P.E.T. Engineering awarded at the Oscar dell'Imballaggio 2013
P.E.T Engineering awarded for its light and eco-friendly 5l bottle.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
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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.
New PET recycling plant in Poland
PRT Radomsko has launched its new PET recycling plant in special economical zone of Lodz.
BASF: new materials at "JEC Composites Show" in Paris
The new materials include a PET-based foam with the trade name Kerdyn as well as new epoxy and PU systems to produce composite parts by means of RTM processes.
Octal has tripled its PET production capacity
Commissioning of two of the world's largest vertical reactors marks a milestone for Octal, tripling its annual production capacity of PET resin.
Weakness of PET recycling strategy in Europe
The PET recycling industry is threatened by persistent structural market failures across Europe, according to Plastics Recyclers Europe.
Italian M&G Group to build PET & PTA plants in Texas
Gruppo Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G Group), leading producer of PET for packaging applications in the Americas and the market's technological leader, announces that it has purchased the land in Corpus Christi, Texas where it will build its one million tons per year PET plant (2.2 billion pounds) and accompanying 1.2 million tons per year (2.6 billion pounds) PTA plant.
High-quality post-exercise recovery drink in a unique sporty 500-milliliter bottle
Greiner Packaging International packs new Xcel Milk that provides athletes with an innovative post-exercise recovery drink.
Octal and GN cut cost and scrap for packaging
New Octal PET sheet processing technology benefits molders looking for a competitive advantage.
Green PET producer expands for North and South American markets
Octal can now provide dedicated capacity to support large food and consumer companies’ requirements for PET resin and DPET sheet in North and South America.
PET recycling processes for food contact materials: EFSA adopts first opinions
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted its first three scientific opinions on the safety of processes to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET) for use in food contact materials.
PET collection figures for 2011
Petcore and EuPR has announced that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.59 Million tonnes in 2011, an increase of 140 Ktes (9.4%) on 2010. For the EU 27 countries growth in collection is stable at 2%.
