South African paper and packaging company Mondi Group has secured European Union (EU) regulatory approval for its $782m acquisition of packaging company Nordenia in Germany from private equity firm Oaktree Capital. According to Mondi, the ...
Tags: paper and packaging, flexible packaging, consumer products
Xito de CV has invested $4m in a new PET sheet extrusion line which will almost double its current production capacity of 19 million pounds a year. Xito owner and chief executive Norman Wright was quoted by Plastics News as saying that it ...
Tags: Pet Sheet, production capacity, virgin PET
Indian producer of polyester granules, JBF Industries has awarded a contract to plant engineering and construction company Uhde Inventa-Fischer to build a PET plant in Geel, Belgium. The plant will have an annual total name plate capacity ...
Tags: PET plant, MTR and FTR technologies, food applications
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 20/11/2012.The largest rises were Nickel (1.57%),Silver (1.43%),Acetone (1.17%),while the largest ...
Tags: price, Spot Commodities, mineral
Exopack has established a new manufacturing center of excellence for its pet food business in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in a bid to sustain its position in the development and manufacture of packaging solutions for the pet food market. ...
Tags: Pet Food Packaging, Pet Food, Food Packaging
Phoenix Industries, a plastics products maker in Sri Lanka has laid the foundation stone for a new LKR350m ($3m) plant in Horana, which will supply the packaging needs of the fast moving consumer goods company Unilever's Sri Lanka unit. ...
UK-based packaging design and sourcing specialist New Vision Packaging has completed work on the latest Lee Stafford Christmas range. The Lee Stafford Christmas range comprises four different products, the Argan Oil, Poker Straight, Mini ...
Tags: packaging techniques, polystyrene plastic window, recycled PET
The PET Resin Association (PETRA) has unveiled a recyclability assessment model that includes testing and evaluation criteria for special-use and innovative resins having a low market presence. The company's officials say their ...
US-based DaniMer Scientific is set to unveil a new biobased label adhesive, DaniMer 92721 to eliminate the problems associated with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container recycling. The company used renewable building block, Susterra ...
Tags: Adhesive, Pet Recycling, renewable content
DiaGenic has teamed up with GE Healthcare to develop a blood-based test using DiaGenic's peripheral gene expression profiling in patients with mild cognitive impairment, a disorder associated with risk for Alzheimer's Disease. The ...
Tags: DiaGenic, GE Healthcare, Alzheimer's Disease
Sheet extrusion machinery manufacturer in the US, Processing Technologies International (PTi) has announced plans to invest $3m to expand equipment production in Aurora, Illinois. PTi is set to increase overall plant capacity by 50%, ...
Tags: PTi, equipment production
Sleeve Label Substrate for PET Bottles Critical Guidance Document has been unveiled by Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) for PET compatible materials. The new guidance protocol is aimed at streamlining testing for full ...
Tags: Pet Compatibility, PET compatible materials, PET recyclers
Taiwan-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - Shinkong Synthetic Fibers has reduced capacity rates at its PET plant and has also planned a turnaround. “The PET plant is currently operating at 85 percent production ...
Tags: Polyethylene Terephthalate, PET, PET plant, Synthetic Fibers
Thermoformed packaging products designer and manufacturer in the US, Placon has announced the launch of its new divided containers, which contain up to 100%, food-safe, post-consumer recycled materials. According to the company, the Fresh ...
Tags: Recyclable Food Containers, Food Containers, divided containers
Avery Dennison's new Bottle-to-Bottle (B2B) film portfolio aims to address the easy removal of labels for PET reclamation programs. The B2B range is built on clear/white BOPP film facestock anchored by SR3010, a switchable adhesive, which ...