rPET

Report on ALPLA Group Plants Affirms Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Benefits of PET, HDPE Recycling

Iranpolymer/Baspar  ALPLA Group, a plastics recycler and packaging manufacturer, announced the results of life cycle assessments conducted by c7-consult. The analysis looked at data from four ALPLA recycling facilities, two in Germany and two in Mexico. Results confirm the carbon emissions…

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Sidel Launches Ultra-Small, Ultra-Light PET Bottle for Liquid Dairy Drinks

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The latest lightweight PET bottle and preform design from Sidel is aimed at drinkable and probiotic yogurts in sizes from 65 to 150 ml and is suitable for ambient and cold-chain processes. The new small bottle could also be used for…

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Alpla, Tönissteiner launch reusable bottle made from 100% rPET

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Packaging specialist Alpla has collaborated with Privatbrunnen Tönissteiner, a mineral water company based in Germany, on the development of a reusable PET bottle made entirely of recycled material. The new bottle, of which the development was worked on by the…

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Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled PET

Iranpolymer/Baspar  In a PR blow to the plastic recycling industry, Lego has abandoned its plans to switch to recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for its bricks, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. In 2021, the world’s largest toymaker announced it was testing…

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Berry Global develops 100% recycled PET bottles for luxury water brand

Iranpolymer/Baspar  A new ‘luxury artesian’ mineral water is being packaged in a bottle using exclusively 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles, manufactured by Berry Global. NEUE Water has been consciously conceived for today’s modern, on-the-go lifestyle. As well as its recycled…

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Pepsi, Nestlé debut first 100% rPET bottles in Thailand

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Mineré, a subsidiary of Nestlé in Thailand, are the first two beverage brands in the Thai market to adopt 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for their plastic bottles. Envicco, a joint venture between Thai…

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Republic Services and Ravago in Partnership to Build Recycling Capacity

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Republic Services, an provider of environmental services, and Ravago, a polymer recycling and distribution company, announced the creation of Blue Polymers, an innovative partnership that will help advance circularity in the plastics industry. Blue Polymers is developing a network…

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Coca-Cola debuts first 100% rPET bottle in India

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  In a first for the country, Coca-Cola India recently launched a new 1-litre bottle made from 100% recycled PET for its packaged drinking water brand Kinley. The use of recycled material in food contact applications had previously been…

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Services to Help Blow Molders Convert to rPET

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  RePETable is the name of a new portfolio of services from Sidel to assist PET stretch-blow molders in overcoming the challenges of including recycled PET (rPET) in their production. RePETable comprises a choice of services from optimizing bottle design for…

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Spring Water Bottler Opens rPET Facility

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  CG Roxane announced the official opening of its second in-house recycled PET plant in Benton, TN. The plant will process recycled PET flakes into pellets and mold new bottles, in support of the company’s shift to manufacturing bottles for…

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PET imports impact EU recycled content targets

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  A major increase in PET imports threatens the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, along with its objective to improve the waste management of plastics. PET imports doubled between 2021 and 2022, reaching 1.9Mt, driven by increased demand for…

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