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Month: December 2023
Last meetings before the holidays
At the beginning of my last week in the UAE, I drive to the packaging and mould manufacturer Precision Group. The plant is not far from Downtown Dubai. The new GM Sajeed Abdul Lathief, who has just taken over from David Swan, who recently went into well-deserved retirement, is waiting for
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Sipa celebrates Christmas party with a gigantic Christmas tree made from PET bottles
For their internal Christmas party, Sipa’s marketing team surprised their co-workers with a Christmas tree made entirely from PET bottles. The tree reached an impressive height of 3.05m and contained a total of 527 bottles. In a three-day process, the team attached hundreds of 0.75l PET bottles to a wooden frame
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STF America announces the sale of a PET Bottle Washing Plant to Malama One Recycling LLC, Waiakea Volcanic Water
STF Group of Germany and Zimmer America Recycling Solutions announce the sale of a complete STF PET Bottle Recycling Plant in Hilo, Hawaii. The equipment will be installed at Malama One Recycling LLC, Waiakea Water, a supplier of sustainably sourced and packaged premium volcanic water. The line has an initial capacity
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Bottle-to-Bottle circularity continues on the rise, Napcor’s 2022 PET recycling report demonstrates
The National Association for PET Container Resources (Napcor) has released its 2022 PET Recycling Report. The report found that PET recycling rates held steady with the US rate at 29% and the North American PET recycling rate at 37.8%. Demand for recycled PET (rPET) also remained strong in 2022, and a new
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Swedish Startup Blue Ocean Closures secures investment from Rottneros
Rottneros AB, a Swedish-based manufacturer and supplier of pulp, is now investing in Blue Ocean Closures and becoming a co-owner of the Swedish startup developing proprietary fiber-based packaging materials. In just two years, Blue Ocean Closures AB has developed technology to produce fiber-based closures for consumer packaging at large scale aiming to replace
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From the climate conference to the mountains, Sharjah and Arabplast
Although the weekend beckons, I’ve decided that I want to get as much done as possible before the holidays. In addition to gathering information and writing reports from my meetings, there is still an out-of-town appointment on the programme for Sunday 10 December. I had registered for a visit to the
Read MoreItalian packaging machinery industry sets a new record: revenues expected to reach over €9 billion
According to preliminary figures released by the MECS – Ucima (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) Research Centre, the Italian packaging technology industry has passed the €9 billion mark for the first time, reaching total sales revenues of €9.05 billion in 2023, a 6% increase over 2022. If this is confirmed by the final
Read MoreEuCertPlast and RecyClass join forces to strengthen plastics recycling processes certification
EuCertPlast and RecyClass have reached an agreement for the future development of the certification for plastics recyclers. Going forward the expertise and know-how of the two audit schemes will be combined under the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification. Both audit schemes are based on the principles of the EN 15343 standard and
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Netstal appointed Felix Hüthmair as new Vice President Sales
Felix Hüthmair is taking over as Head of Sales at Netstal. As a new member of the Management Team, he is responsible for global sales in the application-specific business areas. Felix Hüthmair is returning to Netstal after 20 years in various management positions in Switzerland and Austria. The plastics technology engineer
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Werner & Mertz in cooperation with Alpla has increased the share of rPET from the Yellow Bag to 75% in their bottles
With its thoroughly crafted collection of plastic packaging via the dual system, Germany developed one of the most effective ideas for the circular economy. This collection system is the perfect source for creating new packaging through resource-conserving mechanical recycling. The more plastic is kept in a closed loop, the less new
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