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Europe: KHS brings 40% energy savings to German bottler

Mineral water bottlers Teinach have tasked the KHS Group to modernize their polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle filling line. In the course of the process the...

Asia Pacific: China to hold SAVE FOOD in 2017

A study from FAO and the State Grain Administration reveals that 35% of China's annual grain production was wasted. In order to reduce China's...

Asia Pacific: Total Corbion sells certified PLA resins

Total Corbion PLA says polylactic acid (PLA) resins from Bonsucro certified sugarcane are available for commercial order. This allows converters and brand owners to use...

Europe: Parliament recognises the good bioplastics bring

The European Parliament’s report on the European Strategy for Plastics adopted recently by the plenary testifies to the increasing acknowledgement and endorsement of the...

Asia Pacific: Hong Kong group proposes steps to recycling beverage containers

The Single-Use Beverage Packaging Working Group revealed its position statement on building a Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS) for beverage containers in Hong Kong. The...

Europe: UPM Raflatac contributes to LCA guidelines in region

FINAT and TLMI have cooperated to provide lifecycle assessment guidelines for the self-adhesive label industry. UPM Raflatac has been actively contributing to the preparatory...

Europe: DSM’s film receives Frost & Sullivan award

DSM receives the 2016 European Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership for its proprietary, high-efficiency barrier film product Akulon XS. The product is used...

Asia Pacific: Chinaplas 2017 exhibitors display lightweight, green solutions

Lightweight plastic packaging requires less resin in the extrusion molding process, which is not only environmentally friendly, but also able to effectively reduce the...

Europe: Sensor for lesser packaging wastage

Butler Automatic has developed an enhanced register sensor for new and existing SP1 Automatic Film Splicers, which improves upon the previous sensor’s accuracy and...

Europe: Paperboard packaging found to be more green than plastic, study

Study shows using paperboard instead of plastic can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99%. For people who influence the choice of packaging material, this...