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PETnology starts #PackCorona - a donation initiative for the children of the world

Read Dr. Otto Appel's blog post on the motivation, ideas and the initiative. 

| Sheets & Films | Ethos Seafood Group | Hodgkins, IL | United States

PET film

Ethos Seafood Group transforms prepackaged seafood category with recycled/ recyclable film

Ethos Seafood Group ('ESG") announced the transitioning of their seafood packaging into #1 PET recyclable material. The recyclable packaging is the result of a two year development effort between Ethos Seafood Group and MULTIVAC, which focused on eliminating single use plastics and establishing the…
| Global themes | Plastics Recyclers Europe | Brussels | Belgium

Sorting Guidelines

Quality sorting of waste for a successful circular plastics economy

The recycling input characterisation guiding requirements, developed by Plastics Recyclers Europe and based on the expertise of European plastics recyclers, are aimed at encouraging the increasing quality of plastics recycling. These documents provide an information benchmark and a harmonised system…
| Business function | Bühler AG | London | United Kingdom

Tribute

Bühler pays tribute to company stalwart and pioneer of the world’s first SORTEX sorter

Former colleagues remember ‘father of optical sorting’ and ‘larger than life’ inventor and engineer Herbert Max Fraenkel who sadly passed away aged 95, at home in London.
| Global themes | UNEP | Nairobi | Kenya

Project

Japan, UNEP deepen cooperation on plastic pollution and post-conflict recovery

Japan and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced a new cooperative effort to tackle plastic pollution across Asia and support post-conflict environmental recovery in Iraq and South Sudan. Japan will contribute US$6.9 million to four UNEP-led projects.
| Blow Moulding & Coating | SMI | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Stretch-Blow Moulding

SMI: Beyond natural water

The Japanese company Tsumagoi Meisui Co. has recently turned to SMI to install an EBS 3 K ERGON stretch-blow moulder for producing PET bottles for mineral water under theTsumagoi and Oku-Kraizawa brands.
| Global themes | Nestlé Waters | Paris | France

Sustainability

Nestlé Aquarel launches its first 100% recycled plastic water bottle

To strengthen its commitment to sustainability in Spain, Nestlé Waters has just launched its first 100% recycled plastic water bottle. Nestlé Aquarel’s new 1 liter water bottle has three attractive designs made Mr. Wonderful that include messages encouraging people to recycle.
| Global themes | UPM Raflatac | Helsinki | Finland

rPET

UPM Raflatac RW85C PET wash-off solution receives recognition at the 2020 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards

The UPM Raflatac RW85C PET wash-off solution, which is part of the UPM Raflatac SmartCircle™ sustainable product offering, has received recognition at the 2020 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards (PIDA). Developed in partnership with Kiwi Labels, a New Zealand pioneer in…
| Business function | KHS | Dortmund | Germany

Production Area Extension

Strong signal for Dortmund: KHS invests €20 million in site modernization

  • Measures to boost competitiveness
  • Automation and digitalization of production processes
  • Employees benefit from modernization
| Business function | CMG | Cento di Budrio (BO) | Italy

Size reduction applications

CMG granulators in support of the industry: replacement blades and screen promotion

In an effort of supporting all its customers in the world in this period of extreme difficulty, CMG has engaged into a significant program of cost optimization, with the objective of being able to offer very attractive prices for replacement blades and screens, that are common wear and tear…
| Business function | The Plastics Industry Association | Washington, DC | United States

Appointment

PLASTICS promotes two lead sustainability initiatives

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced two internal promotions to strengthen its sustainability and materials portfolios. Ashley Hood-Morley is now Senior Director of Sustainability and Materials, and Patrick Krieger is the Director of Sustainability and Materials.
| Sheets & Films | Toray Plastics | North Kingstown, RI | United States

Film Technology

Toray launches Lumirror® STM Soft-Touch Matte PET film

Toray Plastics (America), Inc., introduces new Lumirror®STM Soft-Touch Matte film, a unique, matte-coated polyester film technology that simplifies processing and enables the manufacture of a robust, upscale, soft-touch matte lamination. A package manufactured with Toray’s STM film has the…
| Global themes | The Waste and Resources Action Programme | Oxon | United Kingdom

Circular Economy

WRAP chosen as European Plastics Pact Secretariat

WRAP has been selected to be the Secretariat of the recently launched European Plastics Pact, the first regional pact to join the growing global Plastics Pact network.
| Business function | PepsiCo | New York | United States

PepsiCo launches $7 Million initiative to help U.S. communities hardest hit by COVID-19

In response to alarming evidence of the continued disparate, negative impact of COVID-19, PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, today launched an initiative to provide increased medical and economic aid to communities of color across the country where the…

BLOW MOULDING

| Blow Moulding & Coating | SMI S.p.A. | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Stretch-Blow Moulding

SMI: From the source to the table quality in a rPET bottle

100% rPET bottle for pure spring water - When we talk about water purity, it is inevitable to think about the accurate work carried out by the Societé des Eaux de Volvic, company part of the Danone Group that has continuously invested in new solutions for preserving the quality. For stretch-blow…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Amcor | Melbourne | Australia

