Bottles / Bottle MakingK 2019

Product Solutions Lab

R&D Leverage, Hall 14, Booth B64 R&D/Leverage Europe offers full-service manufacturing, sales and service from its state-of-the-art facilities in the UK. During K-Show R & D Leverage will be highlighting their expertise in single stage blow mould tooling, product evaluation, tooling design and its manufacturing and technical service assistance programs. A

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Bottles / Bottle MakingNews

Plastics machinery shipments improved in the second quarter

The shipments value of primary plastics machinery (injection moulding and extrusion) shipments in North America increased in the second quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by the Plastics Industry Association’s (Plastics) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). Following a 27.6% decrease in the first quarter, plastics machinery shipments increased 8.2%

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Bottles / Bottle MakingRecycling

Dasani boosts sustainability credentials with launch of recyclable, reusable and package-less innovations

One of America’s leading mainstream bottled water brand will roll out a next-generation lineup of recyclable, reusable and package-free options – anchored by the first-ever HybridBottle in the U.S. made out of 50% plant-based, renewable material (PlantBottle) and recycled PET (rPET). The 20-oz. bottles will launch nationwide in mid-2020 and will

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Bottles / Bottle MakingEventsNewsPackaging / PalletisingRecycling

FachPack 2019: Focus on “environmentally friendly packaging”

Packaging industry demonstrates innovative solutions and discusses new approaches at FachPack 2019, September 24-26, Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. Demonstrations against the flood of waste and calls for more environmental protection in the 1980s and 1990s led to the Packaging Ordinance, can deposits and dual systems. The discussion about environmentally friendly packaging is

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Bottles / Bottle MakingBottling / FillingNews

Amcor designs first lightweight PET bottles for pasteurised beer in Brazil

The company designed custom 600 milliliter containers for beverage maker New Age Bebidas, Leme, São Paulo, that feature the beauty of a glass-like, champagne-style base combined with the convenience of lightweight and shatter-resistant PET.   Amcor’s design showcases New Age’s Salzburg craft beer brand and differentiates it from standard glass bottle

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Bottles / Bottle MakingMaterials

Suntory aims to use fully recycled or plant-based materials for all PET bottles by 2030

Suntory Group’s new company-wide policy focuses on implementing sustainable plastic that promote a recycling-oriented and decarbonised society. Based on this Plastic Policy, Suntory will aim for fully sustainable plastic bottles by expanding “FtoP production” capability and switching to recycled materials or plant-based materials for all PET bottles used globally by 2030.

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