Direct injection PET grades

5 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 92 Views

While PET is very established for products in which biorientation of PET offers enhanced mechanical and gas barrier properties, the

Companies

Retal awarded twice

4 Mar 20214 Mar 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 73 Views

Retal’s EcoVadis score has increased seven points from last year, taking the global plastic packaging manufacturer to a Silver medal

Bottles / Bottle Making Materials

Fresh milk in clear PCR/PET bottles for the Argentinian market

3 Mar 20213 Mar 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 89 Views

Amcor has broken new ground in the Argentine dairy market developing the first fresh milk bottle made of transparent post-consumer

Companies Recycling

Australia’s largest PET recycling plant under construction

2 Mar 20211 Mar 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 94 Views

Construction is underway on a world-class recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga that will see the equivalent of around 1 billion PET

People

Carmen Becker is appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board

1 Mar 202126 Feb 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 71 Views

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has announced the appointment of Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty

Bottles / Bottle Making Materials News

Holland Colours offers PET bottlers and drink brands more options with two new versions of its TasteGuard AA scavenger

26 Feb 202125 Feb 2021 Heike Fischer 119 Views

With the launch of TasteGuard Liquid and TasteGuard Ultramax, Holland Colours is offering bottled water brands new options depending on their market, sustainability goals, brand positioning, cost base and their

Capping / Closures Recycling

Closures removal solution for returnable bottles

25 Feb 202123 Feb 2021 Gabriele Kosmehl 150 Views

While reuse and recycling schemes for beverage packaging are seen as efficient tools for reducing the environmental impact of packaging systems and for increasing