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| Global themes | PETnology Staff Writer

rPET application

MITA: 5 recycled plastic bottles = 1 Eyewear

The new "green brand" MITA Eyewear from Vision of Tomorrow Eyewear LLC combines fashion and sustainability by making their frames out of recycled materials.
| Business function | KraussMaffei Group | Munich | Germany

Appointment

Management Change at KraussMaffei Group

Dr. Frank Stieler will resign from his office as CEO of KraussMaffei Group GmbH on March 31, 2020 and Dr. Michael Ruf, present COO of the company, will take over the position from April 1, 2020.
| Business function | SACMI | Imola, IO | Italy

Management

Mr. Nadeem Amin joins the SACMI USA team as Vice President – PET Sales and Business Development

SACMI USA is a subsidiary of the SACMI Group located in Imola, Italy. SACMI Group was founded 100 years ago and is known for its constant process of innovation, production differentiation and uncompromising customer support.  SACMI Group has over 4,500 employees worldwide, is present in 30 countries…
| Global themes | Herbold Meckesheim | Meckesheim | Germany

Sustainability

Circular Economy: A contributing factor to Herbold’s Success

Contrary to the equipment suppliers for the automotive segment, the suppliers of waste disposal and recycling technology see a real boom in incoming orders. Herbold Meckesheim has full order books for 2020 and even further projects for 2021are already being finalized. That is unusual for a market…
| Business function | ILLIG Maschinenbau | Heilbronn | Germany

Appointment

New Managing Director at ILLIG

ILLIG Maschinenbau has appointed Carsten Strenger (50) to the position of Managing Director as of February 17, 2020. Beginning April 1, 2020 he will succeed Karl Schäuble (68), who has held this position for more than 30 years.
| Recycling technology | STADLER | Altshausen | Germany

New Plant

New STADLER automated plant for Dansk Retursystem begins operation in Denmark’s successful beverage packaging return system

STADLER has completed commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant it designed and built for Dansk Retursystem in Taastrup, Denmark. Full handover is scheduled for April, at the end of the final one-month trial period.
The inauguration ceremony of the plant, held on 10 March, was hosted…
| Global themes | Mondelēz International | Deerfield, Illinois | United States

Initiative

Mondelēz International joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new plastics economy initiative and the UK plastics pact to accelerate company’s transition to a circular economy for plastic

  • The initiatives support Mondelēz International’s ambition to create zero net waste packaging
  • Announcement furthers Mondelēz International’s 2025 sustainability goals
| Caps & Closures | Amcor | Melbourne | Australia

Closure Development

Amcor’s ShapeArt offers iconic new closures for premium brands

Amcor introduces a proprietary system for developing bespoke, dimensional and recyclable closures that demand attention and elevate the world’s most exclusive wine and spirits brands.
| Business function | SMI S.p.A. | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Management

SMI: You will never work alone!

Despite the current health emergency, SMI S.p.A. reassure their customers that the company is continuously giving technical support and that SMI is strictly compliant with all official measures and safety precautions taken by national and local authorities to contain and contrast the transmission of…
| Recycling technology | SCHWING Technologies GmbH | Neukirchen-Vluyn | Germany

rPET

SCHWING Technologies: Efficiently remove recycled PET from metal filters with vacuum pyrolysis technology

Recycled PET (rPET) is increasingly being used to produce fruit and vegetable trays: Circular packaging is the buzzword here. Metal filters used in the production processes of large manufacturing plants have to be changed daily, partly replaced each shift, and rPET residues must be removed.
| Business function | Garçon Wines | London | United Kingdom

Partnership

Accolade Wines and Garçon Wines announce collaboration for flat wine bottles made of rPET

Accolade Wines, the UK’s number one wine company, and Garçon Wines, the inventor of multi award-winning, eco, flat wine bottles, are announcing a new collaboration.
| Global themes | Henkel | Düsseldorf | Germany

2025 Targets

Henkel will reduce fossil-based virgin plastic by 50 percent

Henkel is stepping up its commitment for sustainability and has set further ambitious packaging targets for 2025 to promote a circular economy. By then, 100 percent of Henkel's packaging will be recyclable or reusable* and the company will reduce fossil-based virgin plastics by 50 percent in its…
| Business function | Advansa | Hamm | Germany

Acquisition

ADVANSA Group announces closing of acquisition

Following the acquisition concluded at the end of January with Sverige Netherlands B.V. – an investment holding company which is affiliated with the major shareholders of PT Asia Pacific Fibers Tbk. (APF) - the closing of the transaction has been legally completed. Today was the completion of the…

