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| Business function | Indorama Ventures | Bangkok | Thailand

Expansion

New recycling capacity in France and Poland to recycle 10 billion PET bottles in Europe by 2023

Indorama Ventures expands facilities Soft Drinks Industry driving value chain investment in recycling - 10 billion post-consumer PET plastic bottles from across Europe will be recycled per year by 2023 in Indorama Ventures’ new and expanded facilities in France and Poland. Thai-based Indorama…
| Material technology | Haldor Topsoe A/S, Aleksandra Wójcik | Kgs. Lyngby | Denmark

Material Development

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe achieve first production of bio-based MEG from sugar

  • Start of production at the demonstration unit confirms potential for large-scale production using the pioneering MOSAIK™ renewable monoethylene glycol (MEG) technology.
  • The innovative and sustainable product is the result of technological cooperation that began in 2017 and is widely used in the…
| Global themes | Avient | Cleveland, OH | United States

Circularity Research

Avient opens Cycleworks Innovation Center to advance circular economy and recycling goals

Avient Corporation has officially opened its new CycleWorks facility in Pogliano, Italy. The new lab and plant will conduct cutting edge chemistry testing and evaluations to help customers tackle and overcome the challenge of plastics recycling and the goal of a circular economy. The demonstration…
| Global themes | Borealis Group | Schwechat | Austria

Filtering system

Borealis makes progress towards “Goal Zero” thanks to upgraded state-of-the-art water treatment system in Schwechat, Austria

  • EUR 6 million investment in novel filtering system at production facilities in Schwechat, Austria, further minimises risk of plastics loss
  • Collaboration helps produce custom-built, multi-stage filtering system
  • Step-change filtering system uses best technology and is now fully operational
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Packaging functionality

Sangaria tackles green tea and sparkling water boom with Sidel’s flexible, aseptic PET packaging solution

Leading Japanese beverage player Sangaria has been counting on Sidel as a strong partner for more than nine years. To increase its production flexibility, the company once again turned to its reliable supplier by acquiring the Versatile Sidel Aseptic Combi Predis™ to handle aseptic carbonated and…
| Business function | KraussMaffei | Munich | Germany

Appointment

Tiziano Caprara starts as new Managing Director of KraussMaffei Italia

Bottelli headed the Italian subsidiary initially for the Netstal brand (now KraussMaffei High Performance) and since 2013 also for the KraussMaffei brand and has successfully developped the Injection Molding machinery business in Italy. Tiziano Caprara's expanded portfolio includes injection molding…
| Business function | Sesotec GmbH | Schönberg | Germany

Management

Sesotec appoints new CEO

On November 1, 2020, the Bavarian company Sesotec GmbH appointed Joachim Schulz as its new CEO. With the expiration of his three-year contract, former CEO Marc Setzen will depart from the company, a manufacturer of technology for foreign object detection, material sorting and analysis. 
| Preform moulding | Frigel | Scandicci (FI) | Italy

Case History

Frigel: Retrofit of PET Preform Plant at Interpet Vietnam

Ngoc Nghia Industry has commissioned Frigel Group to completely retrofit the cooling system of its “Interpet” PET preform plant located in Vietnam.
| Global themes | GreenTech Romania | Buzau | Romania

PET recycling

GreenTech Romania enters the voluntary market for carbon certificates (VER) issuing 453,000 certificates resulting from PET waste recycling

Romanian company Green Tech, part of Green Group, is the first company in Europe validated by Gold Standard to issue CO2 certificates (VERs) resulting from PET waste recycling activity. Thus, Green Tech becomes the first company in Europe to issue 453.000 CO2 certificates, the equivalent of the tons…
| Filling technology | SIPA | Vittorio Veneto | Italy

Bottling Lines

Edible oil bottling lines à la SIPA

SIPA provides equipment for the production of a huge range of edible oil bottle sizes: from single serve up to 30 liters.
| Global themes | Siegwerk Druckfarben AG & Co. KGaA | Siegburg | Germany

Initiative

Siegwerk joins the Circular Packaging Alliance to boost the EU market for recycled plastics

Siegwerk will lend its expertise in circular solutions for packaging to this important initiative.

