1:37 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Biodegradable water bottle

Material innovation company Cove announces water bottles made of biodegradable material

Cove & RWDC Industries sign exclusive agreement for over 350 million pounds of PHA - The partnership with RWDC will supply Cove with PHA materials used to produce the first water bottles made of biodegradable material.
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2:10 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Research

EU to emerge as a leader in pyrolysis as the rest of the world catches up on mechanical recycling

A combination of negative consumer sentiment, regulation, and a global focus on sustainability has combined to push the issue of plastics sustainability to the fore. Future projections of a circular economy emphasize that a combination of recycled and bio-based resources will serve ...
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1:32 min PET films, trays, cups, Sheets & Films
Recyclable forming film

Amcor’s AmPrima™ forming film prequalifies for How2Recycle® store drop-off label

AmPrima™ forming film from Amcor has received prequalification to carry the store ...
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2:11 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Alternative rPET application

Axion & PlastiCircle develop new uses for non-bottle PET waste

Recycled polymers from waste plastic packaging can be used in non-packaging ...
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2:20 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Facts & Figures

EREMA: 20 percent increase in revenue during fiscal year 2020/21

The start of the fiscal year 2020/21 was particularly challenging due to the first ...
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2:57 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET

Poland Spring 100% Natural Spring Water brings bottles full circle with 'Made For A Better Tomorrow' campaign

Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, America's leading spring water ...
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1:16 min Recycling & Compounding, PET recycling systems
Recycling

Gneuss Kunststofftechnik: PET recycling with MRSjump - Decontamination and IV control in one step

Currently, the recycling of post-consumer PET Bottle Flake is well established and ...
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1:17 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Webinar

SACMI technology for the profitable use of recycled-PET

To fill the wait until the next edition of the NPE fair in Orlando, USA (cancelled ...
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0:59 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

Berlin Packaging continues its expansion in the United Kingdom with the acquisition of Raepak Limited

Berlin Packaging, the world’s largest hybrid packaging supplier, announced the acquisition of Raepak Limited, a leading supplier of plastic packaging for the cosmetics and personal care end-markets.
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0:47 min Facts & Figures, Fiber lines
Shutdown

Closure of staple fiber operations at DAK Americas' Cooper River Site

DAK Americas LLC (DAK) announced its plan to close the Polyester Staple Fiber(PSF) manufacturing operations at its Cooper River Site, near Charleston, SC. The site will continue to produce PET Resins to serve the bottle and packaging markets on its newer capacity installed in 2003.
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