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New Blow Molding Service Offerings from W. Müller
Several new aftermarket service packages are launched by W. Müller for extrusion blow molders.
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Coca-Cola Europacific Transitions to Tethered Caps and Lighter PET Bottle
Sidel is converting all Coca-Cola PET bottling lines in Europe to meet new EU packaging regulations by July 2024.
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OPINION: Another Step into the Minefield
A European industry-academic association calls for recognizing the distinction between “biobased” and “bio-attributed” content of plastics.
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OPINION: Stepping into the Minefield – Again
A major packaging producer defends “mono-material” claims as being “functionally” accurate and true “in spirit” when minute amounts of other materials do not affect recyclability.
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Change Over High-Output PET Blow/Fill/Cap Lines in Just One Week
Sidel delivered seven new PET bottle formats across two integrated water and soft-drink bottling lines within a week apiece.
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Bekum Acquires Thermoplastic Pultrusion Machinery Business
Blow molding machine builder Bekum buys into a very different field of technology with technology and personnel from insolvent ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH.
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Faster, More Automated Changeover for PET Bottles
Sidel has updated its Bottle Switch technology for its latest PET stretch-blow machines, adding robot assistance.
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Recycling Terminology Can Be a Minefield, So We Should Tread Lightly
Loose propagation of terms like “recyclable” and “compostable” has already brought down government regulations on labeling. The plastics and packaging industries should take that to heart with other recycle-related language. Like “monomaterial” for example.
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Plastics Processors Who Hire ‘Second-Chance’ Workers Do Well by Doing Good
Two blow molders with long-standing programs of hiring formerly incarcerated low-level offenders have helped these individuals re-enter their communities and have benefited from an additional resource during chronic labor shortages.
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Why Are They Blending Biopolymers?
A sit-down with bioplastic producer Danimer Scientific showed me there are more possible answers to that question than I had previously thought.
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Blow Molder Confer Plastics Celebrates Golden Anniversary & the ‘American Dream’
This family-run firm fills a specialized niche with a culture of innovation and environmental stewardship that realizes the dreams of its founders, its employees and its customers.
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PHA/PLA Blends for Coffee Pods Meet EU Compostability Specs
Danimer Scientific and TotalEnergies Corbion collaborate on biopolymer blends that meet proposed EU compostability requirements for coffee pods and other plastic packaging.
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