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2018-10-18 6:10 min THREE:18, Auxiliaries…

It’s Cold as Ice … - Keeping moulds and cavities clean is a major concern for plastic product manufactures in maintaining today’s high quality standards and ensuring maximum productivity

We, Peter Fahnenbruch and Otto Appel, spoke with Dietmar Juchmes and Steffen Kalisch ...

2018-10-18 8:31 min THREE:18, Markets and Management…

Challenges Facing the PET Container Industry - Production is out-pacing our ability to manage the plastic waste

The plastics industry has been instrumental in reducing expenses associated with ...

2018-10-18 8:50 min Non-Food, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …

The Deﬁnition of PCR - “Favouring inefﬁcient production methods?“

An interview by Barbara and Otto Appel with Reinhard Schneider, CEO of Werner & ...

2018-10-18 1:40 min THREE:18

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EDITORIAL THREE:18

2018-10-17 0:58 min Markets and Management, Management

Acquisition

Sidel Group acquires PET Engineering

On October 11, the Sidel Group concluded the acquisition of PET Engineering Srl, further expanding the company’s portfolio of packaging solutions. “With packaging increasingly playing a key role in any marketing mix, we are confident that Sidel and PET Engineering’s complementary ...

2018-10-17 0:52 min Management, Markets and Management

Management

Avantium and BASF in dispute over Synvina

Avantium and BASF are in a dispute about the future of their Synvina joint venture. The companies disagree on the timing for the fulfilment of the criteria to invest in the commercial-scale plant for FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid).

2018-10-17 3:20 min

Conference Programme Highlights

Preform and Material: Rising the Challenges of Today's Markets

Three state-of-the-art technologies at PETnology Europe 2018 NETSTAL: Reliable ...

2018-10-16 2:35 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy

Sustainability

Amazon invests $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to increase recycling rates across the USA

Company’s investment will divert 1 million tons of recyclable material from landfill into the recycling stream eliminating the equivalent of 2 million metric tons of CO2 by 2028 Amazon’s support will provide 3 million households across the U.S. with curbside recycling Initiative ...

2018-10-16 2:10 min Markets and Management, Management

Management

UNITED CAPS Partners with trio-technik to streamline manufacturing process in Schwerin Plant, strengthening market leadership position

AirMove transport system delivers increased productivity, helps ensure a high quality standard

2018-10-15 3:50 min Recycling & Compounding

Closed-Loop Recycling

First totally closed-loop recycler converts bales of post-consumer pet into food-grade finished packaging products

Big and versatile new rPlanet Earth facility sorts, cleans, and purifies rPET to ...