Flexible packaging pivot accelerates SunDance’s growth
SunDance USA made a game-changing move amid the downtrends that accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by transitioning into flexible packaging.
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New light-blocking technology from Avient
Avient Corporation, a premier provider of specialized and sustainable materials solutions and services, today announced the launch of ColorMatrix Lactra LX Light Blocking Additive for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging.
Jindal Films Europe commits 5-10 new innovative launches annually
JFE, a leader in the flexible packaging industry and a part of the USD 2.5 billion B. C. Jindal Group, announces a commitment to launch 5-10 new innovative films annually aimed at providing sustainable solutions in flexible packaging.
Indorama Ventures collaborates to launch world’s first commercialized PET bottles
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited as part of a supply chain collaboration with Suntory, Eneos Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Iwatani and Neste, will launch the world’s first bio-PET bottle for commercial scale, made from ISCC+ certified bio-paraxylene.
Husky leads circular packaging innovation at Gulfood Manufacturing 2024
Husky Technologies, a pioneering technology provider enabling the delivery of essential needs to the global community, has returned to exhibit at Gulfood Manufacturing 2024 taking place in Dubai, UAE from November 5-7. Husky’s booth, located in Hall 2, Stand B 2-4, highlights the company’s latest technologies, solutions, and services designed to enable the circular economy across the complete package lifecycle.
Ampacet Introduces UVBlock 1496
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced UVBlock 1496, a new UV barrier masterbatch for food and industrial packaging that offers a sustainable alternative to conventional UV solutions based on benzotriazole additives.
Krones at the BrauBeviale
From 26 to 28 November 2024, the industry will once again come together at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre. And of course Krones and its subsidiaries Steinecker, Evoguard and Ampco Pumps will be there, too, with 1,500 square metres of exhibit space in Hall 7A.
Petcore Europe in partnership with the Circular Economy Coalition in Romania
This event marked our first gathering in Bucharest, where we were joined by PET packaging experts from across the entire PET value chain in Central and Eastern Europe along with the Vice President of the European Parliament and Romanian Minister of Environment.
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe entry deadline extended to 04 November
The entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 has been extended until 18.00 CET, Monday 04 November 2024. The judging panel for the 2025 awards has also been announced.
Südpack Medica wins the Swiss Packaging Award with PharmaGuard
Another distinction for PharmaGuard: The polypropylene (PP)-based recyclable blister concept has now won the Swiss Packaging Award in the Sustainability category.
Exolon Group presents Med-Range at Compamed
From 11 to 14 November, the Exolon Group will present its products and solutions for medical plastic packaging and aids at Compamed in Düsseldorf.
Promoting innovation, circularity and growth across the PET value chain
Petcore Europe’s annual conference 2025 will take place in Brussels on 4-5 February. President Antonello Ciotti sat down with us to explain what they have planned.
