A noticeably longer sparkle: VILSA mineral water bottling plant relies on FreshSafe PET Plasmax coating technology from KHS for its non-returnable containers. The mineral water VILSA extracts from deep underground in Bruchhausen-Vilsen in the German federal state of Lower Saxony is over a thousand years old and naturally pure. Thick layers of clay protect the deep spring water from environmental impact and pollution. Through sustainable water ‘harvesting,’ the mineral water bottling plant … [Read more...] about Sustainable freshness protection for natural mineral water
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Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone
Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited, a global sustainable chemical company, announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 20111. This has diverted 2.1 million tons of waste from the environment and saved 2.9 million tons of carbon footprint from the product lifecycles2. Demonstrating its commitment to support the establishment of a circular economy for PET, in the last ten years, Indorama Ventures has spent more than $1 billion towards waste collection … [Read more...] about Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone
Sidel and British Sugar announce first-time partnership to install breakthrough end-of-line solution
Sidel has been appointed to install a highly flexible end-of-line turnkey solution for British Sugar, the leading sugar producer for the British and Irish food and beverage markets. The holistic and tailor-made solution will support the British company, a subsidiary of Associated British Foods plc that works with 2,300 growers, to meet market requirements and retailer expectations. With increasing consumer demands and escalating sugar sales, British Sugar processes around 8 million tonnes of … [Read more...] about Sidel and British Sugar announce first-time partnership to install breakthrough end-of-line solution