BLOW MOULDING

| Blow Moulding & Coating | Amcor | Melbourne | Australia

Lightweighting

Amcor designs lightest 900-ml PET bottle for edible oil in Brazil

Amcor has adapted its leading-edge engineering and design technology to develop the lightest 900-ml polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for edible oil in Brazil. The custom- designed container for agribusiness and food producer Bunge, in São Paulo, is 22% lighter than competitive bottles while…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | C.M.G. SpA | Cento di Budrio (BO) | Italy

Recycling technology

CMG: New high precision granulator series G17

CMG launches a new series of small size beside the press granulators with connotates of high caliber. The very innovative and unique attributes of such new series are several and all contribute to obtaining the highest degree of productivity, regrind quality (homogeneous particle dimensions and…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Priority Plastics | Portland, Indiana | United States

ISBM technology

Priority Plastics continues to invest in more capacity

All from a single production and fabrication source - Priority Plastics announces the acquisition and installation of new ISBM - Injection Stretch Blow Molding - production capabilities in their Portland, Indiana manufacturing facility.
| Global themes | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

Award

German Packaging Award 2020: Krones wins in the “Sustainability” category

  • On 25th August, the German Packaging Institute announced the German Packaging Award 2020 winners.
  • Both Krones AG and its subsidiary, Dekron, can look forward to receiving an award in the “Sustainability” category.
  • The prize-winning entry involves a beverage bottle, the design and lifecycle of…

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Anniversary

Leading in aseptic PET filling: Sidel celebrates three years of FDA validation for its Aseptic Combi Predis

In 2017, the Sidel Aseptic Combi PredisTM blow fill seal filler was validated by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for low acid products sold in the US – an industry first. With more than 180 references at major beverage and dairy companies since the launch of this safe and simple…
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Modernization

Spanish dairy farmers favour aseptic bottling in PET

In cooperation with Sidel, Spanish dairy company Andía Lácteos de Cantabria S.L. have modernised their plant in Renedo de Piélagos with the most modern, state-of-the-art aseptic PET bottling technology for ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk for the Spanish dairy player.
| Filling technology | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Line Production

High Climbers: Rwenzori Bottling Company invests in new PET line from KHS

With the help of high-quality, efficient KHS technology the sales of packaged water in Uganda are climbing to ever new heights. Awareness of the responsible use of resources is growing – an example that could set a precedent. 
| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Installation

In India, ITC pioneer a hyper flexible Sidel complete aseptic PET line with many firsts

One of India's foremost private sector companies, ITC, recently introduced a brand new range of milk-based drinks with fruit pieces while expanding their juice portfolio with a variety of premium 100% Indian fruit, 0% concentrate and 0% preservative juices. With both they trusted Sidel and their…

CAPPING TECHNOLOGY

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

Recyclable valve

Aptar transforms market with SimpliCycle™ Valve Solution

Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in elastomeric flow solutions for more than 25 years, is on track to meet its 2025 sustainability commitments thanks to its new SimpliCycle™ recyclable valve technology.
| Caps & Closures | The Coca-Cola Company | Atlanta, GA | United States

Caps from recycled plastics

DASANI bottle caps made with recycled plastic

Coca-Cola North America is bringing a new twist to sustainable packaging by using caps made from recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic – a beverage industry first – on DASANI bottles. 
| Caps & Closures | SACMI | Imola,IO | Italy

Closure moulds

SACMI, supplying complete mould solutions for closures-beverage lines and driving innovation

Integrating product-mould design with machine development has been crucial to the success of SACMI. We've now taken up the challenges posed by new materials by developing a comprehensive solution that spans from integrated cap-preform design to compact, versatile bottle stretch-blowing systems.
| Caps & Closures | Aptar | Crystal Lake, IL | United States

Tethered Caps

Aptar launches ROCKET sport cap

New cap offers visible safety, comfortable drinking, and sustainability benefits - Aptar Food + Beverage, a global leader in dispensing solutions for more than 30 years, is pleased to announce ROCKET, its next generation sport cap.

