3:40 min Regions

Bio-based plastics: New study forecasts enormous potential

The associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of ...
3:43 min Regions

2008 Recycling Rate Report: NAPCOR and APR report highest PET recycling rate since 1997

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR), and the PET Resin Association (PETRA) announced today the release of the “2008 Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity” and a 2008 Polyethylene ...
1:52 min Regions

Petcore publishes PET collection figures for 20081 - European PET bottle collection increases by more than 11%

Petcore announced today that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.26m tonnes in 2008, an increase of more than 11% on 2007. The overall collection rate in 2008 rose by nearly 5%, from over 41% to 46%, of all PET bottles on the market. The overall share of fibres as an end ...
7:43 min Regions

Strong drinktec boosts confidence and investment

Top decision-makers from all over the world – a full turn-out Around 60,000 trade visitors from 170 countries Proportion of international visitors rises to 55 percent Exhibitors: Life is coming back to the sectordrinktec 2009 has gathered together the top decision-makers in the ...
2:34 min Regions

Position paper on so-called oxo-biodegradable plastics launched

European Bioplastics today published a position paper distancing itself from the so-called oxo-biodegradable” industry. The paper sheds some light on the technology behind the so-called oxo-biodegradable industry, its failure to live up to international established and acknowledged ...
1:14 min PET processing, Materials, Processing & Handling, Regions, …

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: SABIC / Ibn Rushd

Uhde Inventa-Fischer has entered into a contract with the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) to provide the technology license and the complete basic engineering of the 2nd PET Resin expansion of its manufacturing affiliate, Arabian Industrial Fiber Company (Ibn Rushd) at its ...
3:47 min Regions

Amcor PET Packaging wins Ameristar Award

  The company’s 16-ounce bottle has won the beverage category of the ...
0:41 min Regions

The Pepsi Bottling Group acknowledges receipt of unsolicited proposal from Pepsico

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) confirmed that it received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from PepsiCo, Inc. to acquire all the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock not owned by PepsiCo for $29.50 per share. PBG said that its Board of Directors will ...
5:51 min Regions

PepsiCo proposes to acquire Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas

Combination would create a fully-integrated supply chain and go-to-market business model positioned to accelerate revenue growth Synergies are estimated to be more than $200 million per year before taxes Transaction is expected to be accretive to PepsiCo ...
1:37 min Regions

NatureWorks LLC expands resin distribution with Ashland in North America

NatureWorks LLC is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Ashland Distribution to distribute NatureWorks’ products in North America. This agreement signals NatureWorks’ long-term commitment to broadening the supply of Ingeo™ biopolymer to North American plastics ...