Alpla acquires German PET recycler
Purchase of the company BTB PET-Recycling to give Alpla access to the bottle-to-bottle loop in Germany.
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Pioneering proof of concept to help close the loop for digitally printed pouches
Within a cooperation project the key industry players Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics (P&SP) HP Indigo, Cadel Deinking and Karlville together with Reifenhäuser, announce the successful delivery of the first-of-its-kind pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept.
Alpla takes over Spanish bottle manufacturer Plastisax
The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, is taking over Plastisax S.L. The Spanish company produces plastic bottles for the cosmetics, home and personal care segments.
Woodly material used In HK Maakarit and Kariniemen grilled sausage packaging
HKScan, a listed Northern European food company, is advancing towards carbon neutrality by reducing fossil-based materials in collaboration with Woodly.
SABIC and Microsoft collaborate
SABIC and Microsoft Corporation have collaborated to create Microsoft’s first consumer electronic product – The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse – with an exterior shell containing 20% recycled ocean plastic.
Edge Solutions and Ineos Styrolution collaborate
INEOS Styrolution and Edge Solution announce today the development of armourEDGE protection for wind turbine blades based on a customised version of INEOS Styrolution’s Luran® SC material.
Carlsberg and KHS implement successful projects in China
Cutting-edge filling equipment, environmentally-friendly packaging and ambitious sustainability targets: Carlsberg is one of the beverage industry’s technological pioneers.
Returnable PET for sensitive beverages? Joint research project of Krones and Alpla delivers surprising results
Rising out of the niche: In the beverage packaging market, returnable PET containers currently play a rather small role. Wrongly so, say the results of a joint research project of Krones and Alpla.
Tomra and Gualapack join forces for a ground-breaking, full-scale recycling trial
Tomra and Gualapack work together to prove the recyclability of Gualapack’s first-of-a-kind monomaterial PP spouted pouch through all stages of treatment of a DKR rigid PP waste stream.
R&P Polyplastic is developing its relationship with one of the leading Polish distribution companies
R&P Polyplastic, one of the largest Russian compounders, started regular deliveries of Armamid PA6 GF15-1T material to Poland. The first lot of 10 tons was shipped in April. In July, the purchase quantity has been increased by over 2 times and amounted to 20.5 tons.
The Ferrero Group continues to make progress on its 2025 packaging commitment
The Ferrero Group is making further strides in its commitment to making 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. As part of this journey, the business has announced new global partnerships with HolyGrail 2.0 and Consumer Goods Forum (CGF).
Clariant’s new collaborative innovation center
Clariant announces a new collaborative innovation center to support North America’s paints and coatings industry in meeting the challenges of emerging trends, increasing performance requirements, and meeting sustainability needs.
