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La Seda de Barcelona files for insolvency


June 18, 2013 1:19 pm ET

Spanish packaging group La Seda de Barcelona (LSB) has announced that it will begin insolvency proceedings.

Acquisition puts Bosch in PET container machinery


June 13, 2013 1:02 pm ET

German conglomerate Bosch Group plans to expand into blow molding machinery and technology.

Experts say Jeep fuel tank issue has no easy fix


June 10, 2013 12:22 pm ET

Nobody claims to have a foolproof modification to eliminate the alleged fire safety risk in 2.7 million 1993-2007 Jeeps that have put Chrysler Group at odds with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

La Seda to shut down Greek PET operation


June 4, 2013 12:03 pm ET

European PET packaging group La Seda de Barcelona has begun the formal process of closing down its Greek PET and packaging preform subsidiary Artenius Hellas.

Avantium and Alpla working together on bio-based PET bottles


June 3, 2013 11:49 am ET

Renewable chemicals firm Avantium is teaming up with packaging major Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner GmbH to develop bottles made from polyethylene furanoate, a bio-based alternative to PET.

Mitsubishi to double capacity of high-barrier PET bottles


May 31, 2013 1:45 pm ET

Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. is investing 1 billion yen ($9.95 million) to double production of its high-barrier PET bottles, setting up a new production site in Hiratsuka city.

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Nestle rolling out bottles made from 50 percent recycled PET


May 29, 2013 12:08 pm ET

Nestlé Waters North America Inc. is rolling out water bottles made with 50 percent recycled PET, the company’s latest effort in sustainable packaging.

Nestlé Waters to use 50 percent recycled plastic bottles


May 20, 2013 12:21 pm ET

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Nestlé Waters, manufacturer of Arrowhead brand bottled water, has committed to using 50 percent recycled content in its water bottles, according to Californians Against Waste.

Amcor launches lightweight 64-ounce PET bottle


May 13, 2013 12:06 pm ET

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Amcor Rigid Plastics says it has created the lightest 64-ounce hot-fill PET container of its kind, weighing only 59 grams.

La Seda must split under proposed refinancing deal


May 1, 2013 1:54 pm ET

BARCELONA, SPAIN — Spanish PET and packaging group La Seda de Barcelona (LSB) announced it has reached an outline deal with banks coordinating its syndicated loan in the process of renegotiating its debts.

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