To help carbonated soft drink (CSD) packaging producers embrace material circularity, Sidel has launched StarLITE®R – a 100% rPET bottle. Sidel’s signature StarLITE® family is evolving to address the challenges associated with working with recycled content. StarLITE®R allows CSD producers to switch to rPET bottle production with ease and efficiency, while significantly reducing the impact on product quality or packaging integrity. Embracing 100% rPET With over 45 years of … [Read more...] about Sidel unveils StarLITE®R – a new, ultra-efficient 100% rPET bottle for carbonated soft drinks
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Sustainable freshness protection for natural mineral water
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
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
