The non-profit organisation Ocean Cleanup has published new research in the journal Scientific Reports showing that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is largely composed of fishing-related plastic waste, with 75% to 86% of all plastic waste in the GPGP identified as coming from offshore fishing activity. Analysis of over 6,000
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“Greiner has set itself ambitious targets as far as sustainability is concerned. With the first recycling plant in the company’s history, we intend to increase the amount of recycled material used to manufacture our products. That represents an important step on the journey toward a sustainable circular economy at Greiner,” says
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Kilian Braunsdorf has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Paccor, a global players in the plastic packaging industry. He succeeds Andreas Schuette, who steps down from his role with the completion of the acquisition of Paccor by the Faerch Group (as of September 01, 2022). Under the new ownership, Paccor
Read moreAdler Industrial Solutions, Inc. announced it has acquired R&D/Leverage, Co. This transaction marks the third acquisition by Adler in the past year and gives the company expanded scale, a broader capability set, and European manufacturing facilities that serve a global customer base. Headquartered in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, R&D is a leading
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Packaging solutions provider Amcor announced the opening of its latest Innovation Center in Jiangyin, China. The new center is intended to bring advanced packaging technologies and more sustainable material science to Asia Pacific, helping to drive growth and innovation across the region. Mike Cash, President of Amcor’s Flexibles business in Asia
Read morePET Baltija, one of the largest PolyEthylene Terephthalate (PET) recyclers in Northern Europe, announced an agreement to acquire a leading Czech fibre producer Tesil Fibres s.r.o, a spin-off of Silon s.r.o. Once closed, this transaction will become one of the largest investments by a Latvian company in the Czech Republic to
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Brazilian recycler Global PET expands production with a 4th infrared dryer from Kreyenborg. Recycled food-grade PET is booming in Brazil. According to a recently published official study, the nominal capacity for PET recycling in the country is around 400,000 tons per year (t/year). From which, about 140,000 t/year are from the
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Berry Global’s CleanStream recycling technology, the first closed-loop system to mechanically process domestically recovered household waste polypropylene (PP) back into food-grade packaging, has been granted a Letter of No Objection (LNO) from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The LNO confirms that the post-consumer recycled (PCR) PP produced by the
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Gabriel-Chemie has been producing its well-known quality masterbatch under the brand name “Maxithen” since 1970. As a supplement to the “Maxithen” products, the company recently presented its new sustainable product lines “MaxiLoop” and “MaxiBlue”. At the same time, Gabriel-Chemie presents new white premium masterbatch with a 10% reduced CO2 footprint. The
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Additional security of investment: thanks to the use of 3D software the KHS Group now provides a timely virtual overview of all newly procured technologies at the offer stage. With it, the systems provider can illustrate in detail and in advance how a client’s potential new line or single machine can
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SGT, Hall C5 – Booth 240 SGT will highlight recent preform developments. Among those are a 3- and 5-gallon refill preform for water bottles which have been recently improved in terms of design and geometry. 33% shorter than most 5-gallon preforms on the market, it is claimed to optimise bi-orientation, to
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