1:31 min rPET & PET Flakes, Food grade PET
Food grade PET

PET manufacturer Equipolymers moves closer to circular economy solutions with new Rittec technology

Goal to meet growing demand for food-grade rPET - Significantly increase ...
1:40 min PET materials
Blister packaging

Huhtamaki launches Push Tab® blister lid, a first-to-market, aluminum-free, mono-material PET blister lidding, for the global healthcare industry

Huhtamaki, a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions, today announces ...
0:40 min Recycled plastics, Biobased Material, Packaging & Application
Trial

McDonalds tests clear cups sourced from recycled and biobased materials

The test is one of many steps that will help McDonald’s meet its goal of sourcing 100% of its guest packaging from renewable, recycled or certified sources by 2025.
1:52 min Biobased Material
Plant-based material

Avantium celebrates the First Piling Ceremony for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, celebrated the ...
1:35 min Additives
Additives

Avantium and Sukano sign offtake agreement to develop masterbatches for PEF

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has signed a conditional offtake agreement with Sukano AG, a reputable expert in additive and colour masterbatches and compounds for polyester and specialty resins.
1:11 min Additives
Claim

APR statement on the effects of degradable additives on plastics recycling

Steve Alexander, President & CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), issued the following statement regarding the effects of degradable additives on mechanical recycling of postconsumer plastics:
1:14 min Additives
Additives

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR Sorting

Chroma Color has developed a specialized formulation path to solving the need for ...
2:70 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Biobased Material
Construction

Avantium reaches Financial Close for its FDCA Flagship Plant

Avantium N.V., a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that it has reached Financial Close for the construction of its FDCA Flagship Plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands.
7:31 min Biobased Material, Barrier materials, ONE:22
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Barrier

PEF as a barrier layer: does it influence the bottle blowing process?

The stretching behavior of PET is well known at converters and brand-owners, leading ...
6:56 min Biobased Material, Sheets & Films
comPETence magazine | ONE:22 | Antiblock masterbatch for oriented PEF films

Partnership between Avantium and Sukano opens door for industrial application of PEF in flexible packaging

PEF has proven to be a resin of high value and performance in barrier films for ...