GERMANY – Innovative developer and manufacturer of mass production direct-to-shape digital decoration solutions, Velox has developed Micro-Pixel Drop Shape Control Technology for Digital Printing on Plastic Tubes. The new technology delivers exceptionally photorealistic accuracy in images, fine graphic elements, and ultra-sharp text and lines, with high ink efficiency, and with no impact on Velox’s extremely high decoration speed of 250…
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Liquibox launches two new automatic bag-in-box filling equipment
US – Global leader in liquid packaging and dispensing, Liquibox has unveiled two new bag-in-box filling machines for safer, easier, and more efficient bag-in-box filling. The latest modular design platforms include automatic A-Series and semi-automatic S-Series machines. Liquibox, a portfolio company of Olympus Partners, said that the machines can fill a broad range of liquid products, including liquid food, beverages…
Read MoreDow transforms waste and alternative feedstock, accelerating circular ecosystem
US – US chemical company, Dow has announced it will accelerate the sustainability targets the Company set in 2020 by expanding its Stop the Waste target to a Transform the Waste target. Dow says a collection of projects and agreements underway will result in a potential 3 million metric tons per year of discarded plastic being diverted from landfills and…
Read MoreBarilla partners Be My Eyes to add QR codes on packaging to assist visually impaired customers
ITALY – Italian family-owned food company Barilla is expanding its partnership with Be My Eyes to incorporate QR codes on its most popular classic pasta packaging. The new QR codes are intended to help visually impaired customers and increase the accessibility of Barilla’s products. The new QR codes will roll out starting this month on boxes of Barilla Classic Penne,…
Read MoreIndorama Ventures, Coca-Cola opens PET recycling facility in Philippines
PHILIPPINES – Thai petrochemical company, Indorama Ventures (IVL) has partnered with Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc., to launch a recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) plant in the Philippines. The plant is IVL’s latest recycled PET facility as the global integrated petrochemicals company builds on its position as the world’s largest producer of recycled resin used in plastic beverage bottles. PETValue Philippines, located…
Read MoreEgypt launches an E-waste recycling app for its citizens
EGYPT – The government of Egypt has announced the launch of E-Tadweer, an app that helps improve recycling of e-waste in the North African country. Launched two years after it was first presented, E-Tadweer allows users to dispose of old electronics at delivery points in exchange for vouchers that they can use to purchase new electronic products from partner stores.…
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