1:55 min Two step blow moulding systems
Stretch-blow system for PET bottles

XTRA from SIPA: more speed, productivity, flexibility and savings

A revolutionary stretch-blow system for production of PET bottles is being unveiled ...
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0:56 min Digitization, Sorting and collection
CONNECTED SYSTEMS

New chances of connected systems in the plastics processing industry

At the FAKUMA 2017 trade fair Sesotec as trade fair highlights presents Industry 4.0-ready metal separators to trade visitors. The objective of plastics manufacturers and processors is to produce a maximum quantity of products in constant high quality. For achieving this objective ...
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2:33 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Non-Food
Circular economy

Procter & Gamble launches new Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made from 100% recycled plastic and ocean plastic

The Procter & Gamble Company today launched the Fairy Ocean Plastic bottle made ...
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2:34 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Digital printing
Direct printing

EPBP approval: Direct Print Powered by KHS™ certified and fully recyclable

Innovative technology which is fully recyclable: the first digital Direct Print ...
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1:32 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycling & Compounding
An obstacle to the Circular Economy

EU delays approval of recycling processes in food contact applications

More than 9 years have passed since the publication of the Regulation (EC) No. 282/2008 setting up the rules on the use of recycled plastic materials in food applications. To this date, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted more than 140 positive scientific opinions ...
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0:20 min Management, Beverages
Acquisition

Refresco receives renewed interest from PAI

Refresco Group N.V. (Euronext Amsterdam: RFRG) announces it has received a new unsolicited, indicative and conditional proposal from PAI Partners SAS (PAI) on 3 October 2017. It regards a possible offer to acquire all 81.2 million issued shares in the company for EUR 19.75 per share, ...
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1:51 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Labels and sleeves, Bottle & Cap Decoration
Sustainability

Changing the Future at Labelexpo Europe: Sustainable options that don't cost the earth

From new recycled paper facestock to marble-based “paper” and compostable adhesive, ...
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0:40 min
Management

Resilux acquires PET recycling activity “Poly Recycling” in Switzerland

Resilux NV entered into an agreement, via its newly established Swiss subsidiary, with Signode Industrial Group, following which the latter transfers its PET recycling activities located at Weinfelden (Switzerland) – known in the market as “Poly Recycling” – to Resilux. Pursuant to ...
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0:56 min
Management

Sale of Poly Recycling to Resilux

Poly Recycling in Weinfelden, a plastics recycling division that reprocess PET bottles, has been sold to Resilux. As a manufacturer of PET preforms and bottles, Resilux is the largest customer for recycled PET in Switzerland. The company is expanding its business model with the ...
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0:41 min Bottle development and design, Non-Food

Pharmaceutical PET containers: customer specific variations

The PET cans and bottle series can be used in a wide range of applications. Standard ...
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