Bocholt
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Belgium
Direct Printing
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...
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Decoration technologies
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Velox Ltd.
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New York
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United States
Digital Decoration
Velox delivers world’s only mass production direct-to-shape digital decoration technology for the rigid packaging industry
Today, Velox Ltd., global developer of the world’s only mass production direct-to-shape (DTS) digital decorator for the rigid packaging industry, announces commercial availability of its revolutionary new solution and a new customer in production for its end users. The announcement was made in...
CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION
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Conveying & Transportation
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Gebo Cermex
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France
End-of-line
End-of-line partnership with Gebo Cermex for Unilever’s new state-of-the-art facility in Dubai
Two comprehensive end-of-lines for production of shampoo and conditioner in shaped bottles have been successfully implemented by Gebo Cermex at Unilever’s site in Dubai, which is the largest personal care factory in the Middle East and Africa. With this large installation, the global player in the...
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Packaging machinery
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Gebo Cermex
Gebo Cermex packer for FrieslandCampina Thailand
Gebo Cermex wrap-around packer ensures high speed and reliability at FrieslandCampina Thailand
FrieslandCampina Thailand, a local branch of the global dairy company, has turned – once again – to Gebo Cermex to install an efficient and cost-effective end-of-line solution, handling its new Foremost plastic bottles, which feature a complex shape. Thanks to a 360° approach applied to wrap-around...
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Packaging machinery
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SMI
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San Giovanni Bianco (BG)
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Italy
Packaging machinery
Packaging in wrap-around cases
Packaging in wrap-around cases is the ideal solution for a shock-resistant package and for maintaining the product integrity during the transportation.
In order to further protect fragile containers, such as glass containers, the installation of the PID (Partition Inserting Device) is recommended...
In order to further protect fragile containers, such as glass containers, the installation of the PID (Partition Inserting Device) is recommended...
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Asia Pacific
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AND & OR S.A.
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Sevilla
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Spain
SAT ceremony of the biggest empty bottle packing line in Asia (Changzhou, China)
And&Or successfully supply to Southern Packaging 55,000 bph packing line for hdpe containers
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY
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Recycling technology
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PET to PET Recycling
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Müllendorf
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Austria
Recycling
PET to PET half year results 2018: Over 500 million recycled PET bottles
• Increase of 7% compared to the first half of 2017
• Over 12,500 tonnes of PET material maintained in the resource cycle
• Burgenland Pet to Pet Recycling Austria GmbH as Best Practice of a functioning recycling economy
• Over 12,500 tonnes of PET material maintained in the resource cycle
• Burgenland Pet to Pet Recycling Austria GmbH as Best Practice of a functioning recycling economy
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Recycling technology
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FIMIC
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Carmignano di Brenta (PD)
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Italy
Recycling Technology
FIMIC and Zimmer America Recycling Solutions install new melt filter at Aaron Ind.
Italian company FIMIC, in partnership with Spartanburg, South Carolina based Zimmer America Recycling Solutions (a div. of ZARS-USA, LLC), has recently installed a new RAS500 model melt filter to process post-consumer polypropylene at Aaron Industries in Leominster Massachusetts.
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Recycling technology
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Alpla
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Hard
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Austria
Recycling
Alpla and Fromm cooperate in PET recycling
The Austrian packaging solutions specialist, and FROMM (Switzerland) have agreed on a collaboration in relation to PET recycling. Both companies operate recycling plants for PET bottles, thus ensuring the necessary supply of materials for their own production facilities.
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Recycling technology
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EREMA Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen
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Ansfelden
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Austria
Circular Economy
Industry comes together at EREMA Discovery Days 2018: The future of the circular economy – innovative technologies, effective strategies
The future of the circular economy – innovative technologies, effective strategies. More than 1.000 guests invited by EREMA made their way to Ansfelden, Austria, for the Discovery Days 2018 from 27 to 29 June.
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