Best practices

The winners of the eighth annual Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced on the second day of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which took place in Amsterdam on 1 and 2 April. The 2025 winners exemplify the best advances in the use of recycled plastics in products, as well as the latest innovations in technology and machinery that facilitate plastics recycling.

GreenPlast 2025 is set to host the international conference “Shaping a Sustainable Future for Plastics”, organised in collaboration with AMI (Applied Market Information). The event is reaffirmed as a key reference point for issues related to sustainability and the environment within the plastics industry.

Sidel has introduced StarLite-R Still, a new base designed for high-speed production of lightweight 100% rPET bottles ranging from 0.25 to 2.5 litres for non-carbonated beverages such as water, juices, milk, and edible oil.

Appointment in Brussels on 4th and 5th February for the 2025 edition of Petcore Europe, which this year is titled "The PET Value Chain: Debating Challenges on the Journey from SUP to PPWR". The event aims to spotlight the successes and challenges of the PET supply chain in transitioning from a linear to a circular model.

Thanks to a collaboration with Forever Bambù, which specialises in planting giant bamboo using organic and symbiotic farming methods, Mixcycling, a producer of environmentally low-impact materials by recovering organic fibres from industrial waste, is expanding its range with BioMix, a biopolymer entirely derived from bamboo fibres.

On August 1st 2024, IMA Group, through the new established IMA Sarong, completed the closing for the acquisition of the Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions of Sarong, both based in Reggiolo (Reggio Emilia), Italy.

On first August the acquisition of Illig by the German financial investor Orlando Capital was completed. Following the signing on July 17, the agreement on the transfer of the company to Illig Packaging Solutions became formally effective on 31 July.

Announced on 20 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam, the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 represent examples of the best advances in the circular use of plastics and their recycling technologies. For the first time in the seven-year history of the awards, the jury has nominated two ambassadors for plastics recycling, in addition to the winners of the products and innovations of the year.

Riccardo Cavanna has been confirmed as President of Ucima (the Italian Association of Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers) for the period 2024-2026. This was the unanimous decision of the Annual General Meeting held on 5th June in Baggiovara, Modena, Italy.

The ninth edition of the “Injection, Blow Moulding & PET international” summit, organised by ElitePlus++, will take place in Mumbai on 26 and 27 June. With approximately 60 speakers from around the world, the event will provide an opportunity to discuss and update on the latest innovations - from materials to finished products, including equipment and processes - in injection and blow moulding of packaging.