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2017-10-30 0:28 min Management

Management

PET Technologies inaugurates its new production facilities

PET Technologies is now 18, and so the company has reached its age of majority ...

2017-10-30 2:47 min Management, Beverages

Bottling operations

The Coca-Cola Company completes refranchising of company-owned bottling operations in the United States

Final Deals Close with Liberty <nobr>Coca-Cola</nobr> Beverages, Reyes ...

2017-10-30 0:41 min Management, Caps & Closure Technology, Compression moulding…

Caps & Closures

Cap and closure manufacturing expanded to COVERIS RIGID RAVENSBURG

Coveris Rigid has successfully installed two continuous compression moulding lines ...

2017-10-27 2:49 min Sustainability & Circular Economy

Plastic Recycling

L’ORÉAL and CARBIOS sign agreement to jointly found consortium for bio-recycling of plastic on industrial scale

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the field of bioplasturgy, and L’ORÉAL worldwide beauty industry leader, are pleased to announce a new partnership regarding the sustainable management of plastic life cycle. As part of their commitment to promoting the circular economy through innovative ...

2017-10-27 2:58 min Beverages, Mineral water, Sustainability & Circular Economy…

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF BOTTLED WATER FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET

Bottled water packaging reduced by nearly half in less than a decade, study finds

The amount of materials used to make polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, and glass bottled water containers has been reduced by 42.8 percent between 2007 and 2015, according to a new study. The Quantis Life Cycle Inventory and Environmental ...

2017-10-27 3:34 min Beverages, Mineral water, Sustainability & Circular Economy…

Reducing environmental impact and increasing recycling rates are key goals for the bottled water industry

Bottled water companies continue to be concerned about the environment and are working to increase consumer recycling, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) said today. “IBWA once again commends the Friends of Little Hunting Creek, Friends of Accotink Creek, and other ...

2017-10-26 1:50 min Filling & Bottling, Milk, Filling and aseptic

Filling lines

Serac accelerates the speed of its rotary cup filling lines

The latest version of the cup filling machine Neo designed by Nova, a company of Serac Group with 80 years of experience in dosing and cup filling, is today able to fill cups up to 12 000 cph just as efficiently and reliably as any other lower output. With this increased output, ...

2017-10-25 2:17 min Markets and Management, Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

Krones confirms group targets for 2017

Order intake increased 10.0% to €2,696.8 million in the first three quarters and revenue grew 5.4% to €2,508.9 million. Adjusted for acquisitions, the increase was 5.9% and 3.1%, respectively.The EBT increased to €168.0 million for the first three quarters and the EBT margin was 6.7% ...

2017-10-25 3:70 min Management, Beverages

Acquisition

Refresco and a consortium of PAI and bcIMC agree on a recommended cash public offer of EUR 20 per share for all shares of Refresco

A Consortium of PAI Partners SAS ("PAI") and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation ("bcIMC") to make a recommended offer of EUR 20 (cum dividend) in cash per ordinary share of Refresco (the "Offer Price") for a consideration of EUR 1.623 billionThe Offer Price ...

2017-10-25 1:44 min Food

Food Ingredients

The perils and promise of Clean Labeling

We’ve all heard of “clean labels,” but what does “clean label” food really mean? The simple answer is food that is healthy and perceived as natural. When consumers read a label, they want to understand what every ingredient is. This desire has been causing the current shift in the ...