Henkel invests in recycling startup Saperatec
Henkel is reinforcing its commitment for the development of a circular economy by investing in the recycling specialist Saperatec.
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October 2019
NOVAMONT BIOPLASTICS AND BIO-BASED PRODUCTS AT K 2019
Novamont’s new R&D and engineering achievements are being showcased at K2019, the no. 1 fair for the plastics and rubber sector, which this year is focussing on the circular economy and sustainability.
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Gerresheimer to reduce the development time for glass containers.
Glass production begins with engineering the mould. The more accurately the moulds are designed and made, the greater the quality of the bottle.
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Counterfeit-proof and Individualized: Industry 4.0 Packaging
Smart industry is one of the best-known megatrends of the modern age. This buzzword stands for the interconnection and optimisation of production workflows.
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Clariant launches black colorants for wide range of recyclable polymers
Clariant gives the recycling potential of black plastics a much-needed boost. At K 2019, it will launch the first range of near infrared (NIR)-detectable black pigments and dyes applicable to a wide variety of recyclable plastics.
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Tetra Pak to explore Graphene for food and beverage packaging
Tetra Pak has joined the European Commission Graphene Flagship project as the exclusive representative from the packaging industry to explore possible future applications of graphene in food and beverage (F&B) manufacturing.
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First PET bottle made of 100% recyclate with a barrier: Beyond Juice
Beyond Juice is the result of our project launched in answer to one of the most pressing issues of our day and age – how to avoid waste by recycling packaging. Beyond Juice is committed to the concept of the full circular economy and combines several sustainable KHS approaches to this in a single container.
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31 billion aluminium cans recycled in Europe: hits record 74.5% in 2017
All aluminium cans are equally recyclable, no matter the colour, design, format or size. Recycling aluminium consumes 95% less energy than producing it from raw material, while the recycling process generates only 5% of the greenhouse gas emissions produced from raw material production.
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First Compostable Ovenable Film launched by Futamura
Futamura, the global leader for sustainable cellulose films, announces the launch of a new product to market, ‘NatureFlexTM 30NVO’, an ovenable grade of its landmark compostable NatureFlexTM films.
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DOW presents new ADCOTE™ L76-500 high-solids adhesive for high speed metal lamination at K 2019
DOW expands its portfolio of solvent-based adhesives with the new ADCOTE™ L76-500 high-solids adhesive, opening new opportunities beyond traditional metal-to-film lamination.
Recycled bottle-to-bottle light barrier white opaque PET technically proven for the first time
Sukano and Sidel have proved that white opaque masterbatch formulations can be used in PET monolayer bottles, and still be processed at the same machine throughput using Sidel’s EvoBLOW, with no impact on colour, properties, functionality, or production rates.
New Small-Scale Molecular Recycling Facility constructed by LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell today announced that it is building a new small-scale pilot facility at its Ferrara, Italy site moving another step closer to converting post-consumer plastic waste into new plastics on a commercial scale.
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