BLOW MOULDING

| Blow Moulding & Coating | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

PET Bottle Design

Sidel design expertise helps the fastest growing edible oil company set new packaging standards in India

One of India’s major producers of edible oil, B.L. Agro Industries Ltd., owns a vast portfolio of creative, lightweighted, safe, recyclable and affordable PET bottles for their iconic edible oil brands, including a 2 L and 5 L bottle with a handle in a unique design – thanks to Sidel’s support. B.L.…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

New Line

Krones: Jack of all trades for still water - ErgoBloc LM at Nera Kritis

The water bottler Nera Kritis – as the name indicates – is headquartered on Crete. Its trademark: a multiplicity of different bottle shapes, the more eye-catching the better. A diamond look, figures from Star Wars, the Justice League or Disney, for instance, or private-label products for airlines,…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Packaging Design Concept

Sidel honoured for innovative eco-packaging concept AYA at World Food Innovation Awards 2020

For their latest eco-friendly packaging design concept AYA, Sidel has been awarded with the prestigious World Food Innovation Award (WFIA) in the category “Best Drink Packaging Design”. With the prizewinning AYA design, Sidel has developed a comprehensive innovative “End to End” packaging…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Partnership

Reliable and efficient: Asahi Soft Drinks in Japan relies on the InnoPET Blomax Series V stretch blow molder from KHS

  • Series V machine successfully running in Rokko in Japan
  • PET bottles for still water ‘Rokko No Mizu’ holding between 600 milliliters and two liters
  • Focus on efficiency for sustainable production

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | SACMI | Imola, IO | Italy

Filling

SACMI Equafill ECF, towards multi-packaging bottling

The new monobloc unit can handle several commercially available packaging types (glass, cans, PET) in parallel, with real-time size changeovers and up to 25% greater efficiency compared to traditional lines.
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma | Italy

New Aseptic Line

Expanding the liquid dairy market – Aseptic PET helps deliver Aurora Organic Dairy’s mission

Aurora Organic Dairy installed an Aseptic Combi Predis™ from Sidel in their second milk plant, a greenfield project in Columbia, Missouri. FDA-approved and part of a complete line, which also features Tetra Pak Processing Systems technology, this bottling solution helped the key player in the US…
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma | Italy

New flexible PET line

Bickford’s Australia boosts flexibility through Sidel’s aseptic technology with dry preform sterilisation

Bickford’s, a family-owned and treasured Australian brand, put their trust in Sidel for the very first time and installed a complete, flexible PET line, handling both sensitive beverages and carbonated soft drinks (CSD). Riding the wave of healthy living, Bickford’s was not only able to expand their…
| Filling technology | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

Filling Technology

Krones: 3-A certification for the Contipure AseptBloc

In the field of aseptic filling, Krones’ portfolio includes specialised machines for the various sterilisation techniques and products involved. The Contipure AseptBloc DN and DA systems already sterilise the preforms with gaseous hydrogen peroxide, ensuring that the aseptic status is maintained at…

CAPPING TECHNOLOGY

| Caps & Closures | SACMI | Imola, IO | Italy

Acquisition

SACMI acquires Abruzzo based firm Velomat

Group strategy driven by the challenge of assembly in the Closures field, resulting in the takeover of one of Europe's leading companies in this industry. The goal? To bring about new, immediate product and market synergies.
| Caps & Closures | ENGEL Group | Schwertberg | Austria

Injection Moulding

ENGEL presents the next generation e-cap

Even faster, even more stable, even more efficient: ENGEL presents the next generation of the all-electric e-cap injection moulding machine series for beverage caps. The production of 29/25 lightweight caps on a new e-cap 380 machine makes it clear how continuously increasing requirements can be…
| Caps & Closures | Guala Closures Spa | Spinetta M.go (AL) | Italy

Innovation

Guala Closures signs strategic partnership with IoT agency sharpend to scale connected packaging worldwide

Guala Closures Group and SharpEnd set a new direction in the packaging industry by transforming closures into valuable media touchpoints for consumer engagement and data acquisition.
| Caps & Closures | INEOS | London | United Kingdom

Cap Recycling

INEOS partners with Forever Plast to recycle over 6.5 billion bottle caps back into high quality caps

  • INEOS launch World’s first high-quality Polymer for caps made with 50% recycled bottle caps diverted from waste.
  • New products are commercially available today and help create a more circular and sustainable approach to plastic production, making new plastic from old plastic, to replace fossil…

