12 June 20237 June 2023 Discussion: How to allocate and communicate recycled content in packaging? A label reading “100% recycled content” should only be allowed for packaging products fully made from recycled content. Otherwise, it should be considered a misleading environmental claim
26 May 202319 May 2023 New generation of home-compostable coffee capsules Full-bodied coffee flavour, long-lasting enjoyment and straightforward disposal via home compost or in the organic waste bin – packaging specialist ALPLA is rolling out a new generation of biodegradable coffee capsules for the Blue Circle brand as a solution made of an organic material. This stands out in particular in terms of odour and taste neutrality. The certified system in the familiar design offers top coffee enjoyment thanks to improved barrier properties
Neue heimkompostierbare Kaffeekapsel-Generation Volles Kaffee-Aroma, lang anhaltender Genuss und einfache Entsorgung im Heimkompost oder in der Biotonne: Verpackungsspezialist ALPLA bringt mit einer neuen Generation biologisch abbaubarer Kaffeekapseln der Marke Blue Circle eine Lösung aus einem Biowerkstoff auf den Markt. Sie zeichnet sich insbesondere im Bereich der Geruchs- und Geschmacksneutralität aus. Das zertifizierte System im bewährten Design sorgt dank verbesserter Barriereeigenschaften für höchsten Kaffeegenuss
7 February 20236 February 2023 Nachhaltigkeitsziele nur mit Kunststoff erreichbar Verzicht auf Kunststoffverpackungen würde den CO2-Ausstoß im Lebensmittelsektor drastisch erhöhen – Kunststoff mit Recycling bei Nachhaltigkeit unschlagbar
22 December 202220 December 2022 Alpla and PTT Global Chemical Realise Thailand’s Largest Plastics Recycling Plant Equipped with State-of-the-Art Technology Following 18 months of construction and installation, the ALPLA Group and PTT Global Chemical are opening the state-of-the-art ENVICCO food-grade recycling plant for bottle-to-bottle applications in Thailand
27 October 202224 October 2022 Wenn Plastikverpackungen auf dem Acker wachsen Zuckerrohr, Papier und Karton sind nachwachsende Rohstoffe, die Plastikverpackungen teilweise bereits ersetzen können. Nachteile haben aber auch die Bio-Alternativen
17 May 202217 May 2022 Recycled HDPE with an excellent carbon footprint The global manufacturer of plastic packaging ALPLA always advocates a closed packaging loop in accordance with the bottle-to-bottle principle
Recyceltes HDPE mit hervorragender CO2-Bilanz Der international tätige Hersteller von Kunststoffverpackungen ALPLA macht sich nach dem „Bottle-to-Bottle“-Prinzip stets für den geschlossenen Kreislauf von Verpackungen stark
12 May 20229 May 2022 ALPLA and Vöslauer reduce carbon footprint with returnable PET The new bottle, which bears the Austrian Ecolabel, is made of fully recyclable PET monomaterial with a recyclate proportion of around 30 per cent
ALPLA und Vöslauer reduzieren CO2-Fußabdruck mit Mehrweg-PET Die mit dem österreichischen Umweltzeichen ausgezeichnete neue Flasche besteht aus voll recyclingfähigem PET-Monomaterial mit einem Rezyklatanteil von rund 30 Prozent
11 January 20228 January 2022 ALPLA partners with Glatfelter to develop sustainable packaging solutions In cooperation with Blue Ocean Closures they are aiming to develop innovative natural fibre-based closures and other moulded packaging products using dry forming technology
ALPLA kooperiert mit Glatfelter bei der Entwicklung nachhaltiger Verpackungslösungen In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Start-up-Unternehmen Blue Ocean Closures sollen innovative Verschlüsse sowie andere Verpackunglösungen mittels der Trockenformungstechnologie entwickelt werden
17 August 202116 August 2021 ALPLA Group acquired Slovak company Panara to step up its activities in bioplastics Austria-headquartered ALPLA Group acquired the Slovak company Panara, a global packaging specialist, to step up its activities in the research field of alternative, sustainable raw materials for packaging. Panara is focusing on the development of fully bio-based and biodegradable plastics.
