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Erema invites customers to Discovery Day and opens new R&D centre
Event highlights for the company's 40th anniversary
Indorama Ventures and Carbios to build first-of-a-kind PET biorecycling plant in France
Indorama Ventures and Carbios announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture for the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in France.
Petcore Europe announces a new executive director
Petcore Europe is pleased to announce that it has appointed Martin Stephan as Executive Director, vice Ermis Panagiotopoulos, who served as Interim Executive Director since January 1st, 2023.
Sacmi leads Europe’s transition to green rigid packaging.
Sacmi’s goal: to provide customers with profitable ‘green transition’ solutions, such as the ready-to-market products and technologies on show in Düsseldorf.
Keeping pace with high-quality recycled resin
The production of recycled plastic content is far from meeting demand, posing major industry challenges. Embracing the latest advancement in flake sorting helps bridge the gap between supply and demand and gives recyclers a competitive edge in efficiency and profitability.
Food: Packaging against waste
Along the entire value creation chain, globally more than 930 billion tons of food are thrown away every year. This figure comes from the last report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Krones wins two German Design Awards in 2023
The accolades were conferred on both the new generation of the Contiform stretch blow-moulding machine and the Mobile Production Robotics system for their superior design.
Amut successful upgrade of Mohawk PET washing plant
The American giant Mohawk Industries, flooring manufacturer, once again relies on Amuts's experience for the upgrade of its PET washing plant, in Summerville, Georgia USA.
Two-day event expands programme into two conference theatres
Dutch Environment Minister Vivianne Heijnen to keynote at Plastics Recycling Show Europe Conference
Tomra Recycling’s technology takes center stage in the UAE’s first automated sorting plant
Tomra Recycling Sorting’s Autosort sensor-based sorting technology is helping to recover high-quality, high-purity value recyclates at Farz, the first automated MRF in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Evertis obtains the Retray Certification
PET film producer Evertis obtains the Retray Certification, quantifying recycled content from the tray-to-tray loop.
Husky demonstrates strengthened commitment to enabling regional producers at Plastindia 2023
At the show, Husky is featuring how its versatile range of technologies, solutions and services enable India’s food and beverage packaging, consumer goods and medical device producers effectively respond to productivity, part quality and consistency challenges.
Berry, Coca-Cola collaborate to implement tethered caps in EU markets
Berry’s new tethered closure on Coca-Cola bottles makes the closure less likely to be littered
Sidel’s 1000th EvoBlow will be the fastest in Africa
Sidel is celebrating the sale of its 1000th EvoBlow. The iconic blow-moulder will be installed as part of a high-speed PET water line at StrongPack in Nigeria in early 2023.
Packaging for beverages is growing more sustainable
There is a huge range of choices for packaging beverages. But which is the most sustainable? The focus has increasingly been placed on ecological aspects over the last few years in this sector.
Don’t miss the Petcore 30th Anniversary Conference
Sign-up today to join experts and industry leaders in exploring the theme: PET value chain in a fast-paced environment for Circularity
Petcore Executive Director to assume an Ambassador role
Petcore Europe is pleased to announce that Christian Crepet, who has served as Executive Director of the association since 2017, will be moving into an Ambassador role as of 1 January 2023.
Stadler designs and installs state-of-the-art light packaging sorting plant for Tbm
Stadler has designed the facility to automatically sort light plastic packaging and Limex, an environmentally friendly, limestone based material developed and produced by Tbm
Argentinian plastic recycler relies on Tomra
Reciclar S.A. processes up to 600 million plastic bottles per year thanks to Tomra’s equipment
Innovative recycling solutions attract visitors at K 2022
Erema Group looks back on a successful trade fair
Lindner’s Jupiter BW Series sets new standards in film recycling
Make the most of waste. Having this guiding principle in mind, Lindner is presented the new Jupiter BW series at K 2022
Successful K Fair for Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH (NGR).
During the eight days of the fair, a large number visited booth C21 in hall 9 to experience the future of plastics recycling live.
Husky exhibits at Gulfood Manufacturing
Complete technologies, solutions and services to enable regional packaging producers
Trailblazing new development for plastic fiber and flake recycling
Innovative ZS-B MEGAfeed Side Feeder Makes Plastics Recycling Markedly More Economical
Starlinger: New PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line reduces production costs
Presented for the first time at K 2022, the new machine concept of Starlinger’s recoSTAR PET art saves about 21 % production costs.
Erema enters a new dimension in recycling with innovative EcoGentle plasticising technology
The new models of Vacurema Basic technology are unique in their scale and production capacity. With a throughput of up to six tonnes per hour, they also consume ten percent less energy than comparable systems without the new EcoGentle plasticising technology, which Erema presenting for the first time at K 2022.
Greater stability with less material: KHS develops PET bottle with glued-in handle
Container for home care and food products fully circular. Up to 30% less material used. Bottle body and handle made entirely of rPET
New recycling systems, new services, new applications
The EREMA Group showcases mechanical plastics recycling at K 2022
Innovative all-in-one recycling solutions for more throughput, efficiency and superior recyclate quality
Recycling specialist Lindner shows all-in-one solutions for efficient plastics recycling at K 2022 in Dusseldorf in Hall 9, booths B17/B19 and in the outside area CE02 as part of the VDMA Circular Economy Forum.
Smart process control system for the stretch blow molder
Contiloop AI detects even the slightest variations in material distribution in the production of PET containers and automatically adjusts key stretch-blow-molding parameters in real time.
AKXY2 - New concept car at K 2022
The Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will present its newest concept car AKXY2 for the first time in Europe at the K 2022, from 19-26 October in Düsseldorf, Germany.
NGR celebrates its 25th anniversary
Together with customers, business partners, employees and companions from all over the world, Next Generation Recyclingmaschinen GmbH celebrated its 25th anniversary at the newly built plant in Feldkirchen/Donau on September 16.
Pellenc ST & Ampacet join forces to recycle black PET
Pellenc ST and Ampacet, respectively global leaders in sensor-based sorting solutions and masterbatch solutions, collaborated on sorting studies to optimize the recyclability of dark PET packaging on existing recycling lines.
How material-smart are you?
Being material-smart means to consciously choosing optimal packaging materials while taking into account current demands concerning sustainability, climate footprint, function and cost.
arburgGREENworld: Arburg presents sustainable plastic parts production
With its communications drive "There is only a Plan A", Arburg is dedicating itself strategically and operationally to the important global issues surrounding sustainability, the circular economy and CO2 reduction at K 2022.