0:47 min Facts & Figures, Fiber lines
Shutdown

Closure of staple fiber operations at DAK Americas' Cooper River Site

DAK Americas LLC (DAK) announced its plan to close the Polyester Staple Fiber(PSF) manufacturing operations at its Cooper River Site, near Charleston, SC. The site will continue to produce PET Resins to serve the bottle and packaging markets on its newer capacity installed in 2003.
1:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Bottle development and design
Paper bottles

Stora Enso and Pulpex partner to produce fiber-based bottles on industrial scale

Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex join forces to industrialize the ...
2:50 min PET films, trays, cups, Extrusion lines
Union

KraussMaffei bundles all extrusion technologies under a single roof

Customer benefits, synergies and strategic outlook for the future New sales and ...
1:35 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Alternative rPET application

Covestro introduces 3D printing material made from recycled PET

Recycled PET made from post-consumer plastic waste Developed by the recently ...
0:49 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Additives

New ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020R from Avient improves oxygen scavenging at 100 percent rPET content

Avient announced the launch of ColorMatrix™ Amosorb™ 4020R, a non-nylon-containing ...
1:34 min Blow Moulding & Coating, Bottle development and design
Bottle design

Sidel StarLITE™ HPC: A new base solution to increase the stability of flat PET and rPET containers by up to 25%

Sidel is introducing the StarLITETM HPC base. The new, oval bottle base alternative ...
1:20 min Materials, Processing & Handling, Additives
Additives

Ampacet extends ScratchShield™ line; Additives enhance PET abrasion & scratch resistance

Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has added two products to the ScratchShield™ ...
1:47 min Preform moulding, Preform moulds
PET preform overmolding system

StackTeck: A unique approach to overmolding cube applications

StackTeck Systems Ltd. is pleased to announce a successful new introduction of ...
1:10 min Preform moulding, PET injection moulding systems
New special injector

Thermoplay - Improving the transformation process with innovative technologies

Thermoplay, a business within Barnes Molding Solutions strategic business unit, has ...
1:45 min Bottle & Cap Decoration, Labels and sleeves
Sustainable sleeve solution

APR Recognition: CCL reaches next milestone for EcoFloat® sleeve material in the US market

CCL receives APR (Association of Plastic Recyclers) Critical Guidance ...