Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited (IVL) (Bloomberg ticker IVL.TB), a global sustainable chemical producer, and Carbios (Euronext Growth Paris: ALCRB), a biotech company developing and industrializing biological solutions to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, announce the signing of a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture for the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in France1. Based on and subject to the comprehensive … [Read more...] about Indorama Ventures and Carbios reaffirm partnership to build first-of-a-kind PET biorecycling plant in France
Packaging
Lightweighting: just do it with SACMI
The company is revving up for ProPak Asia, Southeast Asia’s biggest beverage and food packaging fair. On show: ready-to-market solutions that reduce the weight of the neck-cap system and, in the aluminum caps sector, everything needed for a successful PVC-free transition. The global beverage and food packaging industry is facing a huge challenge: it needs to save energy and raw materials while giving consumers the best possible product experience. That’s why SACMI will illustrate its main … [Read more...] about Lightweighting: just do it with SACMI
Sidel supports PepsiCo bottler MenaBev in converting PET lines for a fast transition to new bottle design and formats
Renowned PepsiCo bottler, MenaBev, has utilised Sidel’s extensive expertise to deliver seven new bottle formats across two PET lines. Sidel worked closely with MenaBev to convert two Combi PET lines in just one week at its vast MEGA Plant. The quick, efficient and sustainable transition resulted in improved line performance, with deliverables including a new lightweight design for the iconic Aquafina brand. MenaBev, based in Jeddah, is the leading bottling operator in the Middle East and … [Read more...] about Sidel supports PepsiCo bottler MenaBev in converting PET lines for a fast transition to new bottle design and formats