Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer and system solution provider Engel has strengthened its market presence in North Africa by establishing its own sales and service subsidiary in Morocco. Engel Maghreb Sarl builds on long-standing business relations. Numerous customers and partners took part in the official inauguration ceremony mid-June in Tangier. Romain Reyre, Managing Director …
Heinz partners with Tesco to create Snap Pots
Working with a team of recycling specialists, Heinz has taken the soft plastic returned to Tesco stores by customers and created recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots made with 39% recycled soft plastics. This first of its kind pilot project is set to save 22 tonnes of plastic from landfill while still offering shoppers the convenience …
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Sabic and UPM launch world’s first label material
Sabic, one of the global leaders in the chemical industry, has joined an innovative project with value chain partners to help UPM Raflatac launch the world’s first packaging label materials made from Sabic certified circular polypropylene (PP) based on advanced recycled ocean bound plastic (OBP). The label materials are marketed under the UPM Raflatac Ocean …
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Coca-Cola introduces attached caps to boost recycling
Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, has announced it is introducing new, attached caps to its plastic bottles, making it easier to recycle the entire package and ensure no cap gets left behind. Production of bottles with attached caps will begin today at CCEP’s site in East Kilbride, Scotland, meaning …
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Amcor launches 100% recycled material bottle
Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) has announced the creation and launch of PowerPostTM. By actively displacing the vacuum in the container after filling, PowerPost technology delivers a bottle nearly one-third lighter, with 30% energy reduction and 30% carbon savings over most 20 oz (600 ml) bottles available today. It also allows for up to 100% …
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Alpek acquires Octal for $620 million
Alpek has announced that it has received the necessary approvals from regulatory authorities and has finalised its acquisition of Octal Holding SAOC. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Alpek acquired 100% of the shares of Octal for U.S. $620 million on a debt-free basis. Financing was secured through a mix of free cash flow generated …
Alpla and Voslauer to reduce carbon footprint
The Alpla Group, the global packaging solutions and recycling specialist, has developed a new returnable PET bottle together with Voslauer, Austria’s leading company in the mineral water market. The sustainable bottle reduces carbon emissions by around 30 per cent and bottle weight by almost 90 per cent in comparison to the reusable alternative made of …
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Mondi partners with Thimonnier to make recyclable packaging
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging for liquid soap refills. The solution is designed to replace the current industry standard of non-recyclable plastic. The companies have created a new packaging for liquid refills that is designed so that it …
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V-Shapes returns to Dubai for Gulfood 2022
V-Shapes, a supplier of vertically integrated products and services for convenient, hygienic and sustainable single-dose packaging, has announced that it will return to Dubai for the 2022 edition of Gulfood, which scheduled from 13 to 17 February at the Dubai World Trade Centre. V-Shapes will be located in the Trade Centre Arena, stand S-E12 …
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Bobst and partners launch next-gen samples
By Ben Daniel: Bobst and its partners have announced a milestone in their pioneering work to replace non-recyclable high barrier multi-material packaging structures with mono-material alternatives designed for recycling. The launch of a new generation of Bobst “hero samples” represents a significant achievement in the mission to deliver state-of-the-art solutions utilising a new generation of …
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