3:10 min Additives

NAPCOR calls for restraint in the use of degradable additives in PET packaging

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today urged restraint in the use of degradable additives in PET packaging. NAPCOR, the trade organization for the PET packaging industry, is concerned that no data has been made publicly available to substantiate or ...
5:23 min Bottle development and design

Brooklyn Bottling debuts distinctive new PET Squeez’r® package

  Brooklyn Bottling Company’s new custom designed 16 oz. single serve PET ...
4:59 min Bottle development and design

Boisset Family Estates debuts Fog Mountain The first California wine launched in the US in a 1-Liter PET Plastic Bottle by EnVino Bottles Launched in Partnership with JW Marriott Hotels

Boisset Family Estates announces the debut of Fog Mountain, the first California ...
1:59 min Two step blow moulding systems

Sidel at drinktec: Responsive solutions for a changing world

With a booth of more than 4,000 m2 (approximately 43,000 square feet) at drinktec ...
1:40 min PET materials

OCTAL Petrochemicals opens the world’s largest rigid PET sheet plant

OCTAL Petrochemicals has opened the world’s largest rigid PET sheet and resin plant located in the southeast port city of Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. This is the second PET facility run by the company and has a capacity of 300,000 metric tons per annum. The two new lines use the ...
2:50 min Recycling & Compounding

PWP to host ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open new in-house recycling center

PWP Industries is set to open an 80,000-square-foot in-house plastics recycling facility at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Davisville, W. Va., said PWP Industries Chairman & CEO Leon Farahnik. The new recycling center will be one of the first ...
4:00 min Preform moulds

Turkish customer delegation at Mold-Masters in Baden-Baden

A larger number of Turkish customers recently visited Mold-Masters production facilities in Baden-Baden, Germany. Organized by Mold-Masters' Turkish subsidiary, MMG Consulting & Engineering, a delegation of company owners and managers were invited to take a closer look on latest ...
5:40 min Additives

LyondellBasell to showcase its industry-leading technologies and world-class production assets at Chinaplas 2009

LyondellBasell Industries will participate in Chinaplas 2009, which will be held from May 18 to 21, 2009 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, China.  LyondellBasell’s stand will be located at Hall 10.2, Stand No E31.The company will feature the ...
2:80 min Caps & Closures

BERICAP strengthens position in the sports closure segment

  BERICAP offers two basic types of sport closures to the market, the ...
3:32 min Bottle development and design

Honest Tea is first to adopt Graham Packaging's new lightweight hot-fill PET Escape bottle

USA-Graham Packaging Company, L.P., has introduced the new lightweight champion-the lightest-weight bottle in the smooth-walled, hot-fill category, the perfect match for teas, juices, and isotonic drinks. The new bottle is called the EscapeTM and represents a giant step forward in ...