4:56 min THREE:21, Sustainability & Circular Economy, …
Sustainable Food Packaging

EU funded project CIRCULAR FoodPack to develop a system for circularity of packaging for direct food contact applications

CIRCULAR FoodPack aims to facilitate the circular use of plastic packaging ...
3:43 min THREE:21, Recycling & Compounding, …
Upcycling

Researchers engineer microorganisms to tackle PET plastic pollution

Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy ...
1:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Packaging & Application
Circular Economy

Tesco and Faerch launch PET ‘tray to tray’ recycling initiative

In an industry first, Tesco and Faerch have developed a closed loop recycling ...
1:39 min Injection moulding systems
Injection Molding

Milacron expands all-electric machine portfolio; launches new FANUC Roboshot ALPHA-SiB series

Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, a leading industrial technology brand serving the global plastics processing industry, announced a new addition to Milacron’s all-electric offering via the FANUC Roboshot ALPHA-SiB series available through Milacron to molders across ...
2:50 min PET recycling systems
Reverse vending machine

TOMRA R1: New way to return containers set to change consumer recycling behavior in Germany, Denmark and Netherlands

Recyclers in Germany and Denmark can now pour over 100 empty beverage containers ...
2:31 min Bottle development and design
Bottle Development for rPET

Aroma, a sustainable bottle development designed by Gentlebrand combining creativity and innovation

The 100% recycled PET bottle was designed to rethink the product system. ...
1:50 min Preform measuring and inspection, Control equipment, Preform developments
Preform measurement

Agr International introduces the Gawis 4D® measurement system with robotic handling

Gawis 4D configured with the AF robotic handling system provides a means to maximize ...
0:50 min PET films, trays, cups, Sheets & Films
Expansion

Pregis begins production in new $80 million in South Carolina film extrusion facility; governor attends ribbon cutting

Pregis, a leading global manufacturer of protective packaging, celebrated production start-up at its new $80 million blown film extrusion facility in Anderson, South Carolina with a ribbon cutting attended by Governor Henry McMaster and industry partners.
0:55 min Recycling & Compounding, Quality control, service
rPET Evaluation

Senbis Polymer Innovations B.V. releases whitepaper on evaluating recycled PET grades

Senbis’s whitepaper provides in-depth insights how recycled PET (rPET) can be evaluated and modified to convert the polymer into rPET based products that are ‘Fit for Purpose’.
2:44 min Preform moulding, Preform developments
PET preforms

RETAL: New cosmetic preform development

The post-Covid world brings with it a greater demand for products that were previously used relatively infrequently. Whereas hand sanitiser was perhaps bought by consumers once a year and used only on flights, now the vast majority of us expect to keep a ...