cancel
PET Processing
|
Material technology
|
Amcor
|
Melbourne
|
Australia
Launch
First PET container for Ritual Multivitamins made from 100% PCR
Amcor is leading the way in the multivitamin category with the development and launch of the segment’s first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin.
|
Material technology
|
Carbios
|
Clermont-Ferrand
|
France
Partnership
Carbios enters joint development agreement with Novozymes to produce its proprietary enzyme for complete recycling of PET-plastics and fiber
- The global agreement is an exclusive partnership for scaling up and producing PET-degrading enzymes
- The JDA leads way toward circular economy
|
Material technology
|
Loop Industries
|
Terrebonne
|
Canada
Alliance agreement
Loop Industries, thyssenkrupp partner to shape future of PET plastic manufacturing
Loop Industries and thyssenkrupp sign global alliance agreement to transform the future of sustainable PET plastic manufacturing
- Global Alliance Agreement aims to combine Loop Industries’ depolymerization technology with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ PET Melt-To-Resin® technology
- Integration of…
|
PET processing
|
Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH
|
Götzis
|
Austria
„Eisbär“ - Innovative Technology
In the field of auxiliary equipment, Eisbär manufactures systems to improve quality and productivity for the plastics industry, specializing in products to avoid condensation on moulds, cap cooling, drying of plastic resin, the process of PET flakes and Crystallizer.
Crystallizer
The…
Crystallizer
The…
|
Business function
|
Reliance
|
Mumbai
|
India
Reliance Industries wins prestigious ‘Dupont operational exellence award’
Company’s operational efficiency and excellent project executional skills get global recognition. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has been adjudged the Global Winner of ‘The DuPont Operational Excellence Award – 2017’. The bi-annual DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards recognise the most…
PET Material
|
Material technology
|
PFF
|
Keighley
|
United Kingdom
rPET plastic inlet
PFF: A reduced plastic, fully recyclable, hybrid pack
PFF has added a new product to its range of food packaging. IMPAC-T is a fully recyclable hybrid pack. It comprises of a reduced weight 95mm rPET plastic inlet, and a printable card wrap that are easily separated for recycling. IMPAC-T can be used for all food applications, where sealed in freshness…
|
Material technology
|
SIPA
|
Vittorio Veneto
|
Italy
PET wine bottle
SIPA design and lab testing for wine bottles
Along the years, SIPA designers made efforts to design bottles with glass like appearance and classic wine bottle shapes: Burgundy, Bordeaux, Riesling and Champagne shape. SIPA’s laboratory made several tests with PET barrier additives as all wines, reds and whites, are sensitive to oxygen and light…
|
Material technology
|
Polyplastics Group
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
PET in Automotive Application
Polyplastics unveils new RENATUS® PET grades with superior weatherability for auto exterior components
Polyplastics Group has announced the introduction of two new RENATUS® PET (polyethylene terephthalate) grades which deliver superior mechanical properties, appearance, and weather resistance for automotive exterior components. The launch reaffirms the company’s strong commitment to PET as a key…
|
Global themes
|
PACCOR
|
Düsseldorf
|
Germany
rPET inlets
PACCOR to present new generation of DuoSmart® solutions
PACCOR is continuously searching for new materials, working to improve upon current materials, developing new technologies and bringing innovative product packaging solutions to life. Now one of the leading global players in the packaging industry is ready to present great additions to its DuoSmart®…
|
Material technology
|
Origin Materials & Packaging Matters
|
West Sacramento, CA & Visalia, CA
|
United States
Advanced packaging materials
Origin Materials and Packaging Matters to partner for advanced packaging materials, including PEF
- Packaging Matters and Origin Materials will partner to develop advanced packaging materials, including polyethylene furanoate, “PEF,” a next-generation polymer. The project will leverage Origin Materials’ expertise with FDCA, a chemical from which PEF is made.
