1:30 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability
Amcor Rigid Packaging Colombia operations now powered with solar energy
Amcor Rigid Packaging´s (ARP) Cali plant in Colombia is now powered by renewable solar energy. The solar energy is supplied to Amcor exclusively from Celsia, a new solar plant comprised of more than 16,000 solar panels generating nearly nine million watts of electricity. ...
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1:13 min Recycled plastics
PET recycling
Biffa diverts 1,600 tonnes of waste plastic back into the circular economy, since opening PET Recovery Plant in Washington last year
The Group has pioneered new technology that targets, then captures, tiny flakes of recyclable material from contaminated waste.
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1:55 min Management
Investment
PepsiCo confirms €127 million expansion at Little Island facility
PepsiCo is nearing completion on a €127 million investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus.
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2:30 min PET materials
Collaboration
LanzaTech and Plastipak partner to produce world’s first PET resin made from waste carbon
LanzaTech Global and Plastipak Packaging announce they have successfully produced PPKNatura, the world’s first PET resin made from captured carbon emissions. The resin is suitable for food, personal care, and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as other non-packaging applications.
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0:44 min Management
Closing
Veolia PET Germany to close Rostock site on 31.12.2023
Veolia PET Germany GmbH will close the PET recycling site in Rostock on December 31, 2023 after more than 20 years due to the lack of long-term security for the production site. The closure will affect a total of around 50 employees.
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