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| Aptar F+B | Louveciennes | France

Tethered Caps

Aptar F+B to present solutions for tethered caps at BrauBeviale 2019

During BrauBeviale 2019 Aptar will present its tethered solutions, which promote post-use recycling as the tethered closure stays attached to the bottle through its life cycle, while improving the consumer drinking experience. Also 2 more innovations will be presented: a new sport cap and a new…

Management

Dino Chece’s appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Serac Group

General meetings of Serac companies held on past 27th of September, changed the governance, moving from a governance with an Executive Board and a Supervisory Board to a governance with a Board of Directors. 
| Recycling technology | EREMA | Ansfelden | Austria

Recycling Technology

VACUNITE® – new bottle-to-bottle technology meets the highest specifications

With newly developed VACUNITE® bottle-to-bottle technology, Austrian recycling machine manufacturer EREMA redefines the benchmark for performance in bottle-to-bottle recycling: highly efficient decontamination, best colour values, top IV stability, low energy consumption during the entire process…
| Material technology | Clariant | Muttenz | Switzerland

Oxygen Scavenger

Clariant launches new CESA® protect brand oxygen scavenger additives for polyester packaging

  • Unmatched shelf-life extension for packaged food and beverages
  • Bottles for fruit juice and beer are large target markets
  • Combines enhanced food protection with sustainable packaging design
| Blow Moulding & Coating | KHS | Hamburg | Germany

Large PET Containers

KHS now offers technology for the manufacture of large PET containers with integral handles

  • System can be integrated into the InnoPET Blomax Series V stretch blow molder
  • The technology enables reliable production of large containers
  • Individual packaging from the Bottles and Shapes™ consultancy program
| Global themes | Waste Free Oceans | Brussels | Belgium

Waste Free Oceans

RETAL Team cleans up with WFO in Cyprus

The first of RETAL’s clean up events took place in Cyprus, on 12 October, with over 30 volunteers removing plastic waste from the coastline to be repurposed into meaningful products.
| Business function | SABIC | Geleen | Netherlands

Caps & Closures Development

SABIC opens new Caps & Closures Technology and Innovation Center in the Netherlands

SABIC is pleased to announce the opening of its new Technology and Innovation Center dedicated to the caps and closures segment in Geleen, the Netherlands. Located in SABIC’s Global Technology Center for Europe on the Chemelot Campus, this investment is proof of SABIC’s commitment to the industry to…
| Material technology | Clariant | Muttenz | Switzerland

Black Colorants

Welcome black! Clariant launches NIR-detectable black colorants for a wide range of recyclable polymers at K2019

  • New product range allows Near Infrared (NIR) sorting of black plastics
  • Sorting accuracy verified with NIR spectroscopy to identify plastics colored with Clariant's new product range
| KHS | Hamburg | Germany

Inspection

For more efficient processes: KHS develops a digital control system for PET bottle production

  • Unit Mold Control available for the KHS InnoPET Blomax series
  • Automatic control and adaptation of individual stretch blow mold stations
  • Improved bottle quality and stability with a high recyclate content
| Caps & Closures | UNITED CAPS | Wiltz | Luxembourg

Tethered Caps

UNITED CAPS and LyondellBasell set to unveil innovative tethered closures at K 2019

UNITED CAPS and LyondellBasell announced that they will be displaying the results of an extensive collaborative effort to respond to EU Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics that requires beverage bottles to have closures tethered to the bottle for proper disposal, reducing the risk of plastic…
| Business function

Opening

Official opening of UNITED CAPS manufacturing plant in Malaysia positions company as a global player with continuing growth

UNITED CAPS, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, today reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant positions UNITED CAPS as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market…
| Sumitomo (SHI) Demag | Schwaig | Germany

Injection Moulding Machine

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag unveils world’s largest sustainable packaging machine

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH launches what is believed to be the largest and most energy efficient packaging machine in the current global market. Unveiled at K-2019, the El-Exis SP 1000 ton responds to market demands from injection moulders specialising in pail production and other…

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