After having been successfully introduced into the markets in Europe and the USA, CCL announced that their EcoFloat shrink sleeves have successfully been trialed in South Africa by PET recycling specialist Extrupet and have been approved for the local recycling system. This marks the arrival of the first approved shrink sleeve
Read MoreIndorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global chemical company, has been named winner of the Best Sustainable Product Award at the Chemical Week Sustainability Awards 2022. The award was for IVL’s Deja Carbon Neutral pellets, the world’s first carbon-neutral virgin PET resins, helping to reduce environmental impact. The Deja brand
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Bolstering its market presence in the UK and Ireland, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery (UK) Ltd (SDUK) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag GmbH, Schwaig – is making a number of investments to further advance its sales activities in the UK and Ireland. This includes growing the SDUK management
Read MoreClosed Loop Partners (CLP) and Brookfield Renewable officially announce the establishment of Circular Services, a leading developer of circular economy and recycling infrastructure in the United States. Circular Services owns and operates municipal recycling facilities across the U.S. that enable municipalities and businesses to eliminate the billions of dollars spent annually
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Plastipak, a global leader in the design, manufacture and recycling of plastic containers has announced the formal opening of a major recycling investment at its manufacturing site in Toledo, Spain by Don Emiliano García-Page, President of the Castilla-La Mancha Region. The new recycling facility converts PET flake into food-grade recycled PET
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OQ, the multifaceted Oman-based enterprise that specialises in flexible and rigid packaging solutions, continues to advance its portfolio in response to key market trends. Specifically, the company has strengthened its presence in the bottles & closures industry with a broad offering for HDPE blow moulded bottles, and Luban EP 2348R and
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Sony`s LinkBuds S wireless headphones will be available in a new “Earth Blue” colour featuring parts of the body and case made using recycled resin materials generated from recycled plastic water dispensers. The material was originally developed by Sony in pursuit of a new design expression with the aim of expanding
Read MorePact Group has won a major sustainable project award for bringing Australia’s biggest and most advanced PET plastic recycling facility to life in just 370 days. Pact was awarded the Australian Institute of Project Management’s Sustainable Project Management Achievement Award for NSW for the $50 million Circular Plastics Australia (CPA) PET
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Personal Care packaging concept “Design4Circularity” is the recipient of this year’s Sustainable Packaging Award, announced at the 2022 Sustainable Beauty Awards ceremony on November 7. Resulting from a value chain collaboration between Beiersdorf, Borealis, Siegwerk, and Clariant, the concept centers on giving packaging waste a second life in Personal Care applications
Read MoreIn view of the current pandemic situation in Guangzhou, the organiser postponed “China Brew & Beverage 2022”. The International Brew & Beverage Processing Technology and Equipment Exhibition for China (CBB 2022) was scheduled for 23-26 November 2022 at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou. A new date has not
Read MoreMulti-Color Corporation (MCC) has announced its acquisition of Flexcoat Autoadesivos S.A., based in Louveira, Brazil. The purchase adds Flexcoat’s label and lamination operations to MCC’s existing South American portfolio. “Our two legacy companies are ready to start working together and combining strengths. We’re looking forward to building on Flexcoat’s prestigious 50-year
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