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PET Processing
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Material technology
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Amcor
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Melbourne
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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.
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Material technology
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Carbios
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Clermont-Ferrand
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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
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Material technology
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Loop Industries
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Terrebonne
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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…
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PET processing
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Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH
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Götzis
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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
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Crystallizer
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Business function
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Reliance
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Mumbai
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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
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Material technology
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Ring Container Technologies
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Oakland, TN
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United States
PET canister
Ring Container Technologies partners with John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. for lightweight, recyclable snack packaging
SmartCAN® Offers A Modern Approach to the Classic Canister - Ring Container Technologies, a leader in the plastic container manufacturing industry, has partnered with food manufacturer John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) to provide retail consumers with innovative, lightweight recyclable snack…
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Material technology
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UNION Officine Meccaniche s.p.a.
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S.Vittore Olona (MI)
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Italy
Extrusion Line
UNION Officine Meccaniche: 100% rPET egg trays
The company is testing an extrusion line intended for the production of thermoformable sheet for single-layer PET egg trays, made from 100% recycled bottles.
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Material technology
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SMI S.p.A
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San Giovanni Bianco (BG)
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Italy
Sanitizers
SMI: Detergents in PET - Practical, safe and advantageous choice
Now more than ever we are surrounded by PET containers of sanitizers and room and personal hygiene detergents. Safety, functionality, innovation and ergonomics are the main features that the containers used by manufacturers of detergents and sanitizers must have. These characteristics can be easily…
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Material technology
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EconCore
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Leuven
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Belgium
rPET
Recycled PET honeycomb now commercially viable using EconCore’s technology
Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) honeycomb is now commercially ready and available to licence from EconCore. The company successfully conducted two years of research, learning how to optimally process the reusable resource-based polymer into its continuously produced honeycomb core.
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Material technology
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Icelandic Water Holdings
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Ölfus
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Iceland
rPET
Icelandic Glacial announces new sustainability initiative
Icelandic Glacial, the naturally alkaline, super-premium spring water, today announced a multifaceted sustainability initiative that includes plastic reduction and new packaging innovation. By 2021, Icelandic Glacial plans to use 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (rPET) in their PET packaging and…
Barrier Material
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Material technology
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Amcor
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Melbourne
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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.
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Material technology
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Carbios
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Clermont-Ferrand
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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
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Material technology
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Loop Industries
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Terrebonne
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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…
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PET processing
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Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH
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Götzis
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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…
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Business function
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Reliance
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Mumbai
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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
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Material technology
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Masterbatches
Clariant ColorWorks™ applies IR-detectable black technology to make other dark colors more recyclable
- Family of proprietary masterbatches improves shortcomings of sorting systems
- Opens opportunities for colors like extremely dark blues and greens
- New colorants eliminate the need for carbon black entirely
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Material technology
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Clariant
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Muttenz
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Switzerland
Color Design
Clariant targets Asia with satin effect for high-end personal care packaging
- Trend colors combined with silky look in PET packaging
- Effect lends a feeling of luxury and prestige to products
- Look is developed in stretch blow-molding process
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Material technology
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Ampacet Corporation
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Tarrytown, NY
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United States
New Collection
Ampacet launches Silky Bliss™: Masterbatch provides recyclability, elegant look to rigid PET & rPET
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced the Silky Bliss™ collection, designed to provide an elegant silky surface treatment as well as recyclability to PET and rPET packaging applications.
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Material technology
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Silvergate Plastics
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Wrexham
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United Kingdom
Additives
Silvergate’s 30% recycled content masterbatch now available in a kaleidoscope of colours
Silvergate Plastics is now bringing colour to the lives of millions with its prime performance 30% recycled content masterbatch. The technology, which was originally developed for whites, is now available in any colour across the spectrum.
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Material technology
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PolyOne
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Cleveland, OH
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United States
Oxygen Scavenger
PET haze reduced, recyclability improved, with new AMOSORB™ oxygen scavenger
PolyOne today announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020G, a non-nylon based, low-haze oxygen scavenger for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) rigid packaging.
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Material technology
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Ampacet
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Tarrytown, NY
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United States
Black Masterbatch
Ampacet introduces REC-NIR-BLACK™ high alcohol for spirits, sanitizer and pharmaceutical applications
Ampacet has introduced REC-NIR-BLACK™ High Alcohol, an extension to the detectable REC-NIR-BLACK™ line of black masterbatches that are near-infrared (NIR) transparent to allow sorting with NIR optical sensors and recycling.
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