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ISSUE FEATURES Closing the PET circuit PET has already become widely accepted in many areas of the beverage industry as the most compatible packaging material, a trend accelerated still further by the eco-compatible option of bottle-to-bottle recycling. Current market data gives the proportion of PET containers being recycled into new bottles in Europe as 15%. And the figure is steadily rising. Affordable production of PET beverage containers from PET regrind means savings on costs for raw materials and reducing the amount of refuse dumped in landfills, while simultaneously meeting the demand for PET bottles. After Krones had successfully gathered some initial experience with PET recycling plants, both in Switzerland and in Germany, it was the company’s declared goal to develop its own compact-size bottle-to-bottle recycling system for bottlers and converters alike. Successful cooperation between the R&D department and universities has smoothed the path towards reaching this milestone. Plus, the vast majority of the process components and devices are manufactured in house. Low operating costs, thanks to flakes Register with PRA today to receive this article in full. . . |
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