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | INTRAVIS GmbH | Aachen | Germany

Inspection

INTRAVIS: Reading UFI codes – A child's play with the new OCR module

INTRAVIS GmbH now offers a convenient solution for all producers and bottling companies that have to indicate UFI codes on their packaging from 2021 onwards - the new OCR module.
| Decoration technologies | Klöckner Pentaplast | London | United Kingdom

Shrink sleeves

Klöckner Pentaplast commits to PET capacity expansion for the heat shrink label market in North America

Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in recycled content products and high-barrier protective packaging, announces its commitment to expand its PET extrusion with in-line stretching capacity by 10,000 metric tonnes.
| Decoration technologies | ProMach | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States

Acquisition

ProMach acquires Panther Industries, a print and apply labeling automation leader

ProMach, a worldwide leader in packaging machinery solutions, announced today that it has acquired Panther Industries, a leading provider of automated labeling equipment for Fortune 1000 as well as small and medium sized businesses across North America. The addition of Panther expands ProMach’s…
| Decoration technologies | Siegwerk Druckfarben | Siegburg | Germany

Recycling of sleeves along with PET bottles

Siegwerk receives APR recognition for deinking technology for improving the recyclability of PET bottles

With its AQUANTUM Alkali Strippable Primer and SICURA UV/LED ink technology Siegwerk sets a new standard for the recycling of PET bottles: It significantly facilitates the deinking of UV/LED-printed PET shrink sleeves further improving the quality of recycled PET bottles according to the Association…

CONVEYING & TRANSPORTATION

| Conveying & Transportation | SMI S.p.A. | S.Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Palletizing systems

SMI: Flexibility and reliability in the end of line

End of line reliability is crucial for the bottling plant efficiency - Manufacturers of beverages, food, detergents, chemical and pharmaceutical products have to be more and more competitive and efficient in order to face a constantly changing market; therefore, they have to…
| Conveying & Transportation | SMI S.p.A. | S.Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Packaging

Divide, channel and pack - SMI solutions

The handling of containers and products inside a bottling line is a key factor to ensure high levels of production efficiency. Today, in the Industry 4.0 era, in which the production line is characterized by machines that interact with each other, exchange information and collect data, handling has…
| Conveying & Transportation | Sidel | Parma, PR | Italy

Palletiser

Pearlwater and Sidel: partnership increasing performance for End-of-Line equipment

Producing a great diversity of bottles from 0,5 L to 1,5 L on a single packaging line for PET, Pearlwater Mineralquellen AG (Pearlwater) was determined to enhance the efficiency of its production line as well as bottle quality by upgrading its PalKombi Gripping palletiser’s performance, installed by…
| Conveying & Transportation | SMI | S.Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Automatic packer

SMI: Refresco Finland Oy uses eco-friendly solutions

Refresco Finland Oy, leader in Finland in the production of juices, soft drinks, water and energy drinks, aims at reducing energy consumption and protecting the surrounding area, thanks to the use of highly innovative and eco-friendly bottling and packaging solutions. In order to automate and…

RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | PrintCYC Initiative

Recycling of printed plastic films postindustrial waste

PrintCYC: Successful recycling of printed plastic films and processing of recyclate

  • Cost-effective solutions for a circular economy based on postindustrial waste from printed plastic films 
  • High quality recyclates comparable to virgin material 
  • Recyclate reuse up to 100% in divers packaging applications 
  • Significant improvement of recycling by PU based ink system 
| Business function | Indorama Ventures | Bangkok | Thailand

New Blue Loan to Help Indorama Ventures Recycle 50 Billion PET Bottles a Year by 2025

The first-ever blue loan to a global plastic resin manufacturer will lead to the recycling of 50 billion PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles globally a year by 2025 including four countries in Asia and one in Latin America, diverting plastic waste from landfills and oceans.
| Business function | Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft m.b.H. | Vienna | Austria

Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling

BTB PET Recycling further increases capacities with Starlinger lines

During the Corona Lockdown in spring 2020 German PET recycler BTB PET-Recycling GmbH & Co. KG installed a new preheating unit and another SSP reactor supplied by Starlinger recycling technology.
| Recycling technology | Carbios | Clermont-Ferrand | France

Enzymatic Recycling

Carbios produces first clear plastic bottles from enzymatically recycled textile waste

The company’s latest recycling milestone brings new value to an otherwise waste-destined 42 million tons of polyester textiles produced annually (1)

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