US PET markets face major restructuring if recycling goals met by 2030
Meeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region’s PET resin and upstream aromatics markets,
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Press introduces Eco Bottle
British health food brand Press is selling its cold-pressed juices in a new container called Eco Bottle. This is made
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Petrochemical companies form Cracker of the Future Consortium and sign R&D agreement
Six petrochemical companies in Flanders, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and the Netherlands (Trilateral Region) announced the creation of a consortium
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Milliken increases investment in Asia with new Singapore manufacturing facility
Expected to begin operations in Q1 2021, the facility expands Milliken’s chemical manufacturing footprint to support increasing demand across Asia,
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MAG-waste disposal extends household refuse sorting plant with a Herbold PET washing unit
The recycling of PET bottles is an extension of the Russian waste disposal company MAG Group‘s recycling activities and is
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Henkel shares software tool for evaluating there cyclability of packaging
Recyclable packaging is a prerequisite for a functioning circular economy. In order to quickly and reliably determine the recyclability of
Read moreSuntory aims to use fully recycled or plant-based materials for all PET bottles by 2030
Suntory Group’s new company-wide policy focuses on implementing sustainable plastic that promote a recycling-oriented and decarbonised society. Based on this
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Octal arranges $625 million banking facilities to support growth in Oman
Octal, a leading supplier of clear rigid packaging materials, has secured $625 million of banking facilities comprising of syndicated term
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Petcore Europe launches Special Industry Group “PET Monomer Recycling”
Petcore Europe, the industry organisation representing the whole PET value chain, launched the “Special Industry Group – SIG” to establish
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PET producer Neo Group adds third production line
Twelve years ago, Neo Group purchased BKG underwater pelletisers and related components for three PET polymerisation lines but installed only
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