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Printing services firm Print1 is investing more than $10 million to expand its offerings at its Las Piedras plant, including the integration of advanced machinery and printing equipment, subsidized by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC, in Spanish). The new machines feature advanced technology that enable efficient, cost-effective printing to meet the demand […]
The presence of an engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India could have prevented Go First airline from going “belly up”, as sending engines abroad for servicing is not an efficient way to operate a carrier, Piyush Srivastava, senior economic advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said in a statement on Tuesday. On May […]
In today’s dynamic marketplace, industries constantly find themselves in a whirlwind of change and adaptation. Amidst this landscape of perpetual transformation, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector serves as a prime example of relentless development and adaptability. Its success is tightly woven with a resolute commitment to innovation, a driving force behind its consistent growth […]
As the world’s nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for tough negotiations over whether to limit the amount of plastic being produced or just to focus on the management of waste. Working with a document called a “zero draft” that lists […]
The six projects, which between them were awarded £244,000 in grant funding by the SSPP Challenge, are SRS International, LUMA-iD, Crucible Medtech, Will Davis Design, Led by Sheephill Orchard, and Approach Studio. SRS International is set to develop a battery-operated device to densify and store household flexible plastic waste with the aim of reducing storage […]
PLASTICS Report: Plastics Machinery Shipments Grew in Third Quarter (PLASTICS) today announced that shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America increased in the third quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by PLASTICS’ Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipment value from reporting companies totaled $333.8 […]
While government has made progress in tackling plastic pollution, it has committed to address the problem of plastic pollution in consultation with the plastic industry and organised labour as the sector sustains approximately 60,000 jobs. Over the past two years, five registered extended producer schemes that support plastic waste collection and recycling have been registered […]
Austrian beverage producer Steinrieser and the newly founded Austrian-Croatian beverage producer KIS pica d.o.o. have joined forces to set up a PET recycling plant in the Donja Dubrava region of Croatia for bottle-to-bottle recycling. The Rekis PET recycling plant produces up to 18,000 tonnes of rPET pellets per year. The bottles are collected through the […]