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Sustainability
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Phoenix Technologies
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Bowling Green, Ohio
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United States
Sustainabilty
Phoenix Technologies identifies 50% rPET as target bottle goal to help meet sustainability objectives, while still protecting recycling stream
Fifty percent is the ideal recycled bottle content to help meet sustainability objectives and avoid compromising the recycling stream for future lifecycles, according to Phoenix Technologies International, a leading global producer of polyethylene terephthalate (rPET).
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Management
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BASF Plastic Additives
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Al Manama
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United Arab Emirates
Management
BASF Plastic Additives Middle East appoints new Managing Director for Bahrain
- Appointment reflects BASF’s confidence in the region’s fast-growing polymer industry through local customer-specific antioxidant blends production
- Continued support of the region’s vision to create sustainable long-term economic growth
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Business function
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PMMI
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Reston, VA
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United States
Award
Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame welcomes five new members
The Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame will welcome five new members as its 45th class at PACK EXPO International 2018 (Oct. 14–17 ; McCormick Place, Chicago), according to Hall of Fame coordinator and show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies. This year’s...
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Management
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Agreement
Clariant and Sabic enter governance agreement defining the long-term strategic relationship
- Agreement underlines long-term commitment of SABIC as strategic anchor shareholder creating value for all stakeholders
- Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for 16 October 2018 to decide on expansion of Clariant Board of Directors to 12 members; four Board members to be nominated by SABIC
- Current...
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Management
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Krones AG
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Neutraubling
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Germany
Management
Krones strengthens Process Technology with acquisition in China
Krones has acquired the business operations and assets of Shanghai Xiantong Equipment Installation effective 1 September 2018. The Chinese company has been a partner and supplier to Krones in the field of process technology for many years. Krones Taicang has partnered successfully with Xiantong on...
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Recycling technology
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Ioniqa
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Eindhoven
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Netherlands
PET Plastic Upcycling
Ioniqa launching first PET plastic up-cycling plant
Ioniqa is scaling up its technology for infinite PET plastic upcycling: the technology company is building its first PET plastic up-cycling factory in the Netherlands at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen. As of summer 2019, PET plastic waste will be converted into high-grade, pure PET raw...
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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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Sustainability
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Coca-Cola European Partners
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Uxbridge, Middx
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United Kingdom
Sustainabilty
First ever winner of the Coca-Cola Company’s Western Europe Business Unit Environment Award announced
Coca-Cola European Partner’s manufacturing site in Dorsten, Germany has been named the winner of the first ever Environment Award from The Coca-Cola Company’s Western Europe Business Unit.
The award was created to recognise excellence and consistent improvement by a manufacturing site in the region...
The award was created to recognise excellence and consistent improvement by a manufacturing site in the region...
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Management
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Klöckner Pentaplast
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London
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United Kingdom
Management
Klöckner Pentaplast appoints Frederic Jung as CFO
Klöckner Pentaplast announced the appointment of Frederic Jung as Group CFO, with effect from 1st October 2018.
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
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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).
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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...
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PET materials
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Pretium Packaging
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Chesterfield, MO
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United States
Bottle Development
Introducing Pretium’s new 12-ounce PET sauce bottle
Utilizing the latest consumer trends and recognized packaging constraints, Pretium designed the new 12-ounce, 38-400mm stock bottle.
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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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 & 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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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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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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Ioniqa
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Eindhoven
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Netherlands
PET Plastic Upcycling
Ioniqa launching first PET plastic up-cycling plant
Ioniqa is scaling up its technology for infinite PET plastic upcycling: the technology company is building its first PET plastic up-cycling factory in the Netherlands at Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen. As of summer 2019, PET plastic waste will be converted into high-grade, pure PET raw...
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Sorting systems
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TOMRA
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Langenfeld
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Germany
Sorting
Tomra appointed as a container refund point operator for Queensland container deposit scheme
Global sensor-based solutions provider and reverse vending leader TOMRA will run 10 container refund points for a new container deposit scheme in the Australian state of Queensland.
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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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Recycling technology
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ReNew ELP/ Neste
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Middlesborough
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United Kingdom
Recycling
Renew ELP collaborates with Neste
A collaboration between the UK-based plastic recycling pioneer and the leading reneable oil producer is set to revolutionise the way that plastic waste is treated around the globe.
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