4:70 min
PET materials
Can bio-based plastics ever substitute conventional plastics?
The associations European Bio-plastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) have recently published a jointly-commissioned study on bio-based plastics. It forecasts their capacity developments and technical substitution potential. The authors, from Utrecht ...
1:37 min
Additives
Gabriel-Chemie Group continues to grow
Following the investments in machinery and additional staff at the headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen/Austria and the production sites in Russia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, Gabriel-Chemie is now expanding its sites in Poland and Italy. Gabriel-Chemie has had a sales office near ...
3:13 min
Bottle development and design
Hot filling: The world’s lightest bottles
Less than 19 grams for 0.5 L: Sidel beats the world record for thelightweighting of hot-fillable PET bottles and designs innovative shapesthanks to the development of new technical solutions. Discover the newmodels Skyward™ and Curvy™. ...
2:49 min
PET recycling systems
Starlinger & Co. GmbH.: Change in Management
At Starlinger & Co. Gesellschaft m.b.H., world market leader in the field of flexible woven plastic packaging and PET recycling and refinement, a change in management has taken place. Richard Müssler has decided for personal reasons to resign from the company’s management. Sven Wolf, ...