1:35 min Additives
Additives

Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop masterbatches for PEF

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Sukano AG, a reputable expert in additive and colour masterbatches and compounds for polyester and specialty resins.
2:80 min Middle East, Sorting and collection
Sorting plants

TOMRA Recycling chosen as equipment provider of DGrade’s new sorting plant in Abu Dhabi

DGrade opened its first sorting facility situated in Abu Dhabi to produce ...
0:50 min Complete PET recycling plants
New plant

Schwarz Produktion expands capacity for PET recycling

The expansion of the plastics and recycling plant of MEG Übach-Palenberg (Heinsberg ...
1:11 min Additives
Claim

APR statement on the effects of degradable additives on plastics recycling

Steve Alexander, President & CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), issued the following statement regarding the effects of degradable additives on mechanical recycling of postconsumer plastics:
5:50 min Preform measuring and inspection, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Inspection and Digitalization

rPET and Preform Inspection in the Blowmolder - Understanding the Key Considerations, Benefits and Value

As the packaging industry continues to deploy necessary and ambitious sustainability ...
2:56 min Recycling processes
Plastics recycling - from niche to trend

EREMA establishes new R&D centre for innovative recycling technologies

Plastics recycling is currently evolving very rapidly from a niche to a trend. This ...
1:52 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, rPET & PET Flakes
Alternative rPET application

Continental launches first tires with polyester made from recycled PET bottles

Initial tire dimensions with new ContiRe.Tex technology now available Technology ...
2:44 min Mineral water, Bottles and containers
New production plant

SMI solutions for KOBI water

Aqua Geo Ltd turned to SMI for the supply of several turn-key plants for the ...
1:40 min Caps & Closures
Inverted closure

Aptar Food + Beverage Partners with Chacauhaa Brazil to provide an inverted packaging solution with SimpliSqueeze® Flow Control Valve for Mel de Cacau Honey

Aptar Food + Beverage continues to collaborate and develop partnerships with ...
1:33 min Recycling & Compounding, Quality control, service
rPET Quality

GETEC.PARK EMMEN (GPE) releases new White Paper: “New insights to improve the recycled PET product quality control.”

GETEC.PARK EMMEN (GPE) releases a White Paper that provides insightful data on how to control the product quality of recycled PET polymer and packaging. In addition, the right set of chemical analyses techniques to detect relevant substances and PET properties are discussed.