3:13 min Management, Europe
Production plant for rPET bottles

Coca-Cola HBC inaugurates new plant in Piedmont, Italy, dedicated to the production of recycled plastic bottles

A preform from rPET made in Gaglianico saves 70% CO2 compared to a preform made from virgin PET. The company celebrates the rebirth of its second Piedmont plant, transformed by the Group's biggest investment -over 30 million euros- into an innovative hub to recycle up to 30,000 ...
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1:55 min Management
Corporate Management

Companies associated with the Barcelona Packaging Hub develop corporate wellbeing strategies to build employee loyalty and improve their wellbeing

Flexible schedules, employee branding, active group listening or intensive working days are some of the proposals currently being developed by members of the Barcelona Packaging Hub to promote corporate wellbeing.
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0:49 min Management
Growth

Atlantic Packaging expands national footprint with facility outside of Las Vegas

Atlantic Packaging announces the opening of a new 34,000 square foot facility in Henderson, Nevada, which will further support growing the West Coast customer base as well as the continued adoption of sustainable packaging alternatives.
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1:50 min Management
Acquisition

Scotia Investments Ltd. and CKF, Inc. to acquire Packright Manufacturing Ltd. to boost thermoformed rPET

Scotia Investments Limited (SIL), together with CKF, Inc. (CKF) have reached an agreement to acquire Packright Manufacturing Ltd. (Packright). Packright will become a wholly owned subsidiary of CKF. Given the recognized legacy of innovation, quality, and customer service that has ...
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0:43 min Management
Appointment

Borealis appoints Britta Warnke as Vice President Mobility & Advanced Products

Borealis announces the appointment of Britta Warnke as Vice President Mobility & Advanced Products effective August 2022. In this position, she is responsible for driving the respective businesses globally in line with Borealis’ circular ambitions.
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2:30 min Management
Investment

RETAL: Laboratory certification allows third-party testing

Multinational plastic packaging producer RETAL continues to invest in its extensive R&D capabilities in order to offer third-party testing at its state-of-the-art laboratory. Multinational plastic packaging producer RETAL continues to invest in its extensive R&D capabilities ...
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2:70 min Management, Biobased Material
Biobased Materials

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launch Sustainea

Braskem, pioneer in bioproducts production on an industrial scale, and Sojitz, a Japan-oriented global trading company, have announced the launch of Sustainea, which will produce and market bioMEG (monoethylene glycol) and bioMPG (monopropylene glycol). The market launch of the brand ...
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1:14 min Management, PET recycling systems
Cooperation

EREMA Group and INTCO Recycling sign strategic partnership for recycling PET

Chinese recycling company INTCO is partnering up with EREMA as the company is planning a major investment in the expansion of PET recycling solutions over the next few years.
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0:58 min Management
Management

BASF’s Supervisory Board confirms Martin Brudermüller as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and appoints Dirk Elvermann Chief Financial Officer

Hans-Ulrich Engel to retire following the 2023 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Dirk Elvermann appointed new Chief Financial Officer
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0:41 min Management
Appointment

REPI appoints Dimitris Dounis as new Managing Director in REPI LLC

REPI announces the appointment of Mr. Dimitris Dounis as new Managing Director of the US based company to further support the growth in North and South America.
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