2026-07-14 1:13 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Evaluation

RecyClass surpasses 500 recyclability tests, supporting industry readiness for PPWR

As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) starts reshaping packaging ...

2026-07-13 1:40 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Sustainable PET resin

Plastipak introduces pakPET™ Single Pellet Solution to support recycled content goals in PET packaging

Innovative resin solution combines virgin PET performance with built-in recycled ...

2026-07-09 2:23 min Cosmetics & Medical, Caps & Closure Technology

Growth

Aptar Closures strengthens portfolio of e-commerce-ready closures for beauty, personal care and Home Care Applications

Aptar Closures is supporting beauty, personal care and home care brands in meeting ...

2026-07-09 3:49 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Chemical recycling

Presentation

DePoly inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland, taking a decisive step towards industrial material circularity

What if used plastic bottles, PET packaging material and polyester textiles could ...

2026-07-09 1:50 min

Exhibition

interpack 2029: Early summer date and new runtime

The next interpack will take place from 10 to 15 June 2029. This means that the ...

PET Collection

Coca-Cola and Valenzuela City partner to boost PET collection and recycling efforts

Coca‑Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines (CCEAP), the bottling arm and official ...

2026-07-08 1:23 min Europe, Sorting and collection

PPWR

Amcor supports beverage brands preparing for reuse growth

Amcor is advising beverage producers to reassess their choice of closures ahead of ...

2026-07-07 1:29 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific

Proposal

Australia: Pact Group urges Parliamentary Inquiry to support packaging reform

On Friday 26 June, Pact Group appeared before a Senate Inquiry examining proposed laws for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging in Australia.

2026-07-07 1:13 min Management

Management

Klöckner Pentaplast announces leadership transition

Klöckner Pentaplast announced that Michael Zacka, a current member of the Company’s Board of Directors, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, effective June 22, 2026. He succeeds Roberto Villaquiran, who has decided to retire from the Company after 42 years in the ...

Global Themes

Digitization

Magazine connecting comPETence, issue TWO:26

Exclusive interview: The output is what matters - How Krones is using Ingeniq to advance plant engineering towards data-driven performance and lifecycle promises

Services

Future-proof with the KHS conversion catalog: new power for established lines

AI sorting

TOMRA launches next-generation AI platform and expands GAINnext™ ecosystem with new deep learning applications

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Sustainability & Circular Economy

Evaluation

RecyClass surpasses 500 recyclability tests, supporting industry readiness for PPWR

Sustainable PET resin

Plastipak introduces pakPET™ Single Pellet Solution to support recycled content goals in PET packaging

Presentation

DePoly inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland, taking a decisive step towards industrial material circularity

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Climate protection

Report

Otto Hofstetter AG publishes its first Corporate Carbon Footprint report

PET Waste

Upcycling: PET waste becomes Baeta, capturing CO₂

K 2025 Preview

Plastics Europe - Start-ups: Twelve ideas for the defossilisation of the plastics industry

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Markets & Management

Applications & Operations

Installation

Thai Coconut grows its global market presence with an aseptic PET line from Sidel

Award

Caps & Closures: Honey Squeeze Pack recognised for food and sustainable packaging innovation

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Management

Alessandro Pasquale re-elected President of Natural Mineral Waters Europe for a third term

Magazine connecting comPETence, issue TWO:26

Exclusive interview with Otto Hofstetter: Connection, Dialogue and Mutual Trust

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Facts & Figures

Study

BMT: Mount Everest-inspired study illustrates methodology for predicting PET bottle deformation

Report

The Recycling Partnership releases first installment of 2026 State of Recycling Report

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PET Technologies

Materials, Processing & Handling

Collaboration

Avantium collaborates with Gepack and Frubaça on small PEF bottles for functional beverage shots

Agreement

Hoogesteger signs capacity reservation agreement for releaf® with Avantium

Site investment

Strong growth gives KHS barrier technology its own hall in Hamburg

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Recycling & Compounding

Circular economy

Building Europe’s raw material supply: 86% of plastic from Site Zero meets EU’s highest recycling standard

