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SABIC launches recycled automotive grades under Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, introduced today the company’s first automotive grades containing mechanically recycled content within the company’s Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions and services.

2021-09-01 chemical industry

Returnable PET for sensitive beverages? Joint research project of Krones and Alpla delivers surprising results

Rising out of the niche: In the beverage packaging market, returnable PET containers currently play a rather small role. Wrongly so, say the results of a joint research project of Krones and Alpla.

2021-09-01 packagings

Lindner at Fakuma 2021

Changing from a linear to a circular economy, the quality of the recycled material plays an increasingly important role. Lindner is taking on this challenge and will be presenting a new hot-wash system for recovering PET (polyethylene terephthalate) at Fakuma

2021-08-20 machine industry

KraussMaffei High Performance becomes Netstal again

The KraussMaffei Group will transfer all activities of the former KraussMaffei High Performance AG into an independent unit effective October 1, 2021. This will operate under the traditional name Netstal.

2021-08-16 machine industry

Contiform 3 BigBottle produces large PET containers

For millions of people all over the world, packaged drinking water is an essential part of their daily life, especially if they live in a region where they cannot depend on a reliable supply of potable tap water.

2021-08-11 packaging industry

Neo Group results impacted by raw materials and supply chain disruption

PET manufacturer UAB Neo Group, which operates out of Klaipeda free economic zone in Lithuania, saw its turnover reach 366 million euros last year, with 18 million euros in profits.

2021-06-21 chemical industry

Biesterfeld brings SK Chemicals’ sustainable copolyesters to the cosmetics industry

SK Chemicals launches new, sustainable product solutions from the Ecotria brand onto the market. SK Chemicals and Biesterfeld are now presenting new product types with up to 70% PCR content in the form of Ecotria R101 and Ecotria R102.

2021-06-16 chemical industry

Tomra Recycling & Indorama Ventures collaborate in Mexico

The recycling sector in Mexico is witnessing the collaboration of two companies, Tomra Recycling and Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited.

2021-05-31 cooperation

NEO Group started to produce PET resins with 25% recycled secondary raw materials

At the beginning of this year, UAB NEO Group, a PET producer operating in Klaipėda FEZ, produced and sent to customers for testing the first PET resins, which were manufactured using up to 25% of recycled raw materials.

2021-05-10 chemical industry

Petcore Europe Virtual Conference 2021 - key speakers confirmed

Don't miss the event of the year for the PET value chain: "Post Covid-19 - Strategy and Trends for the Circular PET Economy".

2021-04-28 conferences

Starlinger viscotec celebrates 2 million tons of installed recycling capacity worldwide

In spring 2021 viscotec, a division of the Austrian machinery supplier Starlinger & Co GmbH, reached a milestone: an impressive 2 million tons of capacity are available for the production of PET recyclate on viscotec systems worldwide.

2021-04-21 recycling

Youthful packaging design by Sidel opens a new page for Menton

Sidel packaging team in China redesigned the package of Menton flavoured water by integrating youthfulness into its health attribute. The straight-wall lightweight PET bottle, which weighs only 17.85 grams for the 500 ml format, conveys the sense of modernity and is a statement of sustainable packaging.

2021-03-17 bottles