Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company has announced it will be transitioning to PET containers for the over 30-million bottles of juice that it produces for retail each year. The transition applies to 8 oz., 12 oz., 16 oz. and 32 oz. bottle sizes. Natalie’s Lemon and Natalie’s Lime juices will…

VALSER is further expanding on its role as a sustainability pioneer, becoming the first Swiss mineral water to use exclusively PET bottles made from 100 percent recycled material (rPET). “Schön di wieder z’gseh” (i.e. “nice to see you again”) is now printed, fittingly, on the label for the 0.5-liter…

Chemical sterilization of caps can be an issue.  It often employs work at high temperatures that can distort the cap. To eliminate these issues, serac now offers an alternative to chemical sterilization. Serac’s new BluStream® cap sterilization technology, offers fast and highly efficient…

Waiakea manufacturing facilities are located in Hawaii, the only U.S. state outside North America. This is where the company runs automatic PET stretch blow molder APF-6004.

The theme of Connected Comfort serves as a foundation for the six color tones selected for ColorDirection 2020 — reflecting the convenience, flexibility and personal experiences capturing the connection color creates between products from various markets and the consumers they serve.

PolyOne Corporation, in strategic collaboration with 3M, announced the launch of a revolutionary on-site polymer color matching and dosing system that accelerates the process of designing and coloring injection molded parts. The PINPOINT™ Express Color and Dosing System allows users to create,…

Designers of plastic products know the importance of choosing a dynamic color in order for a product to stand out from the competition. Not surprisingly, many are not as familiar with the fundamentals of color matching in plastic and the challenges certain resins can pose. Unfortunately, often this…

Plastics packaging is at a critical point in its history. Never before has there been so much talk about reducing or even ending the use of plastics for packaging foods and drinks.

Husky Injection Molding Systems, a leading industrial technology provider to the plastics processing community, hosted a one-day event at its EMEA headquarters in Dudelange, Luxembourg to officially unveil its digital, state-of-the-art Next Generation Operating Model (NGOM). The event was attended…

Industrial machines in PET segment consume significant amount of electricity for both processes: machine assembly and final PET bottle production. Meanwhile PET is considered one of the most environmentally friendly plastics due to its recyclability, electricity used to produce PET products remains…

The rising demand for white vinegar has led Charbonneaux-Brabant, a key player in the packaging of condiments and seasonings, to install a Sidel complete PET line in their new production plant in Vauvert, in the South of France. There, they now bottle white vinegar in 1L and 1.5L formats, managing a…

Tomlinsons, one of the UK’s largest family owned dairies, has completed a sale of its bottle blow moulding production facility to Logoplaste, a leading global designer and manufacturer of value-added rigid plastic packaging solutions to a wide range of blue-chip clients.

Milacron Holdings Corp. (NYSE: MCRN) (“Milacron”), a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry, today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement with Osgood Capital Group, LLC (“Osgood Capital”) and Cyprium Investment Partners, LLC to sell its Uniloy…

GEA is launching its new D-tec® D/DV double-chamber valve by end of April 2019. This special double-seat valve is designed with a sterile leakage chamber which is hermetically sealed from the atmosphere by two side valves.

At its AUSPACK conference on March 27, 2019, the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) selected the best packaging innovations and products of the year.

Tsitsikamma Crystal Spring Water company has been investing in the latest SMI ECOBLOC® ERGON integrated system.

China’s leading dairy brand, Yili, reinforced the confidence they have in their longstanding partnership with Sidel: they showed their strong belief in PET packaging for liquid dairy by investing and recently installing two aseptic complete PET packaging lines, including the Sidel Aseptic Combi…

Product development plays a key role within the strategies of leading companies worldwide. Besides aspects regarding the increase of efficiency within the manufacturing process, cost reduction and market expansion, product features that focus on consumer convenience and sustainability are in the…

How a return to packaging’s past can drive the circular economy of tomorrow -  DS Smith Plastics, Injection Moulding business segment is proud to launch a new line of packaging options known as Loop Ready Packaging (LRP). LRPs are robust, re-usable, returnable and fully recyclable packaging options…

Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in innovative dispensing solutions in the food market, has launched a new bi-textured and bi-colored closure solution for the European food market for the new ‘Eurojar’ from McCormick & Company, a global leader in spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other…

Fortis Solutions Group LLC, a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Label Technology Inc. Label Technology, based in Merced, CA, is an award-winning printer of flexible packaging, stand-up pouches, and pressure sensitive labels.

Levissima, part of Sanpellegrino Group (Nestlé Waters), needed to address the growing demand for bottled water in Italy with a new complete line, producing its re-designed 1.5 litre bottle of pure, Alpine water. With the help of its long-standing partner, Sidel, Levissima was able to improve the…

Petcore Europe ODR Working Group achieves a 3-year temporary endorsement for perforated sleeves on Household and Personal Care (HPC) PET bottles by the European PET Bottle Platform.

The recent launch, by Avery Dennison, of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners has received another important boost, with four labelling constructions now available across Europe.

Green solutions for the beverage industry

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…

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…

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…

The FTSE 250 Pennon Group, parent company of Viridor, the UK’s biggest recycling company, has announced a ground-breaking project which will harness the electricity created from non-recyclable waste at its £252 million energy recovery facility at Avonmouth, near Bristol, to power a new £65 million…

Plastipak Italia Preforme s.r.l., a subsidiary of Plastipak Packaging, and Garbo S.r.l. have entered into an exclusive relationship in Italy to develop and bring to market industrial scale PET chemical recycling for use in preform and bottle applications.

Over one year since The UK’s Plastics Pact was launched Veolia UK, a founding member, has announced a further £1 million investment in it’s Dagenham Plastic Recycling facility as demand ever increases.
The new investment has provided a new granulator, a new processing kit and upgraded the washing…

Ophelo Recycling receives infrastructural support to the value of R500,000 for much-needed equipment. Motivated by a strong desire to clean up the environment, while also fighting unemployment, hunger and the growing threat of drugs in her community, Johanna Leshabane launched the Bophelo Recycling…