Installation

Starlinger: Recovering 40,000 tons of PET bottle scrap per year

Trial

Danone, The All England Lawn Tennis Club and Exchange for Change pilot Deposit Return Scheme recycling technology at The Championships Qualifying Competition

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Preform moulding

Conference

SACMI will be attending PETnology Europe 2026

Installation

Resilux and PET Technologies cooperate on laboratory blow molding machine in Switzerland

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Blow Moulding & Coating

Large PET Containers

From tin to PET: How a Pickled Food Producer halved its Packaging Cost for large containers

PET containers handle

Amcor launches 38 mm carry handle to improve convenience for consumers

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Caps & Closure Technology

Exhibition

interpack 2026: UNITED CAPS develops 26 FLIP-ON to solve everyday handling issues in oil packaging

Exhibition

Interpack 2026: New 26/22 S-SPRING from UNITED CAPS positioned as a smarter alternative in the sports cap segment combining lightweight construction, material efficiency and usability in a mature market

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Filling & Bottling

Bottle washer

ThaiNamthip completes Asia’s first installation of Sidel’s Hydra Ultrasonic, boosting sustainability and excellence

Installation

BoReTech's PET bottle washing line officially commissioned in Shandong Fuhai

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Bottle & Cap Decoration

Acquisition

CCL Industries announces closing of Sleever International acquisition, strengthening global sleeve and film capabilities

Labeling

UPM introduces a new portfolio of label solutions designed for packaging recyclability

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Conveying & Transportation

Innovation

Krones - Robobox SynFlow: First-ever use of robotics for container distribution

Test phase

Coca-Cola Germany pilots multipacks without plastic film

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Analysis & Inspection Devices

Measurement

THERMOSCAN by BMT reveals preform variability behind inconsistent stretch blow moulding results

Exhibition

interpack 2026: HEUFT - look deeper - see more - assess better

Moisture Measurement

Coperion: DewTector® - A reliable and economical solution for measuring moisture in bulk solids

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PET films, trays, cups

Report

PET Thermoform Recovery reaches record 264 million pounds, according to new NAPCOR analysis

tray-to-tray

kp unveils recyclable mono PET fish boards designed for VSP packaging

PET trays

Faerch and Norfersk scale 70% tray-to-tray recycled PET meat trays using CIRPET+™

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Fiber, filament, woven, strapping

GR3N closes €15.5M Series B to scale its chemical PET recycling technology

Investment

SANKO invests in NGR's Liquid State Polycondensation technology to advance sustainable operations

Textile-to-textile recycling

AXENS, IFPEN and JEPLAN: Success of industrial test for recycling post-consumer textile waste using Rewind® PET technology

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Chemical Recycling

Planning approved for UK's largest plastic film recycling plant

Recycling

Refurbished and optimised: Source One Plastics is gradually resuming operations at its sorting and recycling plant

Thermoforming

Kurucsai Plastic relies on Gneuss to increase material flexibility and energy efficiency: MRS Technology enables energy-efficient processing of recycled PET

Evaluation

RecyClass surpasses 500 recyclability tests, supporting industry readiness for PPWR

Sustainable PET resin

Plastipak introduces pakPET™ Single Pellet Solution to support recycled content goals in PET packaging

Growth

Aptar Closures strengthens portfolio of e-commerce-ready closures for beauty, personal care and Home Care Applications

Presentation

DePoly inaugurates its Showcase Plant in Monthey Switzerland, taking a decisive step towards industrial material circularity

Exhibition

interpack 2029: Early summer date and new runtime

PET Collection

Coca-Cola and Valenzuela City partner to boost PET collection and recycling efforts

PPWR

Amcor supports beverage brands preparing for reuse growth

Proposal

Australia: Pact Group urges Parliamentary Inquiry to support packaging reform

Management

Klöckner Pentaplast announces leadership transition

Global Themes

Markets & Management

PET Technologies