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2011-07-13 4:52 min Bottle development and design

PepsiCo Beverages Canada unveils the 7UP EcoGreen™ bottle, Canada's first soft drink bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic

Building on its journey to become a leader in innovation and environmental ...

2011-07-12 2:33 min Regions

PCI Films Consulting's authoritative BOPET report updated for 2011

Fully updated following 2010’s fluctuations and uncertainties of supply and pricing, ...

2011-07-11 2:57 min PET materials

OCTAL sets the pace for environmental excellence

Nicholas Barakat, OCTAL´s CEO, will invest some 600 million Euro over the next five years. (Photo: OCTAL) OCTAL is an international sensation with pioneering the production methods that are unique worldwide. A massive reduction of energy inputs in all areas has been achieved with ...

2011-07-11 4:22 min PET processing

M&G selects Corpus Christi, Texas as the site of its 1 million ton PET and 1.2 million ton PTA plants

M&G Group, the largest producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas has selected Corpus Christi, Texas, as the location for construction of its previously announced one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 ...

2011-07-08 2:13 min Management

Business merger announcement: Phillips Plastics Corporation to acquire 100% of the shares of Medisize Corporation

Medisize Corporation has announced today the decision of Phillips Plastics Corporation to acquire Medisize Corporation. Phillips Plastics Corporation is a global leader in design, engineering and manufacturing for the medical, consumer, defense and automotive industries. The ...

2011-07-08 3:70 min Facts & Figures

Petcore and EuPR publish PET collection figures for 2010 - European PET bottle collection increases by more than 6%

Blowmoulding outlets grew with more than 25% of the resulting RPET, or nearly a quarter on a million tonnes, used to produce containers in 2010. The 2010 share of fibres as an end use for recycled PET flake decreased to 39% although the overall tonnage rose slightly. The strapping ...

2011-07-07 4:10 min Regions

Coca-Cola South Africa opens green Valpré Plant and launches innovative PlantBottle™ packaging

Coca-Cola South Africa today announced the opening of its new Valpré plant and ...

2011-07-07 2:44 min Bottle development and design

Constar launches new online stock container catalog, making its PET bottles, jars and preforms more accessible to a wider audience

In a move intended to make its award-winning packaging solutions moreaccessible ...

2011-07-06 3:29 min Two step blow moulding systems

Sidel opens new Technical Training Center* in Beijing

On June 16, Sidel inaugurated its new Beijing Technical Training Center, a 900 sqm ...

2011-07-05 1:56 min Regions

Norner establish a company for commercialization of technology - Norner Verdandi AS

Tine Rørvik and Per Arne Sørlien Norner AS currently delivers R & D services to a rapidly growing international client portfolio within the plastics value chain, from raw material producers to the companies who use plastics in their products. Norner will continue to expand these ...