UN Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) partner to scale up management of plastic waste in Asia

28 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) have partnered to help address the growing challenge of plastic waste management in Asia, a region that is home to significant environmental opportunities and challenges. Rapid urbanisation, increasing demand for single-use plastics, and gaps in waste management infrastructure have contributed

DePoly and PTI collaborate to create closed loop recycled PET bottle

24 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

DePoly, a Swiss award-winning CleanTech company which specialises in advanced recycling of PET/polyester plastics, announced their collaboration with PTI (Plastic Technologies Inc) a leader in sustainable plastic packaging design and development, to create a closed loop recycled PET bottle. Using a mixed stream of feedstock, ranging from PET plastic packaging, polyester

Companies

Alpla acquires all shares from joint venture partner Taba

22 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

Alpla continues to invest in the growth region of North Africa. Eight years after Alpla Taba was founded in Egypt, majority shareholder Alpla is taking over all the shares of the joint venture partner Taba. The international packaging and recycling specialist thus completes the integration of the site in the Cairo

Companies

SGT Group acquires Axium Packaging

20 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

SGT Group, a leading manufacturer of PET preforms and food-grade rPET based in Rezé, Loire-Atlantique, announces the acquisition of Axium Packaging, a key player in the plastic packaging industry. This strategic move is intended to strengthen SGT’s position in the European market and to open new horizons for growth and innovation.

Companies

Netstal establishes its own subsidiary in Mexico

17 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

Netstal has founded its own subsidiary in Mexico for sales and customer service with immediate effect. The new company is based in Santiago de Querétaro. Netstal is taking over the existing employees and Netstal business operations of iTech Latinoamérica, which previously represented the brand in Mexico as an independent agency. With

Companies Recycling

Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle line for Indian Recycler Alpha Ecoplast

16 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

Mid of October 2024 Alpha Ecoplast Pvt. Ltd., a member of Alpha Group, commissioned a Starlinger RecoStar PET 215 HC iV+ PET bottle-to-bottle recycling system in their new facility near the city of Kosamba, Gujarat State, India. The RecoStar PET 215 HC iV+ features Starlinger’s biggest single extruder size, reaching an

Companies Events

Husky wins FEDIL Innovation Award for Plate Line Automation Project

13 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

Husky Technologies has been awarded the 2024 FEDIL Innovation Award in the Process category for its Plate Line Automation project. The FEDIL Innovation Awards recognize projects that stand out for their innovative, original character, and are relevant to the Luxembourg economy. “We are honored to receive this year’s FEDIL Innovation Award

Companies Materials Recycling

Next-generation AI-driven PET bottle recycling technology

9 Jan 2025 Gabriele Kosmehl

SyntheticGestalt KK, Asahi Quality and Innovations, Ltd., a research subsidiary of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., and Institute of Science Tokyo have commenced research on an AI-powered PET bottle recycling technology called “Bio-Recycling” which was starting in the second half of 2024. This project aims to establish new standards for PET bottle

News

Dear readers, customers and friends of PETplanet,

24 Dec 2024 Gabriele Kosmehl

The PETplanet Team wishes you a joyful festive season and a fantastic start to the new year, 2025! Thank you for your support throughout the year. Our office will be closed for the holidays, and we’ll reopen on January 2, 2025. We look forward to connecting with you in the new

Companies Materials Packaging / Palletising

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Patent Landscape Report 2024

23 Dec 2024 Gabriele Kosmehl

The “Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Patent Landscape Report 2024” has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report presents a comprehensive patent landscape for PET technologies, analysing 12,932 patents spanning from 2005 to 2023. Recent trends indicate moderate but steady growth in patent filings, with a notable increase in pending patents, reflecting strong

Capping / Closures

Origin Materials continues commercial qualification and announces production of caps with new features

20 Dec 2024 Gabriele Kosmehl

Origin Materials announced the production of PET caps with new features as commercial qualification continues. The latest caps were produced at the company’s partner’s facility in Germany on Origin’s CapFormer System, its proprietary system for manufacturing recyclable PET closures. The caps, made with recycled PET and designed for compatibility with the