6:10 min Regions

Earth Day 2010 finds weight of plastic water bottles reduced by 32%, while maintaining a very small environmental ootprint

Commemoration of Earth Day on April 22, 2010 includes positive news for those concerned about recycling empty plastic water bottles.A recent analysis performed by the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) for the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) shows that over the ...
3:10 min Regions

New Study Gives “Green” Light to PET Bottles over Glass or Aluminum

A newly released life-cycle inventory of single-serving soda containers concludes that PET plastic bottles offer a better environmental footprint than aluminum cans or glass bottles by using less energy, generating less solid waste, and creating significantly fewer greenhouse gases. ...
3:16 min Bottle development and design, Regions, America, …

Amcor Rigid Plastics unveils 12oz Ring Neck PET container to replace glass

  Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of PET Packaging, ...
4:13 min Regions

Following nine record years, global crisis puts Krones in the red

The year 2009 was dominated by the global economic crisis. As a consequence, the 2009 business year was for Krones AG, the world’s market leader for beverage filling and packaging technology, probably the most difficult in the company’s 59 years of existence. Demand in the packaging ...
1:51 min Regions

Bioplastic industry defies economic crisis

“Coca-Cola does it, Frito-lay does it and so too do Samsung and Hyundai.” This is how Andy Sweetman, Chairman of the European Bioplastics! Board summarises the fact that an increasing number of renowned brand owners are turning to bioplastics to enhance their products! image. While ...
2:10 min Preform moulds, Regions, Preform moulding, …

Husky showcases technologies to help customers be more competitive at Interplastica 2010

Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced that at Interplastica 2010, it will be demonstrating a range of products and services to help customers be more competitive. Located at booth FE75 Forum (102.5 square meters), Husky will be displaying its industry-leading solutions to ...
2:39 min Regions

New study: Global demand for bioplastics to reach& 900,000 metric tons in 2013

World Bioplastics (published 11/2009, 272 pages) is available for $5,800 from The Freedonia Group, Inc., 767 Beta Drive, Cleveland, OH 44143-2326. © 2009 by The Freedonia Group, Inc.Global demand for bioplastics, plastic resins that are biodegradable or derived from plant-based ...
3:40 min Regions

Bio-based plastics: New study forecasts enormous potential

The associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of ...
3:43 min Regions

2008 Recycling Rate Report: NAPCOR and APR report highest PET recycling rate since 1997

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), and the PET Resin Association (PETRA) announced today the release of the “2008 Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity” and a 2008 Polyethylene ...
1:52 min Regions

Petcore publishes PET collection figures for 20081 - European PET bottle collection increases by more than 11%

Petcore announced today that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.26m tonnes in 2008, an increase of more than 11% on 2007. The overall collection rate in 2008 rose by nearly 5%, from over 41% to 46%, of all PET bottles on the market. The overall share of fibres as an end ...