The international manufacturer of caps and closures United Caps reported that the company have been awarded Gold at the inaugural Save Food Design Awards held at the Shanghai World of Packaging event (Swop 23) for its Bump Cap product, developed in collaboration with Mimica. Astrid Hoffmann-Leist, United Caps’ Chief innovation and
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Cap processing for food-safe HDPE Gneuss celebrated 40 years of its existence with a huge ceremony at the Imperial Palace in the spa gardens of Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. For 40 years now, the Gneuss family has been working with melt filters and extruders for the plastics industry. One focus is the
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Italian Ferrarelle Società Benefit partnered with Sidel to install its first aseptic line at the Boario plant to produce its product range of Vitasnella ‘Le Linfe’ functional water and teas. The bottler is one of the largest mineral water producers in Italy, well-known for its naturally sparkling water brands. “Boario”, “Vitasnella” and
Read More“Packaging neutrality objectives and similar material circularity targets will create the level playing field that Europe really needs.” stated EuPC managing director Bernard Merkx in his first reaction to the vote. Last week, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposed last year
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PETplanet’s Editour project enters the next round Late autumn is just the right moment for the start of our Middle East Road Show, the new PETplanet Editour project for 2023-2024. This time, several editors will be visiting our readers along the PET chain in Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and
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On Thursday, 23rd of November 2023, Petcore Europe announced that Roberto Bertaggia has been appointed as Executive Director. He replaces Martin Stephan, who previously served in the role. Roberto Bertaggia has spent over 30 years of his career in managing both complex contractual sales and coordination roles. He has deep experience across
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On Wednesday, European Parliament adopted its position on new EU-wide rules on packaging including PET bottles. In adopting the report, Parliament aims to build a circular economy, avoid waste, phase-out non-sustainable packaging and tackle the use of single use plastic packaging. Once again the rules provide for exemptions for composite packaging,
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Svensk Plaståtervinning, a Swedish a non-profit company co-owned by Swedish plastics, food and trade industry groups, inaugurated Site Zero, a sorting plant in Motala, Sweden. The plant features Tomra and Sutco equipment and aims to realise a circular economy for plastics by sorting Swedish plastic packaging waste into 12 fractions. The
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The 1st Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa took place from the 5 to 7th of September 2023 in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Center. The event showcased the latest solutions and technologies in plastics recycling for the MEA market. The Plastics Recycling Show Middle East and Africa aimed
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By acquiring a majority stake in the packaging company Atlantic Packaging and establishing a joint venture with the previous sole owner Diana Holding, Alpla Group is expanding its presence in North Africa. In addition to PET preforms for the beverage industry for the regional markets in the Maghreb and for Western
Read MoreNegotiators from the Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement to overhaul regulations governing waste shipments. The revised regulation is geared towards curbing problematic waste exports beyond the EU, aligning shipment procedures with circular economy objectives, and bolstering enforcement measures. The regulation’s scope expands to encompass climate
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