PET
April 2025: Mixed Bag for Prices of Volume Resins
The end of the first quarter marked higher prices for polyolefins and relatively flat pricing for nearly all other resins.
Lilli Manolis Sherman
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine
Precision Concepts Buys Meredith-Springfield
Latest acquisition by this diversified producer of rigid packaging is a Northeast leader in technical blow molding.
Read MoreCompany Begins PET Cap Commercial Production
Origin’s CapFormer System 1 passes site acceptance test and begins commercial production of PET closures.
Read MoreMake PET Containers From 20 ml to 5 L on One Machine
Cypet’s new PRO Series of one-stage injection stretch-blow molding (ISBM) machines boasts high flexibility, high output, fast payback.
Read MoreSACMI’s PET Bottle and Labeling Machinery Integrated Into Omnia Techologies
SACMI Bottling and Labelling are now subunits of Omnia’s ACMI.
Read MoreLight-Blocking Additive for PET Dairy Packaging
Avient’s Lactra LX additive enables blocking of 100% visible light in monolayer PET.
Read MoreIndorama Collaborates in Launch of World’s First Bio-PET Bottles
Japan’s Suntory Group will introduce the new bottles for selected products in Japan
Read MorePrices Flat-to-Down for All Volume Resins
This month’s resin pricing report includes PT’s quarterly check-in on select engineering resins, including nylon 6 and 66.
Lilli Manolis Sherman
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology Magazine
New ‘Eco-Audit’ for Your PET Bottle Lines
Sidel introduces a three-phase audit of environmental impact of PET stretch-blow molding operations.
Read MoreAll-Electric Stretch-Blower for up to 3L PET Bottles
PET Technologies debuts compact APF-Max 2L liner reheat machine with quick changeovers, NIR heating and blowing-air recovery.
Read MoreLighter, Higher Performance Base Design for Premium rPET Bottles
Sidel’s StarLITE-R Premium base for thicker rPET bottles ensures bottle stability in high-speed production, while saving energy.
Read MoreCircular Network for Returnable Cosmetics and Personal Care Bottles
Stock reusable PET and glass bottles are provided to brands in Europe, along with consumer drop-off and collection points, labeling codes to identify bottles for reuse, cleaning technology, and recyclers to handle caps and pumps.
Read MoreEnd-to-End Quality Management For Aseptic PET Beverage Bottling
Sidel introduces Qual-IS comprehensive quality system to merge all QC activities in PET aseptic beverage bottling, from the preform blowing to laboratory management.
Read MorePET Cap and Closure Manufacturing System Launches
NPE2024: Origin Materials and partner Packsys Global say the high-throughput system opens the door to monomaterial bottles, promoting recycling and easing end of life for the package.
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Bekum Showcases New Capabilities in Electric Shuttles And Large Industrial Machines
NPE2024: Bekum is launching both new U.S.-built electric shuttles and a new line of high-tech large machines with automation, and also is featuring sustainability through energy savings and trilayer coextrusion with PCR.
Matthew Naitove
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology
Coca-Cola’s Redesign of Small PET Bottles Pushes Lightweighting Below Prior ‘Floor’
Coca-Cola thought it had reached the limits of lightweighting for its small PET carbonated soft drink bottles. But a “complete redesign” led to a further 12% reduction.
Read MoreStretching the Boundaries of Large PET Containers
NPE2024: Cypet shows off new capabilities for its ISBM machines.
Read MoreAll-Electric Shuttle and Stretch-Blow Machines
NPE2024: Meccanoplastica shows off a double-sided shuttle for containers up to 5 L and a reheat stretch-blow molder for up to 2.5 L PET containers with four cavities — both all-electric.
Read MoreSensor-Based PET Stretch-Blowing Controls and Bottle QC Instruments
NPE2024: Agr International is showing its newest systems for automated stretch-blow molder control and for measuring thickness distribution of bottles or sheets.
Read MoreIn the Zone: Bottles
NPE2024: The Bottle Zone is the place to explore cutting-edge bottle and container technologies.
Read MoreEastman Will Recycle Colored and Opaque PET Supplied by Rumpke
Agreement with MRF operator will send colored and opaque materials to Eastman for chemical recycling.
Read MoreAt NPE, Cypet to Show Latest Achievements in Large PET Containers
Maker of one-stage ISBM machines will show off new sizes and styles of handled and stackable PET containers, including novel interlocking products.
Matthew Naitove
Contributing Editor, Plastics Technology
Krones Acquires Netstal
Krones adds PET preform injection molding to its bottle blowing and filling capabilities, as well as cap molding and expansion into medical, food and other markets.
Read MoreTurkish Company Expands Into PET Recycling With New Line
PET Washing Line From Herbold Meckesheim Will Enable Bottle-to-Bottle Operation
Read MoreAdding Remote Service Functions for PET Bottle Blowing
KHS has added features to its internet machine communications portal for PET stretch-blow molding.
Read MorePET Bottle Recycling Rate Static As Collection Lags Production Slightly
NAPCOR recycling report puts PET recycling at 1.3% under last year's rate.
Read MoreSidel Launches Ultra-Small, Ultra-Light PET Bottle for Liquid Dairy Drinks
Sidel’s drinkable yogurt bottles from 65 to 150 ml save material and energy in production, and they’re qualified for 100% rPET.
Read MoreFirst Water Bottles With Ultrathin Glass Coating
Long used for sensitive juices and carbonated soft drinks, KHS Freshsafe PET Plasmax vapor-deposited glass coating is now providing freshness and flavor protection for PET mineral water bottles.
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