Tag: Europe
Rossi takes top role at Netstal Italia
Injection moulding machinery manufacturer Netstal has appointed Alberto Rossi as managing director of its recently opened subsidiary in Italy.
From a new location in Gerenzano,...
Flexible film recycling grows despite pandemic
The European plastics recycling industry registered a nearly 10 per cent increase in installed capacity for flexible film in 2020, demonstrating solid growth despite...
Denmark and Finland sign up for recycled Pepsi bottles
Denmark and Finland are to join nine European markets by switching to 100 per cent recycled plastics bottles for the Pepsi brand by 2022....
PlasticsEurope backs call for EU recycled content target
The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) association has warned PlasticsEurope of the consequences of placing risks of structural change unilaterally on the shoulders of plastics...
ALPLA adds to pack with Wolf Plastics purchase
Austrian converter The ALPLA Group has acquired Wolf Plastics Group in order to tap new market segments in central and south-eastern Europe.
In acquiring all...
Companies back blockchain-enabled traceability
Supply chain management firm Circulor is partnering with energy company TotalEnergies and Recycling Technologies, a chemical recycler of plastics, to develop a blockchain-enabled traceability...
PepsiCo plans juice business optimisation
PepsiCo has entered into an agreement with PAI Partners (PAI) to sell Tropicana, Naked and other select juice brands across North America, and an...
Pulp in Poland tackled by partnership
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak have joined forces to triple the recycling capacity of beverage cartons in Poland.
The partnership, which follows a feasibility study,...
The invisible carbon footprint
A tax on fossil carbon is more effective for a carbon border adjustment mechanism than a tax on carbon emissions, claims the German nova-Institute.
In...
EuPC head bemoans ‘wasted opportunity’ with SUP Directive guidelines
The “long-awaited” Single-Use Plastics Directive Guidelines have resulted in a “long list of inconsistencies and questions unanswered”, according to the managing director of European...