Bottle Design

OmniPack™ stock PET bottles meet demands of ecommerce-ready packaging

Amcor has designed a family of stock polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles that help co-packers meet the demanding requirements for ecommerce-ready packaging.
| Blow Moulding & Coating | Agr International | Butler, PA | United States

Injection Stretch Blow Moulding

ALPLA improves PET bottle performance with Agr process pilot

Automated Blowmolder Control systems take the guesswork out of the blowing process - The integrated beverage lines at the Coca-Cola FEMSA plant in Villahermosa, Mexico, are a perfect example of streamlined, sustainable production. Manufactured on site, the PET bottles are filled immediately after…
| Blow Moulding & Coating | SMI S.p.A. | San Giovanni Bianco (BG) | Italy

Stretch Blow Moulding

SMI: The role of PET bottles in the circular economy

Packaging sustainability is a key issue, in particular for the beverage industry, in which more and more questions have been raised about the material to be used for safe packaging, with limited impact on the environment. SMI offers a wide range of rotary stretch-blow moulders available in…

FILLING TECHNOLOGY

| Filling technology | Sidel | Parma, IO | Italy

Hot-filling

Sidel: Proven efficiency and reliability on Quilmes Argentina’s hot-fill line that bottles Gatorade in PET containers

In collaboration with Sidel, Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes – the largest drinks company in Argentina – have reached high levels of efficiency, of up to 100%, on their most recent complete hot-fill line, as part of their ongoing pursuit of excellence. This complete, high-speed bottling solution…
| Filling technology | Krones | Neutraubling | Germany

New Line

Performative excellence for aseptics

Sliced bread, BBQ sauces, drinks – the portfolio of the food and beverage producer Spitz in Upper Austria is highly diversified. Demand for energy drinks, juices and ice tea is particularly high at present. Too high for the company’s only aseptic line, which at times was even running in four shifts.
| 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…

CAPPING TECHNOLOGY

| Caps & Closures | Walter Knes, ALPLA | Hard | Austria

Cap Design

Tethered caps solutions from ALPLA

Tethered caps – caps which remain firmly attached to the bottle once it is opened and also during use – will become part of day-to-day life for consumers in the EU in approximately four years. This is due to an EU directive the aim of which is to reduce the number of caps which are discarded,…
| 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.
| 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…

DECORATION TECHNOLOGY

| Decoration technologies | INX International Ink Co | Schaumburg, IL | United States

Recyclable PET shrink sleeve application

INX International introduces Genesis™ GS washable inks for the Label market

As the third largest producer of inks in North America, INX International Ink Co has delivered many innovative contributions to the label and packaging industry. With the backing of Sakata INX worldwide operations, their world-renowned Research & Development Centers are responsible for the…
| Decoration technologies | SACMI | Imola, IO | Italy

Labels

SACMI - The global green labelling partner

Less glue, less raw material waste and ever-thinner, better-performing labels that can also be made from recycled resins. All this and more from a labeller family - produced by SACMI at its Verona plant – that’s part of a SACMI range designed to take the industry into the circular economy age.
| Decoration technologies | Durst Group | Brixen | Italy

Label Production

Wagner Prestige Labels reduces waste and ramps up capacity with Durst Tau 330 RSC E investment

Durst, manufacturer of advanced digital printing and production technologies, has solved waste and digital capacity issues for family business Wagner Prestige Labels with the installation of a Tau 330 RSC E inkjet label production press.
| 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…

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 Anlagenbau GmbH | Altshausen | Germany

Recycling

STADLER achieves high-purity plastic flakes and increases productivity at RCS PET sorting plant

RCS is a company based in Werne, Germany, specializing in recycling management. With over 40 years’ experience, it provides companies efficient and sustainable solutions for the disposal of commercial waste with its three core competencies – waste disposal, raw material recycling and plastics.…
| Recycling technology | Leeds Vacuum Formers | Leeds | United Kingdom

"Breakdown PET"

Leeds Vacuum Formers hits 100% plastic waste recycling target

Thermoformed packaging specialist, Leeds Vacuum Formers (LVF) has achieved a landmark goal – recycling all plastic waste created during the manufacturing process at its National Road factory in Leeds. The company, which predominately manufactures plastic packaging for the food, drink and…
| Recycling technology | TechnipFMC | London | United Kingdom

Recycling

Carbios and TechnipFMC to build demonstration plant for depolymerization of waste PET plastics to monomers

Carbios and TechnipFMC announced today that TechnipFMC’s operating center in Lyon, France will be assisting Carbios to build a plant that demonstrates Carbios’ Enzymatic Recycling Process.
The technology uses proprietary enzymes to recycle waste PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastics into…
| Recycling technology | CARBIOS | Paris | France

Recycling

CARBIOS: New enzyme technology to biologically depolymerise PET waste

CARBIOS announces the publication of an article on its enzymatic recycling technology in the prestigious scientific journal ''Nature''. This publication outlines Company’s proprietary process for converting plastic waste into new bottles – a breakthrough towards a circular economy.

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