carbonLITE, a leading producer of bottle-grade raw material used to make new bottles, was joined by California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today to announce the official grand opening of the world’s largest bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling plant. Located in Riverside, Ca., the 220,000 sq-ft plant…

Much has been written about the fast development of the worldwide polyester market, from the build up of huge capacities for virgin PET production to increased use of PCR bottle flakes. The KREYENBORG Group, with almost 350 employees worldwide, made early recognition of this trend and has set the…

   The lack of high quality food-grade rPET material is hampering the aspirations of brand owners and fillers to increase the amount of rPET used in their packaging portfolio, according to APPE, the Packaging Division of LSB. This challenging message was delivered to industry figures by Frédéric…

Under the aegis of the EU’s programme for competitiveness and innovation, the European Commission is supporting Krones in introducing an FDA-compliant flake recycling process. The aim is to successfully establish eco-compatible processes and environment-friendly products on the European market, and…

Last year, Gneuss Kunststofftechnik GmbH already received a Letter of Non Objection for a complete PET recycling system including an SSP system. Now, the company has set a new milestone: it has received unrestricted FDA approval for food packaging products of all types (classes C – G) for its…

   APPE (formerly known as Artenius PET Packaging Europe and a division of LSB) has invested a further 10 million euros at its dedicated PET recycling plant in Beaune, France increasing its annual output by 40% from 25,000 to 35,000 tonnes, which is produced from over 46,000 tonnes of post-consumer…

recycling technology, a division of Starlinger & Co GmbH, Vienna, will present a general view of its product portfolio at the K 2010 trade fair from October 27 to November 3 in Düsseldorf (booth D21, hall 9).Founded in 2000, Starlinger’s recoSTAR product line has quickly become a reference in the…

   SABIC Innovative Plastics’ environmentally progressive iQ* resin platform was recognized on Oct. 2 with a 2009 Responsible Care® Award at the Conseil Europeen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique1 (Cefic) Annual General Assembly ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. The company received the highly…

Adjustments madeIn contrast to the established SSP process for PET pellets, a number of differences must be taken into account in designing an SSP process for PET flakes. Buhler as a leading supplier of SSP systems for virgin PET pellets has made the necessary adjustments. Today, Buhler offers…

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today refuted the premise that polylactic acid (PLA) containers can be successfully mixed in to the existing stream of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers, citing concerns over cost of separation; increased contamination…

Futura is a producer of BarPET/BeerPET, a PET/PTN Alloy containing 10% PTN1.BarPET/BeerPET has been developed to enhance thermal stability and further improve gas, UV and water vapour barrier properties of PET packaging. The BarPET/BeerPET solution is targeted mainly at products requiring an…