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Alpla Group: new CEO from 2021
The Management Board of the Alpla Group is being restructured – Philipp Lehner will succeed Günther Lehner as CEO on 1 January 2021. Günther Lehner will assume the position of Chairman.
interpack 2021 still on course to take place
Messe Düsseldorf agreed on a way to hold interpack from 25 February to 3 March 2021 with its industry and trade association partners, as well as the trade fair advisory board. The same applies to the in parallel trade fair components.
Paccor gives plastic packaging a digital idnetity
Visually imperceptible barcode helps sort all kinds of plastics
KHS can filler processes a broad spectrum of beverages and formats
Consumers have appreciated the advantages of the beverage can for decades, yet just recently the market share for cans has again showed a marked increase.
Mars and Huhtamaki join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative
SABIC announced that biaxially oriented polypropylene film based on the company’s certified circular PP from feedstock recycling of used plastics will be introduced in primary pet food brand packaging by Mars, Incorporated, a global leader in confectionery, food, and pet food products.
Bacardi first in fight against plastic pollution with 100 biodegradable spirits bottle
Bacardi, the world’s largest family-owned spirits company, has made a giant leap forward in the fight against climate change and plastic pollution today, as it unveils plans to put the world’s most sustainable spirits bottle on shelf by 2023.
Orkla and IRPLAST join SABIC’s Trucircle initiative for consumer goods packaging
SABIC announced that Orkla, a diversified Nordic brand owner in business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce with foods, snacks, food care for sport and food ingredients, has launched its first chips packaging using certified renewable polypropylene (PP) polymer from SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio.
A beverage sector in flux works on sustainable bottle concepts for the future
No other issue is currently of greater concern to drinks manufacturers than the choice of material for bottles.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe goes Virtual from 9 to 11 December 2020
Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission will deliver the opening keynote address.
SABIC and Schwarz Group embark on pilot project
SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has embarked on a pilot project with Schwarz Group, Europe’s largest retail store operator, for the use of transparent film bags made from certified circular polyethylene (PE) in vegetable packaging.
Südpack opens new site in Erolzheim
In a frame adapted to the current situation the opening of the new Südpack production site in Erolzheim was celebrated on 6 October 2020 after two years of construction.
