European companies are mostly confident Positive reports and optimistic expectations predominate the current situation in the European plastics industry. Three-quarters of the Pie survey respondents rate their business performance in the second half of 2021 being better than in the first half, or remaining stable, and about 90% of all market
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2021 saw BB Engineering GmbH. Remscheid, Germany, deliver a melt filter for recycling PET flakes to polyester manufacturer Indorama Polyester Industries Thailand. Indorama will be using the type NSF38 filter in its recently assembled recycling system in order to produce rPET granulate from flake PET bottle waste. The NSF38 filter enables
Read MoreWith an eye to curbing plastic waste, The Coca-Cola Co. announced the goal to increase the share of its beverages delivered in returnable/refillable containers. The company committed to selling 25% of beverages in refillables by 2030, up from a current 16%. The pledge was in response to a pending shareholder proposal
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The “Cool Three” children’s drinks packaging has been re-thought and now offers better recyclability utilising the new, functional label material “EcoFloat” from CCL Label. This floatable polyolefin shrink sleeve label is claimed to enable the underlying PET bottle to be completely recycled. Labels and sleeves play a major role in the
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Mark Smith, Senior Vice-President at Universal Closures, took time out from a very busy and demanding schedule to visit the PETplanet Insider representative office in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, early in February. It was a pleasure to see him again; his news and views are always of interest and often revelatory. Universal
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The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, increased its turnover in the 2021 financial year by 8.4 per cent to four billion euros. The number of employees worldwide increased to 22,100. In addition to investments in recycling and in the development of bio-based and biodegradable plastics, the company
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Mondi, known for packaging and paper, and Henkel are helping consumers to wash dishes more sustainably by creating a completely new reuse packaging concept. The two companies worked together on a packaging solution for Henkel’s hand dishwashing products that allows refilling plastic bottles from flexible pouches. This supports Henkel’s sustainability targets
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The conference on sustainability in the packaging supply chain will be back in person during IPACK-IMA and GreenPlast From 3 to 5 May, the world of sustainable packaging will meet in Milan for Packaging Speaks Green, the international forum on sustainability in the packaging supply chain which will be back as
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From PET bottle caps to skateboard In 2015, the skateboard brand WasteBoards started with the question: “Can we make a skateboard from plastic waste?” Together with the University of Applied Sciences of Amsterdam they developed a prototype. And they continued their development with a group of Amsterdam-based semi-pro street skaters. It
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PepsiCo Beverages North America announced a $35 million investment with Closed Loop Partners to create the “Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund,” a circular economy initiative to advance new small-scale, modular recycling systems in communities across the U.S. The fund aims to increase recycling in areas with no or limited access to
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Recent months have seen the launch of some special solutions for the new 26 mm necks by Sacmi. These solutions are already in use on several projects on four continents. Advantages include the ability to save material on each cap and on preform production lines while simultaneously helping the industry transition
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