- Packaging Matters will transition…
Barrier Material
|
Material technology
|
Amcor
|
Melbourne
|
Australia
Launch
First PET container for Ritual Multivitamins made from 100% PCR
Amcor is leading the way in the multivitamin category with the development and launch of the segment’s first PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) resin.
|
Material technology
|
Carbios
|
Clermont-Ferrand
|
France
Partnership
Carbios enters joint development agreement with Novozymes to produce its proprietary enzyme for complete recycling of PET-plastics and fiber
- The global agreement is an exclusive partnership for scaling up and producing PET-degrading enzymes
- The JDA leads way toward circular economy
|
Material technology
|
Loop Industries
|
Terrebonne
|
Canada
Alliance agreement
Loop Industries, thyssenkrupp partner to shape future of PET plastic manufacturing
Loop Industries and thyssenkrupp sign global alliance agreement to transform the future of sustainable PET plastic manufacturing
- Global Alliance Agreement aims to combine Loop Industries’ depolymerization technology with thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions’ PET Melt-To-Resin® technology
- Integration of…
|
PET processing
|
Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH
|
Götzis
|
Austria
„Eisbär“ - Innovative Technology
In the field of auxiliary equipment, Eisbär manufactures systems to improve quality and productivity for the plastics industry, specializing in products to avoid condensation on moulds, cap cooling, drying of plastic resin, the process of PET flakes and Crystallizer.
Crystallizer
The…
Crystallizer
The…
|
Business function
|
Reliance
|
Mumbai
|
India
Reliance Industries wins prestigious ‘Dupont operational exellence award’
Company’s operational efficiency and excellent project executional skills get global recognition. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has been adjudged the Global Winner of ‘The DuPont Operational Excellence Award – 2017’. The bi-annual DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards recognise the most…
Additives & Colorants
|
Material technology
|
Lifocolor Farben GmbH & Co. KG
|
Lichtenfels
|
Germany
Masterbatches
Lifocolor expands its recycling product range
The masterbatch manufacturer Lifocolor is expanding its LifoCycle product range to help advance the circular economy. Going forward, the product line designed to improve the recyclability of plastic components and packaging will get additions of white and NIR-detectable black concentrates, as well…
|
Material technology
|
Ampacet
|
Tarrytown, New York
|
United States
Expansion
Ampacet doubles color production capacity in Luxembourg
Ampacet announces the doubling of its production capacity with the addition of new color production lines in Dudelange, Luxembourg.
|
Material technology
|
LANXESS
|
Cologne
|
Germany
Coloring
LANXESS: Quickly separating black plastic packaging according to type
- Black pigment from LANXESS for coloring recyclable plastic packaging
- Enables reflectivity that is up to 20 percent better near-infrared detection in automated sorting plants
- Reduced magnetic properties prevent false alarms
|
Material technology
|
Clariant
|
Muttenz
|
Switzerland
Additives
Clariant expands its contribution to sustainability with pigments certified OK compost industrial
- Clariant pigments certified OK compost INDUSTRIAL can be used to color plastic products, including packaging, intended to be compostable
- Certification awarded by the TÜV AUSTRIA
- Label opens new color opportunities to masterbatch and packaging producers and helps the fast-moving consumer goods…
|
Material technology
|
Avient Corporation
|
Cleveland, OH
|
United States
Additives
New ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ dairy protection additives from Avient feature low TiO₂ and inorganic content
Avient announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Lactra™ Four, One, and Zero additives. This new product range offers low total inorganic and TiO2 content light-blocking solutions for PET dairy and dairy-alternative packaging.
|
Material technology
|
Venator
|
Wynyard
|
United Kingdom
rPET whitening
Venator: New Liquid Hombitan® products simplify whitening of recycled PET fibres for textile industry
Venator has developed a new liquid pigment masterbatch technology that can be used to whiten recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibres quickly, cleanly, and efficiently. Based on the company’s established titanium dioxide (TiO2) platform for the fibre industry, the new HOMBITAN® LQ range is…
Newsletter - Weekly PET Briefing
Stay updated with our weekly newsletter.
See the latest issue here.
Double opt-in process. Please check your email.
comPETence Magazine THREE:21
