Machinery & Equipment
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BlueAlp, LBC secure US$1.56M EU grant for Rotterdam chemical recycling FEED study
BlueAlp’s patented pyrolysis technology converts post-consumer mixed plastic waste into pyrolysis oil through a continuous process, achieving Technology Readiness Level 9 maturity.
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Jiangmen Top Packaging validates MES-ready Weigang press with 12 integrated production units
The line incorporates UV and LED curing, rotary screen printing, die-cutting, automatic waste handling, online inspection, inkjet coding, corona treatment, anti-static systems and dual-side web cleaning within a single production workflow.
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Epson India’s 15 new EcoTank printers offer 4,700 pages black ink yield starting at US$169
The new EcoTank printers deliver improved print speeds of up to 11 images per minute for black-and-white output and 6 images per minute for colour, with ink yields of up to 4,700 pages in black and 7,500 pages in colour.
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Mpact shuts South Africa’s only coated cartonboard machine as cheaper imports undercut local production
The BM6 machine produced cartonboard takeaway packaging for some of South Africa’s most iconic brands, including KFC, Blitz firelighters and Freshpak rooibos.
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BEWI’s 40,000T EPS recycling loop delivers 30% carbon cut for Portuguese Flatfish Packaging
The adoption aligns with Flatlantic’s model of controlling the entire fish lifecycle, keeping flatfish alive until orders are placed to ensure maximum freshness while reducing food waste.
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NanoXplore’s new graphene masterbatch enables higher recycled content in plastic film formulations
The masterbatch enables film thickness reduction of up to 20 percent while retaining tensile, tear and puncture properties, directly reducing material consumption and packaging weight.
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Cherat Packaging’s 3.7MW solar expansion enhances efficiency, cuts energy costs at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plant
Pakistan’s rapid consumer-led shift to solar power has significantly reduced the country’s vulnerability to energy shocks tied to Middle East tensions.
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Heidelberg AI chat turns hours of print OEE reporting into single natural-language prompts
Heidelberg’s Print Shop Analytics platform aggregates key metrics including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), productivity, makeready times, and waste, making production performance transparent through customizable dashboards and real-time machine views.
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President Container Group strengthens luxury fashion packaging with RHE Garment line, 19,020-solar-panel farm
The combination of PCG’s sustainable manufacturing infrastructure, solar energy, closed-loop water recycling, closed-loop fibre recycling, with RHE’s patented garment protection solutions creates a vertically integrated platform for luxury fashion brands.
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Valmet’s new 3D fiber press matches plastic packaging speed with 5-8x faster moulded fibre production
Valmet Packaging and Paper executive vice-president Petri Rasinmäki said that the demand for moulded-fibre packaging solutions was growing and Valmet saw strong opportunities to help customers capture this growth.