Packaging

Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone

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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

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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

SIG and AnaBio Technologies unveil first global launch of long-life probiotic yogurt in aseptic packaging  

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SIG and AnaBio Technologies jointly present the first global launch of a long-life probiotic yogurt – a major breakthrough for probiotic beverages and aseptic packaging. This game-changing development creates a new product category: probiotic beverages packed in aseptic carton packs and spouted pouches, which are shelf-stable for prolonged storage periods without refrigeration.    Consumers around the globe associate probiotics with health benefits, and in particular, improved gut health and … [Read more...] about SIG and AnaBio Technologies unveil first global launch of long-life probiotic yogurt in aseptic packaging