1:34 min Regions, Management, Markets and Management, …

OCTAL becomes member In the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)

OCTAL, a world leader in PET resin and integrated PET sheet manufacturing, continues to explore additional ways to positively impact the packaging industry. OCTAL is taking significant steps toward their goal of increasing visibility and sustainability within the PET packaging ...
1:43 min Regions, America, Barrier materials, …

Husky showcases new barrier solution, demonstrates range of innovative technologies for beverage packaging, medical and hot runners at NPE 2015

Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that at NPE 2015 (March 23 – 27, Orlando, Florida) it will be showcasing its latest technologies for the beverage packaging, medical and hot runner markets, demonstrating that it provides customers with the highest levels of quality, ...
0:38 min Applications & Operations, Management, Preform moulding

1 billion PET preform capacity expansion at Esterform

Esterform Packaging of Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire have announced that they will be creating additional capacity of 1 billion PET preforms. This significant investment takes Esterform's overall PET preform capability to 2.6 billion units. The new capacity will be created by ...
1:10 min Regions, India, Blow Moulding & Coating, …

PTI expands PET material/bottle testing to Southeast Asia Hemetek partnership

The new capability, is a result of a partnership between Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) and Hemetek Techno Instruments, Mumbai. An open house is planned for January 20th, after which the facility will be accepting bottle performance projects.
3:34 min Bottle development and design

PET bottle Rightweighting could bring saving of 1.3 billion Euros a year

Sidel, the leading global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, has ...
2:59 min Two step blow moulding systems

SIPA synchronizes light preform production with high performance bottle blowing in XTREME SINCRO

PET packaging technology specialist SIPA has unveiled its latest step towards the ...
2:50 min Bottle development and design

Amcor unveils first hot-fill PET containers for use with metal lug closures

Amcor Rigid Plastics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of rigid plastic ...
1:14 min Bottle development and design

German Design Award 2015 for Krones PET lite 9.9 carbonated

Krones’ superlight PET bottle wins the German Design Award 2015 in the packaging ...
0:41 min Additives

PolyOne unveils stellar “Planets” color collection for PET packaging

PolyOne today unveiled a new collection of liquid colorants that can help brand ...
0:10 min Caps & Closures

StackCap from Bericap – 2nd use for beverage caps

It may now be common practice in many countries around the world to recycle ...