1:34 min Biobased Material
FDCA

Helios Resins signs multi-year capacity reservation agreement to purchase FDCA developed by Avantium

Avantium announces that Helios Resins, a Slovenian based producer of advanced coating- and composite resins, has signed a capacity reservation agreement for FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) developed by Avantium. FDCA is a raw material whose commercial applications include coating ...
1:27 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Bottle development and design
Recognition

SIPA wins two prestigious accolades at the WORLDSTAR 2024 for La Spumante, a PET bottle development for sparkling wine

This success follows a remarkable year for La Spumante in 2023, where it garnered ...
1:40 min Complete PET recycling plants
New plant

Herbold Meckesheim: 100 metric tons of PET recyclate per day

Herbold Meckesheim supplies fifth PET washing line to Türkiye – Doğa will produce ...
1:26 min Caps & Closures
Dispensing solutions

Aptar Closures offers line of fully recyclable flow control dispensing solutions for food & beverage products

Aptar Closures’ SimpliCycle™ flow control valves significantly raise sustainability ...
1:40 min Shrink packers
Paper-based alternative

Mondi secures four WorldStar Awards, including its paper packaging solution to wrap and transport PET beverage bottles

The coveted WorldStar Global Packaging Awards recognise exceptional packaging ...
1:19 min Sorting and collection
Installation

Milestone 500 TOMRA R1 reverse vending machines installed

A milestone 500 TOMRA R1 reverse vending machines for drink container recycling ...
1:46 min Biobased Material
PLA

Wageningen University: Improving biodegradability of PLA with UV-light

Although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic) materials will eventually always end up in the environment due to e.g. littering, weathering and abrasion. In the project ULTRADREAM ...
1:55 min Management, Sheets & Films
Acquisition

SÜDPACK expands its involvement in CARBOLIQ

With effect from January 2, 2024, SÜDPACK has acquired additional shares of CARBOLIQ GmbH and appointed Dirk Hardow as Managing Director. By doing so, SÜDPACK is demonstrating its commitment to a closed-loop system for plastics and to chemical recycling as a complementary recycling ...
3:51 min Two step blow moulding systems, Auxillaries
NIR radiation

PET bottle life cycle and NIR heating technology

The global PET containers market is expected to grow annually at 5.3% CAGR between ...
1:58 min Sorting and collection
DRS

Hungary launches new deposit return scheme for drink container recycling

Hungary got the New Year off to a bold start yesterday with the 1 January launch of ...