2020 – Page 8 – PETplanet

Four commercialisation leaders align to form IncuBev, a turnkey go-to-market solution for beverage brands

7 Oct 2020 Heike Fischer

IncuBev, collaboration among four companies with significant beverage commercialisation expertise, has been launched to help brand owners bring their beverages to market faster by offering a unique turnkey project management solution. The companies are harnessing their collective knowledge and expertise to dramatically accelerate pre-commercial activities including product development, package conceptualisation, prototyping,

Recycling

Extended portfolio for underwater pelletising

6 Oct 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

With immediate effect, ips Pelletizing Solutions GmbH & Co. KG is supplying a newly developed, compact rotary drum for the inline crystallisation of PET pellets to supplement its underwater pelletising system ips-UWG S and as a “stand-alone” device. The ips-DR/K with its compact, horizontal design and dedicated process guidance is claimed

Bottling / Filling Companies

Firmenich opens new pilot plant in Geneva

5 Oct 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Firmenich, the world’s largest privately-owned Perfume and Taste company, announced the opening of its new biotechnology and naturals pilot plant and laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland. Benefiting from the latest digital technology, the facility opens a new era for the development of ingredients and clean label solutions by providing faster speed-to-market and

Recycling

Tomra launched five recycling centers in Western Australia

2 Oct 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Tomra Collection Solutions has officially launched five recycling centers in conjunction with the state of Western Australia’s new deposit return system for recycling empty beverage containers, Containers For Change. The global reverse vending leader’s recycling centers – located at Osborne Park, Kelmscott, Myaree, Belmont and Joondalup – will each feature 11-12

Companies News Preform Production Recycling

Alpla acquires facility of Amcor in India

1 Oct 2020 Heike Fischer

Alpla Group, a global specialist for packaging solutions and recycling, is acquiring a facility in Western India for the production of preforms for PET bottles from the packaging company Amcor. Alpla Group has taken over a plant for rigid plastics in India from the global packaging specialist Amcor with effect from

Companies News People

Ernst Wagemann strengthens management at Milkron GmbH

30 Sep 2020 Heike Fischer

Within the Krones Group, Milkron GmbH is the specialist for developing customised solutions for all process steps. Milkron’s service portfolio provides complete-coverage support for the food-processing industry – from the initial planning stage, then erection, commissioning and automation of the lines and components involved, all the way through to after-sales service,

Capping / Closures Materials

Borealis and Menshen launch new packaging closures made of post-consumer recycled resin

29 Sep 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Borealis and Menshen, a leading specialist for plastic closures and packaging systems, have collaborated on a series of 10 packaging closures based on Borcycle, an evolving recycling technology which transforms polyolefin-based waste streams into value-adding versatile solutions. Borcycle is used to manufacture a range of compounds made of recycled polyolefins (rPO)

Companies Materials

Total Corbion PLA announces the first world-scale PLA plant in Europe

28 Sep 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Total Corbion PLA, a 50/50 joint venture between Total and Corbion, announces its intention to build its second PLA plant with a capacity ramping up to 100,000 t/a. This expansion would make Total Corbion PLA the global market leader in PLA, firmly positioned to cater for the rapidly growing demand for

Events

BrauBeviale 2020 – Special Edition: Extensive programme bolsters future viability of sector

25 Sep 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Lectures by experts on current trends and challenges, discussion rounds, tastings in the Craft Drinks Areas, competitions including the European Beer Star, and also the German Beer Sommeliers Championship: exhibitors and visitors can look forward to an extensive programme at the Special Edition of BrauBeviale, scheduled for 10 to 12 November

Companies

Ingersoll Rand awards $150 million equity grant to global workforce

24 Sep 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, celebrated its $150 million equity grant to nearly 16,000 employees worldwide with a virtual ringing of The Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange. “This is a $150 million investment in our employees,” remarked Vicente Reynal, Chief

Bottles / Bottle Making Companies

Manjushree Technopack acquires Pearl Polymers Limited

23 Sep 2020 Gabriele Kosmehl

Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL), India’s largest rigid plastics packaging company backed by Advent International, announced entering into a Business Transfer Agreement with Pearl Polymers Limited for acquiring the commercial operations and manufacturing facilities of their B2B vertical. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. With over 40