2:30 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling

The REWE Group introduces 100 percent recycled plastic bottles for shower gel and soap

Committed to reducing plastic waste - Customers shopping at the roughly 5,800 REWE ...
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4:27 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Analysis

New report shows where UK Plastics Pact members stand against targets, and where future challenges lie

WRAP has today published its first annual report and baseline data for The UK Plastics Pact, giving a clear indication of members’ starting position towards the four targets, as well as where the biggest challenges lie. The 2018/19 report and data show: 1 billion problematic and ...
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1:11 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
New Plant

Gerresheimer increases production capacity for plastic containers and opens new plant in India

Gerresheimer has had a strong foothold in India for some years through Triveni Polymers Pvt. Ltd. in Kundli. A second production site is now being opened in the city of Kosamba to help bolster production capacity to cope with the high demand for Triveni round containers. The official ...
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1:30 min Markets and Management
Expansion

ePac Flexible Packaging announces expansion in Philadelphia and Richmond

ePac Flexible Packaging, the industry leader in digital printing for flexible packaging, is pleased to announce that its next phase of US expansion will be in Philadelphia, PA, and Richmond, VA. The Philadelphia location will be operational in February 2020, followed by Richmond in ...
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2:70 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Price

Australia & NZ packaging innovations to be recognised in 2020 WorldStar Packaging Awards

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is pleased to announce that 11x Australian and New Zealand companies have been internationally recognised with 13x wins across 6x categories in the prestigious WorldStar Packaging Awards, which are run by the World Packaging Organisation. ...
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3:50 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy

The Ocean Cleanup completes mission one in great pacific garbage patch announces plans to make products from plastic catch

The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit organization developing advanced ...
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1:31 min Additives
Additives

Evonik focuses on additives for plastics and rubber recycling

In testing: Olefin-based additive for recycling packaging films In development: Alkoxides break PET bottles down into monomers In the marketplace: Process additive turns old tires into rugged work material
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1:13 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures
Trend Forecast

Clariant ColorForward 2021 palette yearns for human contact, searches for authenticity

15th Annual Color and Trend Forecast for plastics issued Five hues suggested each ...
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1:13 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling Goals

SKZ signs Circular Plastics Alliance declaration

More than 100 companies and associations from the entire plastic value chain have joined the Circular Plastics Alliance, including the SKZ. With the signing of the declaration in autumn 2019, all parties confirm the EU Commission's goal of using ten million tons of recycled plastics ...
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1:31 min Preform moulding, Preform moulds
Preform injection moulding

SIPA launched the latest generation of its XFORMs, the GEN4XP - The 250 ton machine was added

SIPA’s new XFORM GEN4 XP system incorporates the latest generation of preform ...
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