1:25 min
Recycling processes
From PET bottle flakes via sheet extrusion to a thermoformed end product
Gneuss MRS Extrusion System as a key element in a complete process chain at BG Plast’s Open House in Italy
During an Open House at BG Plast – a specialist in the field of thermoforming sheet extrusion - in Marnate, Italy, from 25th to 27th March, the Gneuss MRS Extrusion System will ...
0:50 min
Sorting and collection
Market failures threaten PET recycling
The PET recycling industry is threatened by persistent structural market failures across Europe.
On the one hand, the current collection infrastructures have reached their limit and the collection of PET bottles is stagnating around 50% whereas the balance of the uncollected PET is ...
2:00 min
Labels and sleeves
Full-wrap label consortium addresses PET plastic recycle stream issues
To identify solutions to the recent issues surrounding polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and full-wrap labels in the recycle stream, Eastman Chemical Company has organized a full-wrap label consortium. The group, which includes members from more than 30 companies across the ...