2:70 min Caps & Closures, Packaging & Application
Cap for viscous liquids

ALPLA: Recyclable cap with an innovative dosing mechanism

ALPLA has developed a cap for viscous liquids such as ketchup and mayonnaise which ...
1:32 min PET films, trays, cups, Sheets & Films
Recyclable forming film

Amcor’s AmPrima™ forming film prequalifies for How2Recycle® store drop-off label

AmPrima™ forming film from Amcor has received prequalification to carry the store ...
1:16 min Recycling & Compounding, PET recycling systems
Recycling

Gneuss Kunststofftechnik: PET recycling with MRSjump - Decontamination and IV control in one step

Currently, the recycling of post-consumer PET Bottle Flake is well established and ...
0:47 min Facts & Figures, Fiber lines
Shutdown

Closure of staple fiber operations at DAK Americas' Cooper River Site

DAK Americas LLC (DAK) announced its plan to close the Polyester Staple Fiber(PSF) manufacturing operations at its Cooper River Site, near Charleston, SC. The site will continue to produce PET Resins to serve the bottle and packaging markets on its newer capacity installed in 2003.
1:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Bottle development and design
Paper bottles

Stora Enso and Pulpex partner to produce fiber-based bottles on industrial scale

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex join forces to industrialize the ...
2:50 min PET films, trays, cups, Extrusion lines
Union

KraussMaffei bundles all extrusion technologies under a single roof

Customer benefits, synergies and strategic outlook for the future New sales and ...
1:35 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Alternative rPET application

Covestro introduces 3D printing material made from recycled PET

Recycled PET made from post-consumer plastic waste Developed by the recently ...
0:49 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Additives

New ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020R from Avient improves oxygen scavenging at 100 percent rPET content

Avient announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020R, a non-nylon-containing ...
1:34 min Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
Bottle design

Sidel StarLITE™ HPC: A new base solution to increase the stability of flat PET and rPET containers by up to 25%

Sidel is introducing the StarLITETM HPC base. The new, oval bottle base alternative ...
1:20 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Additives

Ampacet extends ScratchShield™ line; Additives enhance PET abrasion & scratch resistance

Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has added two products to the ScratchShield™ ...