0:38 min America, Caps & Closures, Global themes, …
Management

corvaglia group announces U.S. expansion in Georgia

Today, Switzerland based corvaglia group announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia. The company provides plastic cap and closure technology solutions to the beverage industry around the world. The new U.S. production facility will compliment corvaglia’s ...
1:20 min Recycling & Compounding, Global themes, Regions, …
Recycling

Plastics recycling grows in Europe

The installed capacity for recycling flexible polyethylene (PE: PE-LD, PE-LLD PE-MD & PE-HD) has been increasing significantly over the last years. Since 2015, the installed capacity for recycling flexible PE has grown approximately from 1.5 M tonnes per year to 2.3 M tonnes per ...
3:46 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability

HEINEKEN announces 'Drop the C' programme

Brewer sets new ambition to reduce carbon emissions HEINEKEN today announced its 'Drop the C' programme for renewable energy. With 'Drop the C' the company aims to grow its share of renewable thermal energy and electricity in production from the current level of 14% to 70% by 2030. ...
2:22 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
Circular economy

CEFLEX: Surge in collaboration boosts support for circular economy solutions for flexible packaging

CEFLEX, the collaborative initiative to increase the collection and recycling of ...
2:19 min Global themes, Beverages
Refresco completes acquisition of Cott's bottling activities

Creating the world's largest independent bottler for retailers and A-brands

Refresco, an independent bottler of beverages for retailers and A-brands in Europe and the US, today announces completion of the acquisition of the bottling activities of Cott.
1:40 min Global themes, Regions, Packaging & Application, …
Sustainability

Amcor is first global packaging company pledging to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025

Amcor today became the first global packaging company pledging to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025, directly addressing a major environmental issue with capability, scale and reach.
1:28 min India, Global themes, Regions, …

Plastindia Foundation creates the world's "largest T-Shirt" made from 100 % recycled PET waste

Plastindia Foundation makes World’s – “Largest T-Shirt” out of 100% recycled plastic ...
2:30 min Global themes, Regions, Europe, …

Processing, filling, sealing: GEA supplements its portfolio with bottle and can filling

GEA strengthens its market position as a total solutions provider in the beverage processing industry with finalizing the acquisition of the Slovenian machine manufacturer VIPOLL d.o.o. in January 2018. VIPOLL develops and produces filling technologies for soft drinks, beer and fresh ...
1:45 min Global themes, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Recycling & Compounding

Global Success for Bottles of 100 Percent HDPE Recyclates

The Recyclate Initiative is reaching for the stars. Werner & Mertz, the bottle producer AlplaWerke Alwin Lehner gmbH & Co KG and the Green Dot received the WorldStar Packaging Award in the "Household" category for the development of bottles made of 100% HDPE ...
1:53 min Sustainability & Circular Economy
PET recycling

PET collection and recycling rates in Europe significantly increased in 2016

Out of 3.147.000 tonnes of PET bottles and containers placed in the European market ...