New Petcore Europe President elected
Petcore Europe association representing the PET value chain in Europe elected its new President Mark Kenrick from Lotte Chemical UK Ltd.
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Gneuss Open House in Bad Oeynhausen
Prior to Dr. Thiele PET-Recycling Forum Gneuss organizes Open House on March 3 in Bad Oeynhausen.
Octal recognized by OralB in India
Octal has been recognized for increasing productivity at Oral-B packaging manufactures in India.
First hot-fill PET containers for use with metal lug closures
Amcor Rigid Plastics announced the development of unique hot-fill PET containers which accept metal lug closures.
German Design Award 2015 for Krones PET lite
The PET lite 9.9 carbonated wins the German Design Award 2015 in the packaging category.
Guidelines for PET trays recycling released
Plastics Recyclers Europe released the design-for-recycling guidelines for PET trays.
Polymark project has been launched
Project's aim is to increase the availability of recycled PET from used bottle to new bottle and to contribute to the EU's circular economy.
Demand for PET Packaging Material to reach $60 billion by 2019
The global PET packaging market is worth $48.1 billion in 2014, amounting to almost 16 million tonnes according to a market report from Smithers Pira.
New Octal's extrusion plant in US
Octal will commence commercial operations in the United States in the later half of 2014.
PET trays must be recycled separately
EuPR warns that PET bottles and trays must not be mixed to enable more efficient recycling.
P.E.T. Engineering awarded at the Oscar dell'Imballaggio 2013
P.E.T Engineering awarded for its light and eco-friendly 5l bottle.
Swerve neck solution at InnoBev in Warsaw
P.E.T. Engineering was awarded with the "Best light-weighting" for the patented solution "swerve neck" at InnoBev in Warsaw.
