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Global themes
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Fraunhofer-Institut
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Oberhausen
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Germany
Alliance
Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence "Circular Plastics Economy" launched
Circular Plastics Economy is the name of a newly launched Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence in Oberhausen. Using the example of plastic, five Fraunhofer Institutes want to show how energy and material flows of a recyclable chain can be transformed into a circular economy. Therefore special system...
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Labels
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UPM Raflatac
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Eastfield
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United Kingdom
Sustainable labels
The clear sustainable choice: UPM Raflatac's Vanish™ PCR with recycled content face and liner a global first for clear film labeling
UPM Raflatac is boldly taking a leap forward in its promise to label a smarter future. Its new sustainable Vanish™ PCR line of ultra-thin clear film labels are now available in the EMEIA region. Featuring 90 percent recycled content face and liners, these "no-label" look labels will allow brand...
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Sustainability
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PETCO
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Constantia
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South Africa
Recycling
RPC Astrapak Thermopac – first PET thermoformer signs with PETCO
Amid mounting pressure on major retailers and brand owners to be more environmentally-minded, one of the country’s leading food packaging producers has become the first in the PET thermoform plastics sector to join voluntary national Extended Producer Responsibility body the PET Recycling Company...
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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
SMI packaging equipment for Coca-Cola Nogales
Green solutions for the beverage industry
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Packaging & Application
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Sidel
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Parma
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Italy
PET packaging
Sidel BoostPRIME opens the door to premiumisation and revenue generation for hot-filled beverages in PET
BoostPRIME™ is a unique PET packaging solution, offering a great alternative for hot-filled beverages in PET bottles. It expands the opportunities for product premiumisation and revenue generation with no compromise on packaging performance and consumer experience. This patented solution is...
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Recycling processes
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Petcore Europe
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Brussels
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Belgium
PET Recycling
Design for recycling guidelines for PET trays published
Design for recycling guidelines for PET thermoformed trays "clear transparent to be recycled even in food applications”.
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Recycling technology
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CARBIOS
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St-Beauzire
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France
Biorecycling
CARBIOS and KEM ONE sign a Letter of Intent to implement a PET biorecycling demonstration plant operated by CARBIOS in the French Chemical Valley
CARBIOS announced the signature of a Letter of Intent with KEM ONE for an implementation project, in the French Chemical Valley, of an industrial demonstration plant to secure the value of its breakthrough technology.
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Sustainability
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IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen
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Bad Homburg
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Germany
Sustainability
Plastics packaging industry sets itself ambitious recycling targets for 2025
Handling resources in an efficient and responsible manner has long played an important role in the German plastics packaging industry – in ecological as well as in economic terms. While the arguments for plastics packaging are convincing with regard to functionality and efficient use of resources,...
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Sheets & Films
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Reifenhäuser
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Troisdorf
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Germany
PET sheet innovation
Reifenhäuser Cast Sheet Coating is introducing a new generation of PET thermoforming sheet lines
Following the big success of the 2013-release high-performance extrusion lines for PET thermoforming sheets with the patented mechatronic polishing stacks of the MIREX-MT-V design series, the next generation of this line type was presented this year.
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Davis-Standard
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Pawcatuck, CT
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United States
Acquisition
Davis-Standard acquires TSL
Davis-Standard, LLC announced today that it has acquired Thermoforming Systems LLC (“TSL”) of Yakima, Washington. TSL designs, manufacturers and markets leading-edge thermoforming equipment to the North American food & beverage packaging industry.
MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
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PET materials
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KHS
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Dortmund
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Germany
Recycling
Fully recyclable: glass-coated PET bottles resolve juice production challenge
- Classic non-returnable PET bottles with composite materials currently difficult to recycle
- FreshSafe PET® from KHS provides sustainable solution
- With it beverage producers contribute to effective recycling process
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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.
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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...
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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KHS
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Dortmund
100% rPET Bottle
100% recyclate: KHS and startup share develop unique PET bottle
Berlin startup share is the first beverage producer in Germany to sell its water in PET bottles made of 100% recyclate. With its expertise from the Bottles & Shapes™ consultancy program the KHS group supported the company by helping to design and develop the bottle in a very short time indeed.
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Bottle developments
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RPC Petpower
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Rushden
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United Kingdom
Packaging Development & Sustainability
Ice cream packs have a longer life
The demand for sustainable packaging solutions continues to increase across many markets. However, consumers still expect the same levels of functionality and user-friendliness. Leading Polish ice cream producer, Bracia Koral, is now taking the initiative in its sector with the introduction of packs...
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Blow Moulding & Coating
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KHS GmbH
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Dortmund
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Germany
ISBM: Next Generation
The next generation: KHS presents the InnoPET Blomax Series V
- KHS improves all areas of its successful stretch blow molder
- More sustainable and efficient system for PET bottles
- World premiere at BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, Germany
FILLING TECHNOLOGY
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Filling technology
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Coca-Cola Amatil
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North Sydney
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Australia
Blowfill technology
Coca-Cola Amatil launches new bottling line in Fiji
Coca-Cola Amatil has launched the latest technology in Fiji bottling at the company’s manufacturing facility in Laucala Beach Estate in Fiji.
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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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BERICAP
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Budenheim
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Germany
Closure developments
It’s the closure that matters – BERICAP offers suitable closure solutions for the dairy industry
Dairy products belong to a growing product group in global food consumption. Liquid dairy products are forecasted to grow by 30% between the years 2010 and 2020 to reach 350 billion liters. What will be essential for a sustainable growth of the industry will be a light, economic,...
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Caps & Closures
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TriMas
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Bloomfield Hills, MI
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United States
Caps and Closures
TriMas to buy polymeric caps and closures manufacturer Plastic Srl
TriMas announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Plastic Srl, a privately-owned manufacturer of polymeric caps and closures, located in Forlì, Italy.
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Caps & Closures
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Aptar
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Crystal Lake, Illinois
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United States
Push Caps
Aptar and Karma collaborate on push cap technology
Karma, makers of the Karma Push Cap Technology, and Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in dispensing, sealing and active packaging solutions, have formed a collaborative relationship to provide instant-mix technology to the market segments focused on the growing trend of personalized, fortified...
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Injection moulding
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Milacron
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Cincinnati, OH
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United States
Injection Molding
Milacron and iMFLUX sign first-of-its-kind agreement to change the way the world molds
Milacron Holdings Corp. (NYSE: MCRN), a leading industrial technology company serving the plastics processing industry is excited to announce that they’ve signed a first-of-its-kind distribution agreement with iMFLUX (a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble).
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 processes
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Petcore Europe
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Brussels
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Belgium
PET Recycling
Design for recycling guidelines for PET trays published
Design for recycling guidelines for PET thermoformed trays "clear transparent to be recycled even in food applications”.
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Recycling technology
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CARBIOS
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St-Beauzire
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France
Biorecycling
CARBIOS and KEM ONE sign a Letter of Intent to implement a PET biorecycling demonstration plant operated by CARBIOS in the French Chemical Valley
CARBIOS announced the signature of a Letter of Intent with KEM ONE for an implementation project, in the French Chemical Valley, of an industrial demonstration plant to secure the value of its breakthrough technology.
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Recycling technology
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NGR
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Feldkirchen an der Donau
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Austria
PET Recycling
International audience at NGR – KUHNE PET Day
Successful demonstration of new, innovative LSP system sparks increasing interest: 117 representatives from the international plastics industry gathered together at Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen in Feldkirchen an der Donau to experience live the new Liquid State Polycondensation (LSP) method of...
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