Growing demand for bottled beverages in the Asian market has prompted beverage equipment maker Krones to take into account local environmental conditions in the latest update to its NitroHotfill technology. Originally introduced in 2009 ...
German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer Krones has improved its NitroHotfill process in order to make the hot-filling process cost-efficient and energy efficient. The process allows the users to produce bottles with a ...
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On America Recycles Day, the non-alcoholic beverage industry reaffirms its longstanding commitment to further minimizing its environmental impact, and is making it easier for consumers to do the same. "From our 100 percent recyclable ...
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As the company was looking for a sound investment, it decided to invest in two Sidel Matrix blowers over two years. The investment allowed Alpla to produce bottles for the full range of Coca-Cola branded products on behalf of client ...
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The supply of recycled material is not the issue; demand for recycled material has to be created by innovation in the sector. I recently presented a selection of the packaging-related outputs of BFF's work with Defra to develop a UK Soft ...
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The supermarket giant has taken out 1g on the 500ml and 5.5g on the 2 litre bottles of Highland Spring and Eden Falls brands. Asda is also set to carry out further work to lightweight the 5 litre bottle. According to Asda, the lightweighted ...
BASF Corporation will exhibit many of its automotive technologies at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2013 Automotive Composites Conference & Exhibition (ACCE) taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace (Diamond Center) in ...
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced more than $45m for 38 new projects that strengthen the research and development of advanced transport technologies. These vehicle technologies are aimed at improving fuel efficiency, ...
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Rawlings has developed a lightweight glass bottle for mineral water client Belu in a bid to reduce the UK’s carbon footprint. Through new techniques and innovation, Rawlings, in partnership with sustainability focused glass ...
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Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
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American Shiloh Industries has expanded its light weight casting offering with the acquisition of Contech Castings, a provider of high-pressure aluminum die cast parts for the automotive industry. The deal adds P2000 squeeze casting, ...
Global PET solutions provider Sidel has developed the new StarLite bottle base for still drinks with a shape that increases the base resistance and stability. The new PET bottle base is suited for water and juices especially, and under ...
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Members of the Natural Hydration Council (NHC), including Nestlé and Danone, have claimed that the amount of plastic in bottles has reduced by an average of 12% in the last five years In a survey conducted by the bottled water ...
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Among the newly released Teana models by Dongfeng Nissan, ultra high strength steel with more than 590 MPa car body application ratio reaches up to one third, with 980 MPa of maximum strength; While maintaining the most powerful engine in ...
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According to the retailer, working with supplier, Kingsland Wines and Spirits, the lightweighting move will save 725 tonnes of glass each year. This means that the retailer will also save over 556 tonnes of CO2 per year. The ...
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