Ryukyu glass, with its colorful simplicity, is coveted around Japan, not just in Okinawa Prefecture where it originated. With the onset of summer, Ryukyu glass can be a cool gift and a receptacle for your favorite shochu. “The ...
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Plastic closures manufacturer Bericap will introduce its tried-and-tested closure systems at Drinktec taking place from 16-20 September 2013 in Munich, Germany. Bericap will exhibit its 33mm closures for hot fillings available in the ...
Agr International, Inc. will exhibit a wide range of products designed for the measurement and quality management of beverage containers at the 2013 drinktec show. Of particular interest at this year's show will be two key featured ...
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The four cornered lids & bases are manufactured from recycled PET made from a minimum of 50% post-consumer waste [old drinks bottles]. The two parts are supplied ready erected with corners ultrasonically welded. According to ...
I must admit, part of me was really hoping that the list of names on Coca-Cola's new 'personalised' bottles would include mine. Alas it wasn't to be – though I am impressed that Coke has given me the option to personalise a bottle ...
Speaking exclusively to Packaging News, Ball Europe Packaging Europe president Colin?Gillis said: "The London Metal Exchange [LME] sets the price for aluminium. The parties who set the premiums for shipping and warehousing have raised the ...
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The UK’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has collaborated with British Glass and the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA) to launch a new recycling communications initiative for local authorities. Aimed ...
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 ...
For now, Birmingham residents with unwanted glass will have to be creative if they want to keep it out of the trash. The downtown recycling center run by the Alabama Environmental Council will not be able to accept glass because the ...
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on the development of the chemical and petrochemical industries. The attendees of the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, Alexander Novak, the Minister of ...
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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 ...
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US-based August Schell Brewing has introduced new beer, called Schell Shocked Grapefruit Radler. The new light, crisp German-style beer blends mild malt flavor, hop bitterness and citrus essence and comes with 4.6% ABV and 12 IBUs. ...
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US-based Deschutes Brewery is set to introduce a new limited edition beer called Green Monster. The new sour beer is brewed in French oak barrels and includes cherry and barnyard scents, as well as dried fruit aroma. The new beer comes ...
Vuka has announced the launch of its Vuka Intelligent Energy drinks in new recyclable 16oz Alumi-Tek bottles supplied by Ball. Vuka CEO Alexia Bregman said, "Vuka is meant for a more sophisticated audience than the traditional energy ...
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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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