On February 1, 160 delegates from the entire PET value chain from Europe and beyond convened in Brussels for the annual Petcore Europe Conference 2017. Under the theme “PET 2020 – The future of the PET industry”, the complete industry – from PET resin producers, masterbatch producers, packaging designers and manufacturers,
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A constant theme wherever we go on our tours is: what’s the driving like? It is amazing that wherever we go, the locals think their traffic is the worst. It was the same story in Indonesia. OK, on my travels I can’t use the driving standards common in Switzerland as a
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After year-long evaluation and analysis, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. has decided that Chinaplas 2018 will move to a new venue – the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao district, Shanghai. Chinaplas 2018 is confirmed to take place at NECC from April 24-27. Growing hand in hand with the Chinese
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Coca-Cola North America is brewing up a multi-brand strategy to compete more aggressively in the piping-hot cold coffee category. The company started to roll out a range of diverse yet complementary ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee offerings. Dunkin’ Donuts’ new line of bottled, ready-to-drink (RTD) iced coffee beverages are hitting refrigerator cases at
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Think of Bali, and we think of idyllic beaches, luxury holidays and endless sunshine… But for us, it is also the start of this year’s Editour. Of the 17,508 islands I will only see one, the main island of Java with the capital Jakarta. My first appointments with AJE and Indofood
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In conjunction with the world’s biggest beverages show Drinktec, PETplanet set off for an extensive tour throughout South East Asia’s PET industry all by road. Bali with its idyllic beaches, luxury holidays and endless sunshine marked the start of this year’s Editour. The first appointments and interviews are already behind us.
Read MoreProcessing Technologies International (PTi) has released the findings of an independent study which reaffirms FDA guidelines for the use of virgin PET cap layers as functional barriers over post-consumer recycled non-letter of no objection (hereinafter referred to as PCR) PET flake materials for direct food packaging use at room temperature. The
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The demand for plastic bottles continues to grow across numerous products and sectors, including home goods, personal care, beverages, food and pharmaceuticals. With the industry slated to grow 4.6% annually over the next five years, bottling has become one of the fastest growing industry segments in plastics manufacturing. Plastics Industry Association
Read MoreOn February 7, the EU published a commission decision terminating an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain PET originating in the People’s Republic of China. According to the European Commission, a further investigation on the 13-year-long trade remedy measures has not brought to light any considerations
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Our next adventure 2017 is coming up: South East Asia! In conjunction with the world’s biggest beverages technology and equipment show Drinktec, we will set off again for an extensive tour throughout the PET industry of South East Asia – again all by road! Starting in January 2017, we will be
Read MorePro2Pac is the UK’s only food & drink packaging event. Together with Waste-Works and IFE, it covers the full circle from farm to fork to fertiliser and fuel – three must-attend events all under one roof. At Pro2Pac where over 29,000 attendees will attend to talk all things food & drink
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