Sacmi is set to showcase its beverage and closure solutions at this year’s Expo Pack Mexico event. The world's third biggest market for SACMI Closures&Containers solutions and a key sales area for the entire SACMI Beverage range, ...
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Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have recently found record levels of microplastic in arctic sea ice. However, the majority of particles were microscopically small. The ice ...
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Germany-based Herbold Meckesheim has supplied and commissioned a plastic film recycling system in Germiston South, near Johannesburg, in South Africa. The first large-scale plant for the recycling of heavily contaminated PE film waste has ...
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ClassOne Technology of Kalispell, MT, USA (which manufactures Solstice electroplating systems for ≤200mm wafers), has unveiled a new plating technique that is said to provide significant cost reductions for compound semiconductor ...
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Baker Perkins, a provider of manufacturing and process services to the food industry, has opened a new industrial extrusion innovation center in Peterborough, UK. The new center is designed to offer a resource for chemical, plastics, ...
Katoen Natie has broken ground on a new advanced plastic packaging facility in South Dallas County, US. The new facility is being developed at the 3,000-acre Prime Pointe Industrial Park, which is adjacent to Union Pacific's Dallas ...
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Dow Performance Silicones has introduced new non-migrating silicone additive for bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film. The new Dow Corning HMB-6301 Masterbatch is a patent-pending solution, which will facilitate packaging ...
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Aurora Plastics has acquired US-based S&E Specialty Polymers for an undisclosed sum. Based in Lunenburg of Massachusetts, S&E Specialty Polymers produces polymers, custom plastics and compounds for use in various applications, including ...
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Finland based pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has agreed to sell its 35% stake in Bulleh Shah Packaging (BSP) to the majority share holder Packages Ltd for €6m. Bulleh Shah Packaging, based in Pakistan, is a joint venture ...
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has recently adopted a position on use of degradable additives in plastic packaging. The institute has recently passed a series of changes to its policy positions, as well as a new policy ...
Romaco Innojet is set to showcase new Ventilus technology for drying, granulating and coating fine solid particles at interpack event in Germany. The Ventilus series was developed for use in various applications of the pharmaceutical, ...
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Drake Plastics has unveiled the capacity and facility expansion of its medical products operating unit, which was launched in February 2016. Drake Plastics Medical was formed to better serve the specialized requirements of the medical ...
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Taiwan-based Polystar has exhibited its two recycling machines at Plastivision India 2017 event. The company showcased Repro-One one-step recycling machine, and Repro Air compact and air-cooling film recycling machine at the event. The ...
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Taiwan-based Polystar has installed a recycling machine at Turkey-based recycler Sembol Plastik’s facility in Istanbul. Doubling Sembol Plastik’s recycling capacity, the newly installed machine produces around 19t of products ...
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Linde will showcase two new advanced chilling solutions at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, 31 January–2 February. The solutions can help processors improve temperature control while meeting goals ...
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