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Sustainability
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ALPLA
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Hard
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Austria
Recycling tour
Insights into the materials cycle of a PET bottle
At the start of October, ALPLA welcomed a dozen journalists from Austrian and German industry magazines, as well as premium Austrian newspapers. They had accepted the invitation to the press trip ‘Circular economy: from post-consumer material to PET bottle’. The one-day trip took the attendees to...
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Business function
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Sidel
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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...
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Management
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Avantium
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Amsterdam
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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).
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Global themes
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Amazon
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Seattle
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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...
Amazon’s support will provide 3 million households across the U.S. with curbside recycling
Initiative adds to Amazon’s...
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Recycling technology
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New rPlanet Earth
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Vernon, CA
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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.
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Business function
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Cott Corporation
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Toronto, ON, Canada and Tampa, FL,
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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.
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United Caps
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Wiltz
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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.
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Global themes
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Mondelēz International
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East Hanover, NJ
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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.
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Sustainability
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PepsiCo and Loop Industries
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Purchase, New York
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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
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Material technology
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Equipolymers
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Schkopau
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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.
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
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Material technology
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Petainer
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London
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United Kingdom
PET kegs
Petainer begins manufacturing in Brazil
Petainer and its Brazilian partner, BLUE PET, have started manufacturing Petainer’s one-way PET kegs at the new blow moulding plant in Tijucas, Santa Catarina, in the South of Brazil. Today, the first blown petainerKegs rolled off the production line ready to go to our brewery customers in the...
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Material technology
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Invista
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Wichita, Kansas
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United States
Process Technology
Fujian Billion Petrochemicals to utilize Invista’s latest P8 technology for its 2.5 Million tonne PTA line
Invista will become the technology supplier for a new plant designed by Fujian Billion Petrochemicals for the production of the PET source terephthalic acid (PTA).
PREFORM MOULDING
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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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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.
BLOW MOULDING
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Bottle developments
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PTI
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Holland, OH
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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...
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Blow Moulding & Coating
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Berlin Packaging
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Chicago, IL
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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...
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Blow moulds
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SIPA
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Vittorio Veneto
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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...
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Blow Moulding & Coating
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Sidel
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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
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Filling technology
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GEA
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Düsseldorf
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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,...
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Filling & Aseptic
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Sidel
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Zhanjiang
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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...
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Filling technology
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GEA
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Düsseldorf
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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...
CAPPING TECHNOLOGY
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Caps & Closures
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Aptar
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Crystal Lake, IL
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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...
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Injection moulding
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StackTeck Systems
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Brampton
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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.
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Injection moulding
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Milacron
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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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...
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Caps & Closures
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United Caps
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Wiltz
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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
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Labels
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Avery Dennison
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Oegstgeest
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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.
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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...
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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New rPlanet Earth
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Vernon, CA
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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.
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Recycling technology
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Gneuss Kunststofftechnik
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Bad Oeynhausen
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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.
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Recycling technology
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Tesco
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Welwyn Garden City
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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.
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Recycling technology
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Share Foods GmbH
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Berlin
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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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