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Klöckner Pentaplast launches 100% Tray2Tray market-first pilot in the UK

Klöckner Pentaplast, a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, is launching an exciting UK market-first venture with Tesco and Hilton Foods to pilot the first-ever 100% recycled PET food trays.

2025-02-07 packaging industry

New benchmark in energy savings thanks to the Double Gate heating concept

With the help of latest-generation KHS stretch blow molding technology, the bottler is taking the amount of energy saved in its PET bottle manufacturing operations up to the next level.

2025-02-04 packaging industry

K.D. Feddersen Distribution expands Celanese product portfolio

At the beginning of 2025, K.D. Feddersen Distribution in Europe is expanding its Celanese portfolio to include the polyamide grades of Zytel, Minlon, Selar and Elvamide and the polyester portfolio to include Rynite.

2025-02-03 polyamide (PA)

Petcore Europe's call to action on Effective ESPR Schemes

Petcore Europe, has continuously represented the polyester textile (PET) value chain for over 30 years. Petcore Europe’s policy recommendations have been instrumental in the realization of Petcore Europe’s leading position in the circularity of PET packaging.

2025-01-28 textiles

Eight copolyester resins from Eastman receive RecyClass Approval

Eastman received RecyClass Recyclability Approvals for eight copolyester resins and their equivalent Renew grades, containing recycled content.

2025-01-23 resins

Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik - strategic partnership for chemically recycled PET

Oerlikon Barmag and Evonik have announced their cooperation to promote chemical recycling of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste. Both companies are committed to develop technologies for robust and efficient depolymerisation and purification processes.

2025-01-23 cooperation

KHS Group expands its bottle handling expertise through share in Tyrolon

The KHS Group is expanding its expertise in the handling of PET and glass bottles by acquiring the majority share in Tyrolon-Schulnig GmbH.

2024-11-25 PET preforms

Flawless injection-moulding technology

Since its acquisition of Netstal Maschinen AG, Krones has for the first time been able to offer a solution for every step in the plastics cycle from within the group.

2024-11-22 recycling

Amut winning strategy in PET light weight bottles recycling

2024 marked an important transition for Coca Cola, towards its sustainability goal aimed at reducing PET use by 2025. According to a company’s note, this shift will cut the annual use of virgin PET by the equivalent of nearly 800 million bottles in 2025, compared to 2024.

2024-11-12 sustainability

New light-blocking technology from Avient

Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, today announced the launch of ColorMatrix Lactra LX Light Blocking Additive for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging.

2024-11-06 sustainability

Indorama Ventures collaborates to launch world’s first commercialized PET bottles

Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first bio-PET bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene.

2024-11-05 chemical industry

Petcore Europe in partnership with the Circular Economy Coalition in Romania

This event marked our first gathering in Bucharest, where we were joined by PET packaging experts from across the entire PET value chain in Central and Eastern Europe along with the Vice President of the European Parliament and Romanian Minister of Environment.

2024-10-29 packaging industry