6 August 20213 August 2021 ALPLA backing biodegradable materials ALPLA is pursuing a holistic approach for all of its product areas, and future packaging solutions are being developed for a functioning circular economy
ALPLA setzt auf biologisch abbaubare Materialien ALPLA will alle Produktbereiche und zukünftigen Verpackungslösungen im Hinblick auf eine funktionierende Kreislaufwirtschaft entwickeln
21 July 202116 July 2021 Blue Circle Packaging – neue Marke für biologisch abbaubare Verpackungen ALPLA bietet seinen Kunden zukünftig Verpackungslösungen an, die allesamt biologisch abbaubar sind und dadurch einen Beitrag zur Nachhaltigkeit leisten
15 March 20219 September 2021 Werner & Mertz gelingt Recycling-Quantensprung Reinigungsmittelhersteller erhöht rPET-Anteil in seinen Flaschen auf 50% aus dem Gelben Sack
Werner & Mertz makes a quantum leap in recycling Cleaning products manufacturer increases rPET share in its bottles to 50% from Yellow Bag
26 February 20219 September 2021 ALPLA Group: 50 million euros a year for recycling Expansion and globalisation of recycling activities to be expedited between now and 2025
ALPLA Group: jedes Jahr 50 Millionen Euro für Recycling Bis 2025 werden Ausbau und Internationalisierung von Recyclingaktivitäten forciert
11 December 20209 December 2020 Kaffeekapseln: Was Verbraucher sich künftig erwarten Aktuelle Studien zeigen: Die meisten Kapsel-User würden heimkompostierbare Kapseln bevorzugen. Eine Riesenchance für die deutsche Innovation SUNCIRCLE HOMEcap
3 September 20209 September 2021 #Trending: Chemical recycling of plastics – the missing link in the puzzle to enhance plastics circularity Collection & sorting of plastics waste is quite far from being at the required level and the recycled grades often don’t stand a chance against their low-cost virgin counterparts
31 March 202026 March 2020 Avantium announces 2019 results Company advances its lead technologies towards commercialisation
6 January 20209 September 2021 ALPLA joins cross-industry consortium for chemical recycling Innovative technology enables circularity for difficult-to-recycle PET plastic waste
11 December 201911 December 2019 Avantium secures financing milestone with €25 million EU funding for FDCA flagship plant The PEFerence partners aim to replace a significant share of fossil-based polyesters with 100% plant-based PEF
23 October 201918 October 2019 Avantium joins the Paper Bottle Project Announcement at the Paboco Pioneer Community Event in Copenhagen
21 October 201916 October 2019 Carlsberg issues latest Green Fibre Bottle update Two new research prototypes of the Green Fibre Bottle unveiled - Several big players joined the Pacobo® paper bottle community for advanced development
Carlsberg präsentiert neueste Entwicklungen bei der „Green Fibre Bottle“ Zwei neue Forschungsprototypen vorgestellt - Mehrere große Unternehmen haben sich der Paper Bottle Company angeschlossen, um die Flasche zu entwickeln
10 April 20197 April 2019 ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs to join forces to pioneer paper bottles for a sustainable future ALPLA and BillerudKorsnäs today announced that they will form a joint venture in the Danish paper bottle company ecoXpac
ALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs planen gemeinsame Pionierarbeit für Papierflaschen und eine nachhaltige Zukunft ALPLA und BillerudKorsnäs gaben heute bekannt, dass sie im auf Papierflaschen spezialisierten dänischen Unternehmen ecoXpac ein Joint Venture gründen werden
23 October 201818 October 2018 First coffee capsule compostable at home Organically based synthetic material with sunflower seed shells protects fossil resources
Erste heimkompostierbare Kaffeekapsel Biobasierter Kunststoff mit Sonnenblumenschalen schont fossile Ressourcen
25 October 201727 February 2018 Five-year EU flagship project to establish an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF PEFerence, a €25 million EU project was officially launched Wednesday, September 20th 2017
13 September 201711 September 2017 Plastic Stretches Towards the New: Top 10 Trendlines in Bioplastics What’s the promise, who’s making progress? And when, where, how, and costing how much?
21 June 201721 June 2017 Rockin’ PEFormance: €25M for Synvina-led consortium for biobased materials The partners will jointly work on establishing an innovative supply chain for FDCA and PEF
19 April 201715 April 2017 “Bioplastik”: Ländle-Firma Alpla macht aus Pflanzen Plastik Neue Flaschenproduktion enthält bis zu 30 Prozent Pflanzenanteile von Maisblättern, Getreidehalmen oder Gras
22 March 201717 March 2017 Sofinnova Partners announces the successful IPO of Avantium, a front runner in renewable chemistry, which raises €103 M on Euronext Funds raised will be used to further commercialise Avantium’s inventions into viable production processes
Avantium completes “oversubscribed” €103M IPO: heads for first commercial The company’s first world-scale plant is a 50,000 tons per year FDCA production unit planned for Antwerp as part of a joint venture with BASF
16 February 201715 February 2017 Avantium goes IPO: aims for €100 million in Amsterdam, Brussels Float Here’s our 10-minute version of the filing, slightly re-organized to make sense to Earthlings instead of aliens from the Planet Prospectus
28 October 201626 October 2016 New joint venture Synvina to take a “globally leading role” in FDCA production Cooperation platform aiming to develop a complete supply chain for PEF as sustainable bio-based packaging material
13 October 201611 October 2016 Synvina: Joint venture of BASF and Avantium established Bio-based furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) as main building block for the new polymer polyethylenefuranoate (PEF)
Synvina: BASF und Avantium gründen Gemeinschaftsunternehmen Furandicarbonsäure (FDCS) auf Basis nachwachsender Rohstoffe als chemischer Baustein für neuen Kunststoff Polyethylenfuranoat (PEF)
16 December 201516 December 2015 Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui; a new thin film PEF for packaging emerges In Japan, Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF
14 December 201511 December 2015 Avantium reserves capacity in its first FDCA production plant for Mitsui Avantium signed an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’), to commercialize 100% biobased chemicals FDCA and PEF in Asia
30 October 201528 October 2015 Alpla präsentiert Flaschen der neuesten PEF-Generation ALPLA präsentiert im Rahmen der „PET Passion Week“ Flaschen der neuesten PEF Generation
8 October 201526 October 2015 Bio-based plastic as a key industry issue ALPLA presents bottles made from the latest generation of PEF for PET Passion Week
23 September 20159 September 2021 100% renewable: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle Breakthrough technology to redirect the entire polyester fiber and plastic resin industry toward a renewable future
16 September 201514 September 2015 100% renewable – making bio-plastics real The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide to the Coca-Cola Plant Bottle
6 July 20153 July 2015 The 10 Hottest, Bossest Renewable Plastic Technologies 10 technologies that are changing the landscape. Let’s dive into the who and why
9 June 20159 June 2015 Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant Bottle Production goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan