Kreyenborg IR-Clean receives positive EFSA opinion
Kreyenborg's IR-Clean technology succeeds: EFSA issues a positive scientific opinion on rPET flake decontamination.
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BB Engineering and Barmag to showcase PET recycling at K 2025
BB Engineering and Barmag will present extrusion, melt filtration and integrated PET recycling technologies at K 2025, with live demonstrations during an open house at the BBE Technical Center. The companies share a joint booth in hall 10, booth H12.
MAS at K 2025
MAS will present an expanded portfolio for plastics recycling and compounding at K 2025 in Düsseldorf, including its conical co-rotating twin-screw platform, the Mas 110 extruder, PET recycling solutions and the DRD dry cleaning system.
thyssenkrupp Uhde to deliver two PET plants for Köksan in Türkiye and Iraq
thyssenkrupp Uhde’s subsidiary Uhde Inventa-Fischer has signed a Letter of Intent with Köksan for the delivery of two PET production plants in Türkiye and Iraq, utilizing the Melt-To-Resin process to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
Klöckner Pentaplast wins prestigious German Packaging Award
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and speciality film solutions, has been awarded a German Packaging Award in the New Material category for kp 100% Tray2Tray.
MEAF Xtender technology revolutionizes rPET film & sheet production
At the K 2025, held in Düsseldorf, Germany from October 8 to 15, MEAF Machines will launch its new Xtender technology.
Positive “Scientific Opinion” by EFSA for PET bottle-to-bottle recycling process
The European Food Safety Authority EFSA confirms the compliance of the decontamination performance of the recoStar PET art recycling process in a positive “Scientific Opinion” based on the new regulation in force since 2022.
Single-screw vs. twin-screw extruders
With innovative technology, MAS sets new standards in the recycling industry. Discover a versatile system solutions!
RecyClass continues advancing plastics circularity
RecyClass has released significant updates to its Design for Recycling Guidelines and Recyclability Evaluation Protocols, reflecting the latest scientific findings and ongoing collaboration across the plastic packaging value chain.
Orthomol relies on high-tech & r-PET with solutions from Greiner Packaging
Sustainability as a shared goal: Orthomol is using recycled PET in its vials and plans to further increase this share in the coming years.
Close cooperation between KHS and Husky Technologies
KHS has set an impressive new benchmark by engineering one of the world’s lightest PET bottles for still beverages to date. Under the working title of Factor 101 a container has been produced that uses just 5.89 grams of material to hold 591 milliliters of product.
MachinePoint and Poland: A key alliance in the growth of the european used machinery market
At a time when the European plastics industry is seeking to modernize, reduce costs, and move toward more sustainable models, used machinery has gained unprecedented prominence.
