22 Oct 2020
15 October 2020 – Austrian plastic packaging manufacturer ALPLA switched its PET Recycling Team plants in Wöllersdorf, Austria, and Radomsko, Poland, to a mix of electricity from renewable sources in…
02 Oct 2020
1 October 2020 – Zurich, Switzerland – Amcor, a global leader in packaging, has announced the world’s first recyclable flexible retort pouch. The technical breakthrough, which many considered impossible, follows…
02 Oct 2020
29 September 2020 – France – Corbion and Total has announced their intention to build a new PLA bioplastics plant in Europe through their Total Corbion PLA joint venture. The…
13 Aug 2020
In 2019, Master Kong beverage (Master Kong) in China opted to sign a two-year fixed price maintenance contract with Sidel for four of their aseptic complete PET lines producing ready-to-drink…
13 Aug 2020
8 August 2020, Australia – Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management and Asahi Beverages have entered a joint venture to build an AUD$45 million (US$32.3 million) plastic pelletising facility. It is…
07 Aug 2020
Guzman distributes around 80,000t of polymers annually. Photo: Guzman Spanish materials distributor Guzman Global (Valencia) has sold a major stake in its Guzmán Polymers subsidiary to Austria based polymer distributor Hromatka…
24 Jul 2020
18 July 2020 – Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), is funding Dutch start-up CuRe Technology – a recycling start-up which seeks to provide a new lease of life for difficult to recycle plastic polyester…