Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water announced that it has dramatically increased the amount of recycled plastic used in its bottle production. Thanks to the high recycling rate of California residents, and with help from its strategic partner CarbonLITE, Arrowhead now ensures that 9 out of 10 of its Arrowhead bottles made in
Read MoreWith immediate effect, the drinktec cluster of Messe München und the German organiser of the fairtrade show aim to mutually support their respective trade fairs through corresponding marketing and sales activities. With their combined expertise in beverage, food and packaging technology, the intention is to expand and strength the individual events
Read MorePET packaging company Petainer is focusing on the fast-growing micro and craft brewer markets in Spain and Portugal as part of its global expansion plans. The business has made a significant investment to ensure that it can support these key markets effectively and efficiently, and has appointed Dani Vall in Spain
Read MoreThe partner program at the inaugural ProFood Tech (April 4-6 McCormick Place, Chicago) will pair leading food and beverage associations dedicated to advancing this industry, with ProFood Tech attendees and exhibitors, bringing important resources, connections and expertise to the most comprehensive food and beverage show in North America. ProFood Tech, powered
Read MorePET packaging company Retal is setting up a plant for the North American beverage and food packaging market. Operating in the greater Pittsburgh, PA area, Retal PA LLC is eager to bring its expertise to the U.S. market. The plant will act as the regional headquarters and centre of excellence for
Read MoreMocon, Inc., a leading international provider of instruments and services for testing, measuring and analysing invisible gases, is announcing a name change for its Ringsted, Denmark-based subsidiary from Dansensor A/S to Mocon Europe A/S. “Mocon has made considerable investments in acquisitions and programs to support organic growth. These initiatives have strengthened
Read MoreHusky Injection Molding Systems has announced it has been awarded with the Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its recently-introduced HyperSync system. HyperSync is the industry’s first fully integrated system for the manufacture of specialty closures, built to work together to provide synchronisation of mould and machine processes, performance and speed. The
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Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI) is partnering with the global learning platform for packaging professionals “The Packaging School”, Clemson University, to help packaging and plastics professionals enhance their PET knowledge via an online educational platform. PTI course offerings through The Packaging School will include: • Introduction to Polymers and PET • Container
Read MoreDanone and Nestlé Waters have joined forces with Origin Materials, a startup based in Sacramento, California, to form the NaturALL Bottle Alliance. Together, the three partners aim to develop and launch at commercial scale a PET plastic bottle made from bio-based material, i.e. 100% sustainable and renewable resources. The project uses
Read MoreThis yearly event of plastics recyclers gathers around 200 attendees from across the whole plastics value chain including: recyclers, collectors, sorting companies, converters, raw material producers, brand owners as well as academics and decision makers. This year the event will take place in Barcelona on the 15th and 16th of June.
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UPM Raflatac is launching a new, thin film product for clear labelling in beverage applications, especially glass or PET beer bottle labelling. RafBev Clear TC 40 offers a clear, no-label look for companies aiming to replace wet glue with a PSA solution. For the ultimate clear-on-clear look, the RP76E adhesive and
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