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sustainability

Baxter to Scale Up PVC Intravenous Bag Recycling Program

Successful pilot program with Northwestern Medicine will expand to additional units and health systems.

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Construction

IPEX Opens Injection Molding Facility in North Carolina

The pipe and fittings manufacturer’s new 200,000-square-foot facility represents a $200 million investment and will create 150 jobs.

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Packaging

Sweden's Site Zero Sorts Plastic Packaging Waste Into 12 Fractions

Svensk Plastatervinning polymer sorting plant has a 3.1-mile sorting line that separates postconsumer waste, including polyeolefins, PET, PS, EPS, PVC and more for recycling.

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Adding Remote Service Functions for PET Bottle Blowing

KHS has added features to its internet machine communications portal for PET stretch-blow molding.

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sustainability

PET Bottle Recycling Rate Static As Collection Lags Production Slightly

NAPCOR recycling report puts PET recycling at 1.3% under last year's rate.

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Packaging

Upgraded Former is Faster, More Precise

New features reportedly offer more efficient production of trays, containers, hinged boxes, pallets, blisters, lids and technical products.  

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Packaging

Republic Services Opens Polymer Center, First in a Planned Network

New facility will sort HDPE and PP containers into bales by color and type, and shred and hot-wash PET.

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Blow Molding

Revamped All-Electric Shuttle Blow Molder

Tahara’s new eight-head, double-sided coex machine has many new mechanical and electronic features.

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Biopolymers

Grocery Chain Will Transition to PEF for Store Brand Packaging

Polyethylene furanoate fruit juice bottles will be the first application.

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Packaging

Long Distance Food Packaging Bag Eliminates Metal to Facilitate Recycling

Aran Group's Premium Flex 2.0 eliminates metalized layer while preventing cracking.

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