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| Business function | Sidel | Italy

Acquisition

Sidel Group acquires PET Engineering

On October 11, the Sidel Group concluded the acquisition of PET Engineering Srl, further expanding the company’s portfolio of packaging solutions. “With packaging increasingly playing a key role in any marketing mix, we are confident that Sidel and PET Engineering’s complementary strengths in...
| Management | Avantium | Amsterdam | Netherlands

Management

Avantium and BASF in dispute over Synvina

Avantium and BASF are in a dispute about the future of their Synvina joint venture. The companies disagree on the timing for the fulfilment of the criteria to invest in the commercial-scale plant for FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid).

Conference Programme Highlights

Preform and Material: Rising the Challenges of Today's Markets

Three state-of-the-art technologies at PETnology Europe 2018
  • NETSTAL: Reliable Preform Production in Harsh Industrial Environments
  • SIPA: PET Preform Manufacturing in the Era of Circular Economy: An Actual Business Case
  • AVANTIUM: Introducing Project Mekong: Making a Greener PET an Economic Reality
| Global themes | Amazon | Seattle | United States

Sustainability

Amazon invests $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to increase recycling rates across the USA

Company’s investment will divert 1 million tons of recyclable material from landfill into the recycling stream eliminating the equivalent of 2 million metric tons of CO2 by 2028
Amazon’s support will provide 3 million households across the U.S. with curbside recycling
Initiative adds to Amazon’s...
| Business function | United Caps | Wiltz | Luxembourg

Management

UNITED CAPS Partners with trio-technik to streamline manufacturing process in Schwerin Plant, strengthening market leadership position

AirMove transport system delivers increased productivity, helps ensure a high quality standard
| Recycling technology | New rPlanet Earth | Vernon, CA | United States

Closed-Loop Recycling

First totally closed-loop recycler converts bales of post-consumer pet into food-grade finished packaging products

Big and versatile new rPlanet Earth facility sorts, cleans, and purifies rPET to produce high quality rollstock, thermoformed containers, and molded bottle preforms.
| Business function | Cott Corporation | Toronto, ON, Canada and Tampa, FL, | United States

Acquisition

Cott announces acquisition of Mountain Valley Spring company

Cott Corporation today announced that DS Services, a Cott Corporation subsidiary, acquired The Mountain Valley Spring Company ("Mountain Valley") for $78.5 million in cash from Great Range Capital.
| United Caps | Wiltz | Luxembourg

Management

UNITED CAPS seeks to build new manufacturing plant in Alençon to further its ‘Close to You’ strategy

UNITED CAPS will build a new plant in Normandy, France, in addition to the eight existing plants in Europe and the two future extensions in Malaysia and in the UK.
| Global themes | Mondelēz International | East Hanover, NJ | United States

Recycling Commitment

Mondelēz International commits to making all packaging recyclable by 2025

Mondelēz International today announced a new commitment to make all packaging recyclable and provide recycling information by 2025. The company will work in partnerships so that packaging can be collected and recycled in markets around the world.
| Sustainability | PepsiCo and Loop Industries | Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Purchase, New York | United States

Sustainability

Pepsico and Loop Industries sign multi-year supply agreement for Loop branded 100% sustainable plastic

  • PepsiCo secures production capacity from Loop's joint venture facility in the United States
  • Loop provides innovative, new technology for PepsiCo to bring to market sustainable packaging based on 100% recycled content
| Material technology | Equipolymers | Schkopau | Germany

Recycled PET

Equipolymers presents Viridis 25, an Equate group initiative to meet the guidelines of the european plastics strategy

Equipolymers (EQP) is proud to announce the launch of Viridis 25, a new food-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using up to 25 per cent chemically recycled PET as feedstock, reducing the need for virgin PET with benefits for business, the environment and the community.

Conference Programme Highlights

Sustainability & Circular Economy at PETnology Europe 2018

Calls for sustainability & circular economy are the key drivers challenging the plastic packaging industry. Related presentations at PETnology Europe 2018:
  • Nestlé: Recyclability of Packaging Materials - A Challenge or an Opportunity? 
  • McKinsey & Company: No Time to Waste – Global Economic Potential...
| Sustainability | Mauser Packaging Solutions | Oak Brook, IL | United States

Sustainability

Packaging industry leaders join to create new sustainability focused company

BWAY, MAUSER Group, National Container Group and Industrial Container Services are pleased to announce the formation of one company: Mauser Packaging Solutions. It combines four packaging industry leaders into a single company.

