WorldStar Award 2022 for school milk packaging made from 100% rPET
The World Packaging Organisation has announced the winners of the WorldStar Awards 2022.
Recycling
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Ampacet Introduces OdorClear: Powerful Wide Spectrum Odor-absorbing Masterbatches
Ampacet Introduces OdorClear: Powerful Wide Spectrum Odor-absorbing Masterbatches OdorClear range of innovative odor-absorbing masterbatches designed to optimize the use of post-consumer recycled material.
Energy from waste
Vecoplan shredder in use at FBSerwis in Poland Waste recycler FBSerwis opts for VVZ 2500 from Vecoplan to pre-shred solid municipal waste.
Borealis and Reclay Group establish a unique strategic partnership to tackle the challenge of plastic packaging waste and its recycling
The strategic partnership will combine the complementary strengths and capabilities of both players in the plastics recycling value-chain, starting with Germany The agreement secures plastic waste from Reclay for Borealis to convert and revalorise in high-quality recyclate materials EverMinds™ in Practice: providing circular solutions to meet customer expectations and market demand
Ineos and Nextloopp work together to recycle PP
Ineos Olefins & Polymers has announced it has joined the Nextloopp project, an exciting UK collaboration to create circular food-grade recycled polypropylene from Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) packaging.
Regrind from engineering plastic residues: New workshop creates space for further expansion
Krall Kunststoff-Recycling GmbH has further increased its floor area at its headquarters in Elsenfeld am Main. Including these additional 2100 square meters, Krall now has six workshops with a total floor area of 6800 square meters.
Dishwasher components made from recycled plastic
Detergent bottles are frequently manufactured using recycled plastic; however, as far as higher value-added applications are concerned, these recyclates have yet to be deployed on a large scale.
Faerch acquires leading dairy packaging company PACCOR
Faerch to acquire PACCOR Packaging from private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg. The acquisition is yet another important step in the execution of Faerch’s long-term growth plan and in accelerating the industry’s transition towards circular packaging solutions.
Scotland: Deposit return scheme will go live in 2023
The UK’s first deposit return scheme will go live across Scotland on 16 August 2023, helping to recycle billions of bottles and cans every year.
Competek’s packaging optimization
A service designed to improve lightweight and recycled PET solutions.
Erema enters a new dimension with large-scale recycling plants
As the demand for recycled plastics grows, so does the of the machines. This applies to the processing of polyolefins as well as to PET recycling.
Piovan acquires 100% of the American leader IPEG further strengthening its global leadership
The Italian Piovan Group acquires the American IPEG, creating the global leader, with a turn-over of almost half a billion euro, in the field of industrial automation for the processing of virgin and recycled polymers and bioresins. Closing expected within the first quarter of 2022.
