CARBIOS, an innovative green chemistry company specializing in enzymatic bioprocesses applied to plastic and textile polymers, comforts the applicative potential of its innovations by making 100% recyclable all household packaging in opaque polyethylene terephthalate (PET) such as the new milk…

In order to meet the demands for processing raw materials even with critical iV values, Reimotec has now linked up with EREMA, the Austrian specialist for recycling of plastic materials, thus gaining an invaluable supplier offering another uniquely positioned technology. EREMA offers the VACUREMA…

The polyester recycling industry as part of material recycling and reuse is reducing significantly the consumption of crude oil based plastic materials. The collected PET bottles as major raw material are under continuous development and change regarding availability, weight, shape, color,…

Many renowned soft drink manufacturers place great importance on the subject of sustainability. Nowadays, companies already have numerous obligations when using recycled PET in new beverage containers. At the interpack, Krones AG in Neutraubling will be presenting its MetaPure, a PET recycling…

After an R&D period of more than 30 months, Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH of Feldkirchen, Austria, has made a breakthrough with a new process for PET recycling.

• PET trays are valuable recyclable products.
• PET bottles and trays must not be mixed to enable more efficient recycling.
• Future investments will permit better recycling of trays.

PET trays must have their own recycling stream. These valuable products need to be sorted separately from the PET bottle…

Continuum Recycling facility ramps up to 100% capacity and sorts ¼ billion bottles within nine months
Continuum Recycling, the pioneering recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and ECO Plastics, has celebrated sorting a quarter of a billion bottles. The landmark comes some…

The European Food Safety Agency EFSA has issued positive opinions for recyclers of PET intended for food contact using the Starlinger PET iV+ technology

Gneuss MRS Extrusion System as a key element in a complete process chain at BG Plast’s Open House in Italy

During an Open House at BG Plast – a specialist in the field of thermoforming sheet extrusion - in Marnate, Italy, from 25th to 27th March, the Gneuss MRS Extrusion System will play a central…

EREMA's new system brings together for the first time all the benefits of recycling and compounding in a single processing step.
Upcycling with COREMA® is the brand new product concept from EREMA. The development is based on the idea of processing inexpensive recycling raw material to make…

The food company Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke in Paderborn, Germany, is rigorously pursuing its eco-friendly strategic thrust. After investing in three wind farms, a biogas system and several solar power installations that together cover more than 30 per cent of Stute’s own energy requirements, this…

The spherical PET pellet offers double the energy savings. A plant with a production capacity of 600 tons per day may achieve an almost unbelievable energy savings of 25 gigawatt hours of energy during one year of operation using the CrystallCut technology developed by BKG, Bruckmann & Kreyenborg…