1:10 min Markets and Management, Management
Acquisition

FENC: Further acquisition of a recycling company in the U.S.

Far Eastern New Century Corporation (Stock code: 1402, hereinafter referred to as “FENC” or “the Company”) announced the acquisition of Phoenix Technologies International LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Phoenix”) located in Ohio on 3 June 2019, with an annual capacity of 36,000 tons ...
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0:50 min Markets and Management, Management
Appointment

Rainer Schulz elected unanimously to Board of Directors

Rainer Schulz, former CEO of the global REHAU Group, has been elected unanimously to ...
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1:53 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy
Alternative rPET Application

rPET Application Example: Ford turns plastic bottles into carpets to help recycle more than 1 billion drinks containers every year

Every Ford EcoSport SUV is fitted with carpets made from hundreds of plastic ...
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2:32 min Markets and Management, Management
Management

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag recruits respected process engineering academic

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH has intensified its application and process engineering capabilities with the appointment of respected academic Dr. Thorsten Thümen.
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1:19 min Materials, Processing & Handling, PET materials
Transition

Natalie’s Juice Company transitions to PET Bottles

Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice Company has announced it will be transitioning to PET ...
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1:50 min TWO:19
Editorial

connecting comPETence TWO:19

2:10 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Materials, Processing & Handling…
rPET

VALSER to launch bottles made from 100% recycled PET

VALSER is further expanding on its role as a sustainability pioneer, becoming the ...
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1:21 min Markets and Management, Management
New Center

Clariant Masterbatches establishes regional packaging center in Thailand

Initiative provides top-level support to the packaging industry in Asia Pacific ...
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2:16 min Caps & Closure Technology, Caps & Closures
ESL and aseptic packaging

Serac’s new BluStream® sterilization technology, offers fast and highly efficient sterilization, without the use of chemicals and high temperatures

Chemical sterilization of caps can be an issue. It often employs work at high ...
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1:14 min Blow Moulding & Coating, Two step blow moulding systems
Stretch Blow Molding

PET Technologies to reach Hawaii

Waiakea manufacturing facilities are located in Hawaii, the only U.S. state outside ...
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