BLOW MOULDING

| Bottle developments | PTI | Holland, OH | United States

PET innovation

Introducing Dromo: First-of-its-kind PET packaging, specifically designed for e-commerce

The growth of e-commerce has challenged brand owners to rethink their approach to packaging-particularly for liquid and semi-viscous products. The ultra-lightweight Dromo™ bottle addresses those concerns. It works in conjunction with a variety of dispensing systems and has been designed to withstand...
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Berlin Packaging | Chicago, IL | United States

Packaging Design

Berlin Packaging for Kill Cliff's product line: Package redesign thwarts brand identity crisis

Created in 2011 by ex-Navy SEAL Todd Ehrlich with the needs of extreme fitness athletes in mind, beverage brand Kill Cliff enjoyed initial success with a post-exercise drink line. It was aptly named Recover thanks to its muscle inflammation-fighting formulation and was sold in 12-oz aluminum cans...
| Blow moulds | SIPA | Vittorio Veneto | Italy

Mold Changeover

Changing molds on ECS SP systems is swifter and safer than ever

A new quick mold change system just developed by SIPA’s top engineers for its ECS SP single-stage injection-stretch-blow molding machines means changeover times can be slashed by around a quarter. New features also add extra safety and user-friendliness for operators, especially for some critical...
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Sidel | Italy

Lightweighting

Sidel StarLite UltraLight CSD: gaining competitiveness while ensuring great consumer experience

The Sidel StarLite™ family of bottle base solutions is expanding through the StarLite UltraLight for carbonated soft drinks (CSD). As the name suggests, this design allows for an even lighter bottle than the existing solutions in the beverage marketplace. By lowering the product costs, while...

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany

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 | Zhanjiang | China

From HDPE to PET

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 | Düsseldorf | Germany

Blow 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...
| Filling technology | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Innovative Filling Technology

Successful Innofill Can C: KHS implements additional machine size with greater capacity

  • Huge interest in the new can filler
  • Compact design gives smaller breweries many benefits
  • For up to 27,800 cans per hour

CAPPING TECHNOLOGY

| Caps & Closures | Aptar | Crystal Lake, IL | United States

Closure development

Aptar introduces the UNO 38mm sport closure

Aptar’s new sport cap called UNO 38mm a one-piece closure made of PP to suit the requirements and performance of the flip-top design and to provide the option of translucent or opaque colors. UNO provides one-hand opening and eclosing and is available in two 38mm neck finishes: 3-lead and 2-lead...
| Injection moulding | StackTeck Systems | Brampton | Canada

Injection Molding

StackTeck adds multiple machines to dedicated prototyping and pilot mold cell

StackTeck Systems Ltd., a global manufacturer of multi-cavity, high-volume production molds, has added multiple new machines in the last 6 months to increase productivity in their dedicated space to develop prototype and pilot molds.
| Injection moulding | Milacron | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States

Injection Molding

Milacron to feature a number of injection molding machine firsts at Fakuma 2018

Milacron, a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry is pleased to announce their upcoming participation at Fakuma 2018. This year’s Fakuma will take place October 16-20th in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Milacron will be in hall B3 – Booth 3203, displaying its...
| Caps & Closures | United Caps | Wiltz | Luxembourg

Sustainable Plastic Caps

UNITED CAPS and Braskem embrace bio-sourced plastics for GREENER Closures

UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, and Braskem, a leading Brazilian petrochemical company, today reported they have collaborated to deliver to the market GREENER bio-sourced plastic caps and closures made from sugar cane as an addition to the UNITED CAPS product...

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Labels | Avery Dennison | Oegstgeest | Netherlands

Sustainable Labelling

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 | Shanghai | 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...
| Decoration technologies | KHS | Dortmund/Germany, Bocholt | 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...
| Decoration technologies | Sacmi | Imola | Italy

Labelling Technology

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.

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| Conveying & Transportation | Gebo Cermex | 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...
| Packaging machinery | 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...
| Packaging machinery | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | 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...
| Asia Pacific | AND & OR S.A. | Sevilla | 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

| Recycling technology | New rPlanet Earth | Vernon, CA | United States

Closed-Loop Recycling

First totally closed-loop recycler converts bales of post-consumer pet into food-grade finished packaging products

Big and versatile new rPlanet Earth facility sorts, cleans, and purifies rPET to produce high quality rollstock, thermoformed containers, and molded bottle preforms.
| Recycling technology | Gneuss Kunststofftechnik | Bad Oeynhausen | Germany

Recycling

The Gneuss MRS recycling process: Approved for food packaging worldwide

Since the first “Letter of Non Objection” from the American FDA in 2009, the Gneuss recycling process based around the MRS extruder has received a large number of approvals for processing up to 100 % post- consumer and industrial polymer waste to food contact products.
| Recycling technology | Tesco | Welwyn Garden City | United Kingdom

Recycling

Tesco trials money back on returned plastic bottles, and calls for a national approach to recycling

Tesco has today announced further ways to make it simpler for customers to recycle and reuse plastic packaging, and stepped up its commitment to move to a closed loop packaging system. It also calls on Government to introduce a consistent nation-wide approach to recycling.
| Recycling technology | Share Foods GmbH | Berlin | Germany

Recycling Revolution

"share" introduces the first 100% recycled water bottle

  • German start-up launches a plastic water bottle made from 100% recycled material
  • Products placed in two major German retail chains
  • According to the company, more than 200 tons of plastic waste per year are avoided
  • Recyclate closures are announced to also follow within the next twelve months, for which...

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