The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastics Industry
SIOUX CITY | City officials are considering ending curbside glass recycling and encouraging people to cash in bottles for refunds instead. They said decline in the value of glass has made processing it impractical without passing higher ...
The effectiveness of Clariant’s new ONE WAY sustainability calculation system has been confirmed in physical tests carried out by leading machine builder Fong’s. The test results verified the accuracy of the calculations and ...
Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
Tags: Eco Baltia, Recycled Pet
Ishida Europe is upgrading its Atlas range of snack food bagmakers in order to increase the machine’s speeds on Potato Chips by a further 35% to 150 bags per minute. The new Ishida Charge Transfer Control (CTC) system is easily ...
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According to the Federal Highway Administration, in 2011 143,899 bridges were either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, with a surface area exceeding 89 million square meters. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 ...
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One of the largest mining companies in the world, Vale has selected Emerson Process Management's machinery health technology to help ensure reliable operation of the pit-to-plant conveyor system for its S11D Iron Mining Project in Brazil. ...
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MS Europa 2, the new flagship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has set off to sea with Metso's marine automation on board. The luxury ship was christened in Hamburg on May 10, 2013, and embarked on its maiden voyage toward Lisbon. The ship has been ...
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), in conjunction with the soft drinks industry, trade associations and WRAP, has launched Soft Drinks Sustainability Roadmap (SDSR). The initiative was launched by Food ...
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Ishida Europe will improve its Atlas range of snack food bagmakers in a bid to increase the machine’s speeds on Potato Chips by a further 35% to 150 bags per minute. The new Ishida Charge Transfer Control (CTC) system, which is ...
Tags: Snack Food Bagmakers, Ishida
Beginning with its first store in 1936, Stater Bros. has a very long history. To deepen its commitment to reducing energy usage, Stater Bros. retrofit the frozen-food cases in nearly all of its 166 stores with GE’s LED refrigerated ...
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Biopac has announced its role in ECLIPSE, an international consortium, which has bagged a €5m funding in a bid to develop new packaging using natural materials. According to the UK-based developer and supplier of packaging and ...
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Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead announced the move today (28 June) which follows a consultation that was held last year to gauge public opinion. He said shoppers would be encouraged to reuse carrier bags to cut down on the 750 ...
Osram Opto Semiconductors won the title of Green Supplier of the Year at Yazaki's annual awards ceremony, held on June 5, 2013, to honor World Environment Day, the Yazaki Green Supplier of the Year program was established in 2007 as the ...
Tags: Semiconductors, Osram Opto, Electronics
US-based designer and manufacturer of packaging and displays, Bay Cities has announced its sustainable version of the traditional clamshell, the cold seal BayPak. Made of recycled corrugate printed with water based inks, the new BayPak ...
Tags: packaging, Sustainable Clamshell