The Bekum Group mourns the loss of its company founder Gottfried Mehnert who passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 01, 2022 at the age of 87. The plastics industry loses an outstanding personality who, with his inventiveness, decisively changed extrusion blow moulding over decades and left a lasting
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rPET is now available in the following Berry Superfos thermoformed pots and containers ranges – CombiPac, CombiRound, SuperLight, Spoon-in-lid and DeliPac as well as the company’s injection stretch blow moulded PET range. One of PET’s major benefits is that the material is recyclable. The manufacture of containers in rPET not only
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The Australasian Packaging Innovation & Designs Awards (Pidas), the pinnacle awards programme for the Australia and New Zealand region, was held in conjunction with Foodtech Queensland in July. Caps & Closures, for the very first time, emerged as the overall winner with the most awards among some of the top innovators
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As bioplastic materials transition from being a “nice-to-have” to materials with a very strong, viable business case, manufacturers are racing to keep up with demand. Brand-owners, striving to hit their decarbonisation targets by taking the initiative to transition to bioplastics, are generating a stronger brand-owner pull than ever before. This demand
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As brands and converters seek solutions to increase the circularity of plastic packaging, Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials has removed a key obstacle to plastic recycling with the introduction of next generation AD CleanFlake technology. This development is claimed to extend the benefits of CleanFlake technology to the company’s core
Read moreCagayan de Oro City, Philippine: The City Local Environment and Natural Resources Office (CLENRO) stepped up its campaign against plastic use, urging the public to reduce the use of plastic or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. CLENRO assistant head Elvisa Mabelin noted that the city has seen the improvement from banning single-use
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Manjushree Technopack, India’s largest manufacturers of rigid plastic packaging backed by Advent International, has acquired Bangalore-based Hitesh Plastics. According to the agreement MTL will acquire the business operations and manufacturing facilities of Hitesh Plastics. Hitesh Plastics is the leading manufacturer of plastic caps and closures in India. MTL enters the highly
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Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL), a global sustainable chemical producer, named the winners of ‘RECO Young Designer Competition’, Thailand’s largest upcycling fashion design event, parading haute couture garments containing at least 60% recycled materials. Eleven finalists showcased 33 handmade sustainable outfits at the 9th edition of the fashion show at
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On August 1, 2022, Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH saw a personnel change at the top management. Gerhard Ohler took over the role as CEO of Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR), based in Feldkirchen, succeeding Wolfgang Steinwender, who has held this position since May 2020. Ohler, a 54-year-old industrial engineer, has many
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Sidel has expanded its presence in Africa with the official opening of a new office in Nairobi, Kenya on July 28. The move is intended to increase its support for its customers in East Africa, a key market for Sidel and one of the continent’s fastest-growing regions. Sidel has been serving
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Amut has completed the commissioning of a recycling plant for Pet Star Recycling, part of Pet Star Group, together with Pet Star Holding, a leading producer of preforms for PET bottles, in Romania. The company developed a customised solution aimed at delivering high performance. The new washing line fork PET processing
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