A positive excitement could be felt by everyone in the last days before the Drinktec fair. The PET and beverage industry was shuffling its feet and could hardly wait to get back to exchanging ideas with customers and visitors. To make the wait easier, PETplanet initiated a preview series ahead of
Read MoreThe EU Commission published new rules on packaging and packaging waste on 30 November. These include a mandatory deposit system for plastic bottles and aluminium cans, design criteria for all packaging to increase recycling rates, and labelling on all packaging to help consumers separate waste correctly, as well as appropriate labels
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With increasing demand forecast for soft drinks in Pakistan in 2023, PepsiCo partner Northern Bottling Company is relying on Sidel to install a high-volume, high-speed carbonated soft drinks (CSD) line. Sidel is creating the new complete line for Haidri Beverages Group’s subsidiary, Northern Bottling Company (NBC), in the city of Peshawar.
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Comprehensive restructuring from marketing to energy consumption From before the coronavirus crisis, revenues at Acque Minerali d´Italia had halved. PETplanet insider spoke with the new CEO Alessandro Frondella, whose job it is to put this right. To do this, he is leaving no stone unturned – marketing, the team, customers, and
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Spanish state-of-the-art PET packaging service The next part of our Editour starts in the north-east of Spain. 230 km from Barcelona, heading northwest, the Editourmobile reaches the Spanish province of Huesca, which belongs to the autonomous community of Aragon. Our destination is the Comarca of Somontano de Barbastro, with the district capital
Read MoreThe Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, today launched Ireland’s national Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). It is estimated that about 1.9 billion drinks bottles and cans are consumed each year in Ireland, in-house and ‘on the go’. The Deposit Return Scheme aims to boost the
Read MoreCo-op has committed to removing all coloured milk bottle caps from its shelves, the convenience retailer has confirmed, delivering ‘clear’ benefits for the recyclability of the lids. Shoppers are soon set to see clear caps on all Co-op’s skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk across all its stores in towns, villages and
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In its climate strategy adopted in 2020, Krones set itself the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions caused in the company by its own vehicle fleet or production plants, for example, by 80 per cent by 2030. In addition, the group aims to cut emissions attributable to the upstream and downstream
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The 6th edition of the Blow Moulding Conference and Exhibition will take place from 29 November to 1 December 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. The conference brings together the entire supply chain – from brand owners (delegates from P&G, PepsiCo, Danone Waters, Danone Packaging Research, Nestlé, Friesland Campina, Müller Dairy etc.) to
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Florian Werner will take over as CEO of Interzero Plastics Recycling, a segment of Europe’s leading provider of recycling solutions, Interzero. The focus of his activities will be on the further expansion of the segment, which is known for its plastics recycling and, with over 800,000 t/a, the largest sorting capacity
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Qatar’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) and Coca‑Cola Middle East announced the introduction of 100% rPET bottles for Coca‑Cola’s range of beverages across official Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022ä venues, including stadiums and fan zones. Aligning with the SC’s key initiatives on responsible plastic recycling, Coca‑Cola Middle East’s pilot
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