1:44 min Materials, Processing & Handling
Demonstration plant

Braskem and Haldor Topsoe start up demo unit for developing renewable MEG

The mechanical completion of the innovative first process step of the demonstration plant is the first milestone to be achieved by Braskem and Haldor Topsoe’s partnership to validate the MOSAIK™ sugar-to-biochemicals solution for production of cost-competitive bio-based MEG ...
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0:46 min Biobased Material
Bio-PET

Stäger & Co.: Packaging from Bio-PET – now available in Switzerland

Bio-Pet is a bio-thermoplastic based on renewable raw materials. Bio-PET is a ...
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2:19 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycling & Compounding, Recycling processes
Material Production

Braskem announces studies in chemical recycling

Actions will promote the reuse of post-consumer plastics by manufacturers Seeking ...
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1:45 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures

Krones attains growth target for 2018 financial year

Revenue increased by 4.4% to €3.85 billion. Krones thus attained its 4% growth target. Order intake up 4.5% to €3.96 billion.Krones substantially improves free cash flow to €120.7 million.EBT margin of 5.3% in 2018 due to rising material and labour costs together with reorganisation ...
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1:11 min Markets and Management
Joint venture

DSM and Roquette take next step in bio-based succinic acid

Following the successful production of biosuccinic acid under the trademark Biosuccinium® since 2012, Reverdia’s parent companies — Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients for ...
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1:14 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Use of Recycled PET

PACCOR manufactures its first 250,000 tons with 100% rPET

PACCOR for industrial food, food service including food to go UK market, has passed ...
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1:32 min Markets and Management, Management
Management

Keurig Dr Pepper Relocating Texas Headquarters to Frisco

Keurig Dr Pepper (NYSE: KDP) today announced that the company will move its Texas headquarters from Plano to a new, 350,000 sq. ft. build-to-suit, leased facility at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The new location will be ready in 2021 and serve as one of the company's two headquarters, ...
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2:13 min Blow Moulding & Coating
Blow Molding

Agr’s advanced thin-wall measurement for PET bottles helps producers get one step closer to meeting sustainability goals

New Lightweight option for the Process Pilot® blowmolder management system affords ...
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0:41 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
rPET

Available quantities of rPET already sold out in Switzerland

PET Recycling Switzerland is pleased to announce that the available quantities of rPET for the year 2019 are already sold out.
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4:41 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recycling Goals

UK Government sets out plans to overhaul waste system

The government launches a series of consultations to overhaul the waste system. Government launches consultations to overhaul the waste system, cut plastic pollution, and move towards a more circular economy.Packaging producers set to pay the full cost of dealing with their waste, ...
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