Packaging

polyolefins

Kisuma Setogem RD for PP Nucleation and Acid Scavenging

Kisuma Chemicals has introduced a dual-purpose product for polypropylene producers. 

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polyolefins

Wittmann To Mold Caps at Drinktec 2025

An EcoPower Xpress 160/1100+ will produce 1.35g HDPE caps from a 32-cavity HTW mold in a 2.5-sec. cycle with IMDvista downstream cooling, orientation and inspection.

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Recycling

The Role of Policy in Accelerating Advanced Recycling: How EPR Can Drive Circularity

Extended producer responsibility laws are emerging as a key mechanism to shift packaging waste management dynamics.

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Blow Molding

Blow Molder’s Packing & Shipping Upgrades Save Bottle Customer Over $90,000

Currier Plastics’ continuous improvement program brought new efficiencies in processing, packaging and shipping for the molder and for a bottle customer.

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Packaging

Cobot Automates Label Reel Loading for High-Volume PET Beverage Bottles

Sidel’s new CoboREEL system uses a cobot to automate a shift’s worth of label reel loading.

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Materials

Avantium and Bottle Collective in Partnership to Launch PEF Fiber Bottles

Partnership expects PEF to provide higher strength and improved barrier properties.

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Ultralight PET Preform Design

The Factor 101 design created by KHS and Husky uses just 5.89 g of material to hold 591 mL of product — equivalent to a 20-ounce water bottle.

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Packaging

The Recycling Collaboration That Is Making Circular Film a Reality

Nova Chemicals and Novolex are commissioning a large mechanical recycling facility for film to film.

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The Middle Way, Dissolution Recycling Technologies Leave the Polymer Intact

Alternative approaches can produce high yield and high purity with reduced energy demand.

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Plastics Size Reduction