2:44 min Mineral water, Bottles and containers
New production plant

SMI solutions for KOBI water

Aqua Geo Ltd turned to SMI for the supply of several turn-key plants for the ...
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0:20 min Management
Acquisition

Quvadec NV launches its mandatory public takeover bid on the remaining shares in Resilux NV

Resilux NV announces that Quvadec NV has launched today its previously announced mandatory public takeover bid on all shares in Resilux NV that are not already directly or indirectly owned by Quvadec or its affiliates (the "Bid"). The initial acceptance period in respect of the Bid ...
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1:40 min Caps & Closures
Inverted closure

Aptar Food + Beverage Partners with Chacauhaa Brazil to provide an inverted packaging solution with SimpliSqueeze® Flow Control Valve for Mel de Cacau Honey

Aptar Food + Beverage continues to collaborate and develop partnerships with ...
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1:33 min Recycling & Compounding, Quality control, service
rPET Quality

GETEC.PARK EMMEN (GPE) releases new White Paper: “New insights to improve the recycled PET product quality control.”

GETEC.PARK EMMEN (GPE) releases a White Paper that provides insightful data on how to control the product quality of recycled PET polymer and packaging. In addition, the right set of chemical analyses techniques to detect relevant substances and PET properties are discussed.
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0:59 min Africa, PET recycling systems
Recycling in South Africa

Extrupet will double their food grade operations capacity to over 60,000 tons per annum

The first phase of the expansion at Extrupet, one of the largest and most advanced recyclers of plastics on the African continent, will cost around R300 million.
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3:40 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Report

Plastics Europe supports new report’s call for faster systemic change towards circularity and net zero carbon emissions

Report calls for a new and enabling policy framework to incentivise net zero investment and innovation.
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1:44 min Strategies & Market Analysis
Research

Veolia: Over three quarters of British businesses still unaware of Plastic Packaging Tax

The UK Government has introduced a new tax on plastic packaging from 1 April 2022. Two days before its initial implementation, Veolia reported that 77% of British retail and manufacturing businesses were still unaware of the impending Plastic Packaging Tax.
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1:20 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
DRS

TOMRA welcomes the news that an “All-In” DRS is coming to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

TOMRA has reacted to the latest findings from the consultation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and its impact on the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS)
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1:10 min Management

EREMA mourns the passing of company co-founder Georg Wendelin

The EREMA Group mourns the passing of Georg Wendelin, company co-founder, former ...
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7:57 min Image processing and vision systems, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Blowing Process

Overcoming Process Issues in the Self-manufacturing Environment - More than the eye can see; a study of diagnostics and optimization of a CSD production line

Over the last decade we have seen a wholesale move by beverage companies towards ...
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