Amcor has partnered with McKinsey.org, a nonprofit founded by global consultancy McKinsey & Company, to develop recycling and waste management solutions that can be applied across communities in Latin America. Amcor is supporting McKinsey.org’s “Rethinking Recycling” initiative in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which has worked with 5,000 households, trained more than 120
Read MoreThe Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced its strong opposition to the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. “This legislation would be absolutely devastating to manufacturing jobs and America’s overall economy just as we begin to rebound from the effects of COVID-19,” said
Read MoreSince the introduction of LNP Elcrin iQ materials in late 2019, Sabic has helped divert more than 100 million single-use 16.9 oz. (50 cl) PET water bottles from landfills and incinerators. This portfolio of globally available PBT materials is produced from post-consumer PET water bottles through a chemical upcycling process. Sabic
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Enterprising individuals and organisations across SA are rethinking the recyclability of packaging, educating and uplifting communities, and creating revenue streams among waste reclaimers and SMMEs to boost the circular economy and the environment. Among the eco-warriors making a tangible impact on sustainability and the circular economy are 13 individuals and organisations
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Never before have such a large number of sanitiser bottles been produced and supplied. Greiner Packaging has taken note of this increased demand and developed a new plastic bottle range including 16 different bottles that can be used for sanitisers. An even wider array of bottle models means more choice so
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Richard Schmidhofer has been Commercial Managing Director of Kiefel GmbH since February 1, 2021 and succeeds Peter Eisl, who left the company at his own request. As CFO, Richard Schmidhofer takes on management of the Finance, IT and Purchasing departments. With Mr Schmidhofer, Kiefel gains an experienced management executive: He not
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At the beginning of this year, UAB Neo Group, a PET producer operating in Klaipėda FEZ in Lithuania, produced and sent to customers for testing the first PET resins, which were manufactured using up to 25% of recycled raw materials. The company predicts that the commercial application – PET packaging –
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CDS group is consolidating its caps and closures branches in the new brand Wisecap. This step reflects the group’s consolidation process in recent years. The name Wisecap is the expression of the experience gained in the production of plastic caps for the beverage industry. CDS group, active in the manufacturing of
Read MoreOtto Hofstetter AG’s new MED division specialises in injection moulds for medical and pharmaceutical products: Starting in February, Switzerland’s Otto Hofstetter AG is expanding its range of specialty injection molds. In addition to its core expertise in PAC and PET, this family-owned company is now engineering and manufacturing moulds for the
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Interview with Dr. ing. Dirk Wouters, CEO and Co-Owner of CHP CHP is an engineering company designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing state-of-the-art lubrication solutions, ranging from small-scale installations up to large turnkey projects. 1,500 production lines are currently operating in 720 factories in 78 countries, running worldwide without jams, while saving
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Interview with Boretech Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. The Chinese recycling system supplier Boretech has massively expanded its influence in the Japanese market and plans to have installed a total of nine complete systems and various individual components by the end of 2022. The focus here lies on PET bottle washing systems
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