0:37 min Management, Asia Pacific
Acquisition

Refresco completes acquisition of Tru Blu Beverages in Australia

Refresco Group, the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging (GNE) brands and retailers in Europe and North America, announces it has completed the acquisition of Tru Blu Beverages, a manufacturer of non-alcoholic beverages in Australia, ...
1:44 min America, PET recycling systems, Food grade PET
Expansion

Starlinger viscotec - Doubling rPET manufacturing capacity: Evergreen, USA

Established in 1998 with a single location in Clyde, Ohio, Evergreen is a ...
1:59 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Middle East
Launch

Dubai Chamber of Commerce launches Bottled Water Business Group and Circular Packaging Association

As part of its efforts to enhance the private sector’s contributions to the emirate’s economy, The Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of three chambers operating under Dubai Chambers, announced the establishment of two new business groups: The Bottled Water Business Group and the ...
1:46 min Africa, Labels and sleeves
Labelling

MCC partners with Extrupet and Coca-Cola to bring recyclable shrink sleeve to the South African market

RecycLABEL® shrink sleeves are certified by Extrupet for the South African ...
1:44 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
Note

UNESDA releases statement on the publication of the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation

UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe takes note of the European Commission’s publication of the revision of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Their sector is fully committed to the objective of accelerating the transition to a circular economy, which is why they have set ...
5:16 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
New packaging rules

EU Comission - European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling

The Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to tackle this constantly growing source of waste and of consumer frustration. On average, each European generates almost 180 kg of packaging waste per year. Packaging is one of the main users of virgin materials as 40% ...
1:26 min Facts & Figures, Europe
Forecast

AMI: New dataset - Tough year for polymer demand but underlying differences are strong

A new dataset from AMI Consulting shows the challenges facing the European plastics industry in 2022 and through to 2027. It covers all of Europe including Russia and former CIS countries. GDP forecasts for 2022 still look quite healthy. The IMF in its October update forecast 2.6% ...
1:20 min Africa, Two step blow moulding systems
Large-volume bottle production

South Africa: Polyoak produces large volume PET bottles with SIPA's linear stretch-blow molder

Recently, South African company Polyoak broke new ground with SIPA's SFL EVO 6/4 XL ...
1:25 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Africa, Bottle development and design
Award

Mpact recognised for excellence at industry leading packaging awards

Mpact, the largest paper and plastics packaging business and recycler in Africa, has won key awards at the 2022 Institute of Packaging SA Gold Pack Awards, which is designed to showcase the very best of what the South African packaging industry produces.
2:16 min Africa, Labels and sleeves

CCL presents first-ever approved shrink film material for the South African beverage market

Extrupet approves EcoFloat® shrink sleeves as in line with South African recycling ...