Polyethylene Terephthalate

SuperCleanQ funding victory to boost SMEs rPET prospects

SuperCleanQ funding victory to boost SMEs rPET prospects

By Ben Bouckley

An industry consortium has secured almost €2m of EU funding to develop processes and quality procedures to recycle for food contact applications, with the aim of helping small to medium-sized recyclers (SMEs) here reprocess waste and conform to European...

APPE developed the new technology for its DeepGrip bottles in partnership with Sidel

APPE battles HDPE bottles with ‘radical’ PET launch

By Ben Bouckley

APPE insists that a ‘technological advance’ now allows it to produce large size polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles with recessed handles, and challenge blow-moulded HDPE rivals with a ‘significantly lighter’ alternative.

Blowfill investment sees CCA slash Australian PET use

Blowfill investment sees CCA slash Australian PET use

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has opened two new blowfill lines costing AUS $35m at its Australian bottling facility in Adelaide, in a move that it said would significantly reduce its use of PET resin and energy.

Indorama sign deal to expand PET recycling business

Indorama sign deal to expand PET recycling business

By Mark Astley

In order to meet increasing post-consumer recycling demands, Indorama Ventures (IVL) is set to buy Wellman International’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling business in Europe.

Rexam opens PET bottle sale

Rexam opens PET bottle sale

By Neil Merrett

International packaging group Rexam will look to sell its PET
bottle facilities in Central and Eastern Europe as part of its
plans to focus on more globally recognised products like plastic
food packaging.

New PET resins approved

New PET resins approved

PET industry association Petcore has given its full endorsement to
Plasmax, a SiOx-coated barrier from SIG Corpoplast, and ActiTUF, an
in-resin barrier technology from M&G, for coloured bottle
applications.

Amcor's PET project

Amcor's PET project

Amcor PET Packaging has launched the Rebound line, which the
company claims sets a new standard for hot-fill polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) bottles. The new line has been developed to
offer improvements to aesthetic and functional...

PET projects

PET projects

Amcor PET Packaging has launched the Rebound line, which the company claims sets a new standard for hot-fill polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.