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11 Oct 2026
9 October – Taiwan-based flexible packaging producer Ruey Chang Printing & Packing Co., Ltd. has completed the installation of a new UTECO flexographic printing press and commissioned an automated CrystalCleanConnect (CCC4260) platemaking system from Asahi Photoproducts in December 2025.
The CCC4260 replaces the company’s previous AWP™ 4835P plate processor, with the investment aimed at improving au....
05 Oct 2026
5 Oct 2026 – X-Rite Pantone has launched Spectura, a new portable sphere spectrophotometer platform designed to connect colour measurement with quality workflows from the laboratory to the production floor.
The new platform combines advanced measurement capabilities, secure cloud connectivity and an expandable application framework, with the aim of helping manufacturers reduce colour errors, accelerate decision....
21 Sep 2026
21 Sep 2026 -Carbios and Wankai New Materials have postponed the expected commissioning of their planned PET biorecycling plant in Haining, Zhejiang Province, China, to the first half of 2028.
The companies said the project is continuing to progress, with preparatory work for construction coordination underway and locally available PET waste streams being validated.
However, Carbios said additional technical work is ....
07 Sep 2026
Indorama Ventures, through its packaging business Indovida, is partnering with Suntory, Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Iwatani Corporation to introduce Flake-to-Preform technology in Thailand.
7 Sep 2026 -Indorama Ventures will produce recycled PET preforms in Thailand through Indovida (Thailand) Limited, its joint venture with Iwatani Corporation, as part of a new partnership with Suntory Holdings and Suntory....
03 Sep 2026
1 Sep 2026 – Pakistan PET producer Novatex has expanded into bottle-to-bottle recycling, adding more than 24,000 tonnes a year of food-grade recycled PET (rPET) capacity at its facility near Lahore.
The new Starlinger recycling system was commissioned in November 2025 and can process up to 3,000 kg of PET per hour. It uses predominantly post-consumer PET bottles collected through municipal kerbside collection i....
06 Aug 2026
4 Aug 2026 – Vietnam is entering a new phase of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation, with updated regulations and evolving compliance requirements requiring packaging producers and importers to prepare for new recycling obligations. The latest developments have also sparked discussion among industry stakeholders and environmental groups over how recycling contributions should be calculated, re....
