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Commodity prices rise; engineering resins drop

Plastics News

Regional PE demand also had been down because processors had built larger-than-normal inventories after the COVID-19 pandemic began, sources said. Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in lifting PET prices in 2022, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges.

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12 companies blamed for 70 per cent of UK’s branded packaging waste

E&T

While Coca-Cola has taken the top spot, it recently announced a new reusable packaging target, aiming for at least 25 per cent of all beverages worldwide to be sold in refillable or returnable glass or plastic bottles and containers by 2030.

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Centric Software® Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Competitive Strategy Leadership Award for Its Innovative Market-driven Solutions

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Centric Software has consistently served long-standing global companies with its world-class PLM solution, delivering exceptional services to multiple industries, including apparel, footwear multicategory retail, outdoor, luxury, furniture, cosmetics, food & beverage, and consumer electronics.

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Marking 5 Years of the Global Commitment to Plastic Packaging Sustainability

Mold Making Technology

Launched in 2018 by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Programme, this initiative has brought together more than 1,000 organizations and 55 countries, with 250-plus companies representing 20% of global plastic packaging. However, thanks to the Global Commitment, a common framework has emerged.

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In tune with times, software application provider focuses on frontline workers

Control Engineering

Since 2018 he has served as CEO of Augmentir, a provider of smart connected worker solutions. KP : What is the source for the work execution and knowledge management functions? Right now, we’re in 11 verticals, including automotive, CPG, food and beverage, pulp and paper, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and others.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]. The six industries reporting a decrease in employment in December — in the following order — are: Textile Mills; Wood Products; Primary Metals; Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components; Computer & Electronic Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products. Employment.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 52.8%; July 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The seven industries reporting contraction in July compared to June, in the following order are: Wood Products; Furniture & Related Products; