Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies announce the start-up of their joint advanced plastics recycling plant, TotalEnergies Plastic Energy Advanced Recycling (TEPEAR), at TotalEnergies’ zero-crude Grandpuits complex outside Paris. The facility, which has an annual processing capacity of 15,000 tonnes, uses Plastic Energy’s patented advanced recycling technology to convert hard-to-recycle plastics into circular feedstock for the production of new plastics.

Cortec® is pleased to unveil EcoLine® Surface Reveal, a next-generation industrial paint remover that contains 77% USDA certified biobased content and is made with biodegradable materials. Building on Cortec’s earlier biobased paint strippers, this upgraded formula delivers strong performance with improved user experience and significantly higher biobased content (up from 50%).

— Engineered Printing Solutions (EPS), a leading innovator in Direct-to-Object (DTO) industrial printing, has reaffirmed its exclusive distribution partnership with Comec Italia S.r.l., the Italy-based manufacturer of industrial pad printing systems, covering the United States and Canada.

 BW Packaging’s Hayssen ISB (Intelligent Sanitary Bagger), a vertical form-fill-seal system, now includes their proprietary OpView™ HMI, an award-winning human-machine interface that is recognized for its role in simplifying operator experience and streamlining troubleshooting of packaging machinery.

Formec Biffi has built its success through continuous investment in research and development. Nowadays the company’s portfolio includes over 100 specialties of pasta sauces and other spreadables. A special care for artisan production and the most advanced production technologies are perfectly combined in Formec (which acquired the company Biffi in 1985), by keeping alive the passion for quality food that began 150 years ago.

Balancing tradition and modernity

Siegwerk, one of the world’s leading global providers of printing inks and coatings for packaging applications and labels, has launched FORMULA 2030, its strategic agenda guiding the company’s development for the next five years. It builds on the achievements of the previous strategy NEW HORIZONS 2025+ while setting new priorities for the next phase of sustainable and profitable growth. The strategy is designed to further strengthen Siegwerk’s support for customers in addressing evolving market, regulatory and sustainability requirements.

Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, will present its latest developments and innovations in beauty, health and wellness packaging at this year’s Cosmoprof exhibition, being held in Bologna, Italy, from March 26th to 28th.

Amcor (NYSE: AMCR, ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has partnered with Belgium-based De Ceuster Meststoffen NV (DCM) to introduce a new recycle-ready, mono-material polyethylene (PE) film for its fertilizer portfolio in Europe. The innovation replaces DCM’s previous multi-material packaging structure, which was not designed for recycling in existing recycling streams.