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | PETnology Staff Writer

Labelling

Abbey Labels announces new die cutting module

On their website Abbey Labels published new information about further enhancements to their business as part of a major investment programme. They have been working with MPS Systems and AB Graphics to bring die-cutting capabilities to their production facility and have been able to integrate a…
| Decoration technologies | UPM Raflatac | Tampere | Finland

Sustainable Labeling

UPM Raflatac partners with UPM Specialty Papers to boost the circular economy through its RafCycle™ by UPM Raflatac recycling service

UPM Raflatac is partnering with UPM Specialty Papers’ UPM LinerLoopTM recycling concept through its RafCycleTM by UPM Raflatac service in order to strengthen the labeling value chain offering of recycled content and closed loop products.
| Global themes | Eckes-Granini Group GmbH | Nieder-Olm | Germany

Sustainability

Eckes-Granini introduces new sustainable juice label and plans to increase rPET content

One year ago, the Eckes-Granini Group signed the “Sustainable Juice Covenant” (SJC) drafted by the “Sustainable Trade Initiative” (IDH). In doing so, Europe’s leading fruit juice producer committed itself to the goal of offering only juices and smoothies made from fruit grown and processed in…
| Decoration technologies | Coca-Cola European Partners | Uxbridge | United Kingdom

New Labels

Coca-Cola unveils new labels in Sweden to support a circular economy for plastic packaging

With Coca-Cola set to roll out its new range of plastic bottles made entirely from recycled plastic (1) (PET) in Sweden, it is unveiling new labels on which the brands step aside to make way for a powerful recycling message.

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| Conveying & Transportation | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Automatic Wrap-Around Case Packer

SMI - Passion for winemaking: a family tradition

In Alsace, the French wine region which is one of the most famous for its white wines all over the world, history, tradition and environment coexist in the products of Henri Ehrhart winery. The company, based on a long passion for winemaking and handed down from father to son, has a prominent…
| Conveying & Transportation | Sidel | Parma | Italy

New Shrink-Wrapping System

Disruptive compact line layout at BINA Switzerland with an ultra-flexible shrink-wrapping infeed for squared bottles

Part of Swiss M-Industry (Migros Group), Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (BINA) is driving the increasing health and wellness trend in the country via new formats for their organic juices and iced teas. To help shrink-wrap their latest, squared bottles alongside the traditional rounded ones, BINA…
| Conveying & Transportation | Coca-Cola HBC | Zug | Switzerland

Innovative Packaging

The Coca‑Cola System introduces innovative KeelClip™ packaging technology on multipack cans in Europe: a first for the NARTD industry

  • KeelClip™ to initially roll out in Ireland, the Netherlands and Poland early next year
  • Minimalist recyclable paperboard “topper” replaces plastic shrink film
  • Move supports Coca‑Cola’s global goals to work towards a World Without Waste, where all packaging is collected, recycled and reused.
| Conveying & Transportation | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

SMI: Strategic packaging for communicating and competing

Characterized by a steady technological evolution, packaging is an effective communication and sales tool that directly involves the consumer. Format, colours, design, size and materials are elements used to stand out from the competition and to convey the qualities a product possesses.

RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

| Recycling technology | STADLER | Altshausen | Germany

New Plant

New STADLER automated plant for Dansk Retursystem begins operation in Denmark’s successful beverage packaging return system

STADLER has completed commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant it designed and built for Dansk Retursystem in Taastrup, Denmark. Full handover is scheduled for April, at the end of the final one-month trial period.
The inauguration ceremony of the plant, held on 10 March, was hosted…
| Recycling technology | SCHWING Technologies GmbH | Neukirchen-Vluyn | Germany

rPET

SCHWING Technologies: Efficiently remove recycled PET from metal filters with vacuum pyrolysis technology

Recycled PET (rPET) is increasingly being used to produce fruit and vegetable trays: Circular packaging is the buzzword here. Metal filters used in the production processes of large manufacturing plants have to be changed daily, partly replaced each shift, and rPET residues must be removed.
| Recycling technology | Sesotec | Schönberg | Germany

Material Sorting

Sesotec presents new metal separator

More value added due to increased up-time with less personnel expenses - Sesotec extends its range of free-fall metal separators with the RAPID PRO-SENSE 6. This system is optimised for applications in the plastics industry, especially for granulate and compound producers.
| Recycling technology | Indorama Ventures | Watthana, Bangkok | Thailand

PET Recycling

Coca-Cola and Indorama Ventures ink partnership to build PH’s largest bottle-to-bottle recycling facility

Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines (CCBPI) and Indorama Ventures (IVL) sign a joint-venture agreement to establish PETValue, the largest, state-of-the-art bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the Philippines.

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