1:20 min
LiquiForm technology

Amcor launches first commercial container utilizing breakthrough LiquiForm® technology

Amcor has proven its game-changing LiquiForm®technology with the commercialization ...
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1:25 min ONE:18

connecting comPETence ONE:18

EDITORIAL "Alexa - take over the blowing process"
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0:38 min America, Caps & Closures, Global themes…
Management

corvaglia group announces U.S. expansion in Georgia

Today, Switzerland based corvaglia group announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia. The company provides plastic cap and closure technology solutions to the beverage industry around the world. The new U.S. production facility will compliment corvaglia’s ...
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0:30 min Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
Bottle Development: Case Study

PET bottle development for Bevande Futuriste

Bevande Futuriste is an Italian company that has been introducing a modern and ...
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1:27 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives, Bottle & Cap Decoration
Additives

Penn Color launches line of additives supporting sustainable packaging

For brand owners and packaging converters looking for sustainable packaging solutions, Penn Color, a leading global producer of color and additive masterbatches has launched a line of additives that improve the life cycle inventory (LCI) by allowing for higher levels of recycled PET ...
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1:43 min
PET Recycling

Recycling in Germany: PET bottles setting the trend

PET beverage bottles already meet the key requirements in the current debate on plastic recycling. Germany’s firmly established recycling system from manufacturing to recycling PET bottles has played a decisive role, placing the German PET market ahead of the EU plastic strategy just ...
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1:20 min Recycling & Compounding, Global themes, Regions…
Recycling

Plastics recycling grows in Europe

The installed capacity for recycling flexible polyethylene (PE: PE-LD, PE-LLD PE-MD & PE-HD) has been increasing significantly over the last years. Since 2015, the installed capacity for recycling flexible PE has grown approximately from 1.5 M tonnes per year to 2.3 M tonnes per ...
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0:59 min Preform moulding, Injection moulding systems, Closure moulds

Digital transformation at the plastics processing

For ARBURG, the focus will be on "Connectivity" at this year's Hannover Messe. The company will demonstrate the injection moulding of elastic tension straps "on demand", the Freeformer for additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0 components for the "smart ...
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3:46 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability

HEINEKEN announces 'Drop the C' programme

Brewer sets new ambition to reduce carbon emissions HEINEKEN today announced its 'Drop the C' programme for renewable energy. With 'Drop the C' the company aims to grow its share of renewable thermal energy and electricity in production from the current level of 14% to 70% by 2030. ...
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2:44 min PET recycling systems
Strand pelletizing systems

ips supplies underwater strand pelletizing system to Märkische Faser GmbH in Premnitz/Germany

In December 2017, the 1000th system left the production hall at ips Intelligent ...
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