DAK Americas' will increase the price for all Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) products by $0.04 per pound effective January 1, 2013. This increase is necessary due to the continued upward movement of global raw material costs. DAK is ...
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Sonoco Plastics has announced the commencement of rigid plastic containers production for personal care products at its new $15m plant in the Beauty and Home Care campus in New Albany, Ohio, US. Sonoco Rigid Plastics vice president Rodger ...
DuPont Nutrition & Health has launched its range of mesophilic cultures for Tvarog, a curd based cheese, in order to accelerate its growth in the Eastern Europe. Tvarog has a consistency in between cottage and fresh cheese. ...
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Germany-based IntraVis Vision Systems will exhibit its EVOH barrier inspection system at the Pack Expo on 28-31 October 2012 in Chicago, US. EVOH creates a barrier to oxygen and carbon dioxide, locking quality and essence inside the ...
Biopharma and vaccine manufacturing company Cellon’s entire range of PharmaTainer bottles and carboys are now certified ‘clean,’ and meet USP 788 Particulate Matter in Injections as well as the equivalent EP and JP quality ...
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UK-based packaging manufacturer Spectra Packaging has produced new plastic bottles for country spa retreat Calcot Manor. Molded in HDPE and PET, the new containers created for Calcot Manor's three luxury spa bath and body collections - ...
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Faerch Plast has launched the new MAPET II mono packaging, produced from MONO amorphous polyethylene terephthalate or MAPET, which offers better sealability compared to its predecessor MAPET I. Developed primarily for manufacturing trays ...
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Coca-Cola's plant-based PET packaging claimed progress in soft drink and water bottles. In less than three years, Coke has sold more than 10 billion PlantBottles that contain plant-based mono ethylene glycol, which represents 30% of the ...
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US-based Invista has acquired PET resin and feedstock technology from La Seda de Barcelona (LSB), for an undisclosed amount. The transaction gives Invista intellectual property related to PET, purified terephthalic acid feedstock and ...
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Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE), a marketer, producer, and distributor of Coca-Cola products will announce two new sustainability proposals that obligate the company to setting the standard for sustainable packaging, achieving zero waste. In ...
Thai polyester and PET manufacturer Indorama Ventures (IVL) has announced plans to set up a new plant in the US with a capacity to produce 540,000t of PET polymers annually. According to the company, the expansion, which is expected to be ...
South African packaging company Nampak is focusing specially on Zambia, which is a part of its overall strategy to generate at least 25% of its revenue from the rest of Africa, besides South Africa, Angola, Kenya and Nigeria, by 2017. ...
Faerch Plast in the UK has announced the development of a new range of dual ovenable ‘Aluminium-Look’ crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET) containers for the ready to cook sector. The Aluminium Look containers are ...
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PepsiCo’s division Tropicana has launched a newly-designed container for its Tropicana Pure Premium 100% pure Florida orange juice. The recyclable bottle is made from lightweight PET plastic and is ideal for any breakfast or brunch. ...
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Paul Avery, Technical Training Services, Yaskawa America, Inc. Now more than ever, using the latest technology to save energy, time, and money is very important, as the ENKA de Colombia Co. realized when the time came to update part of ...
Tags: synthetic fibers, resins, fibers, polyester, polyamide filament yarns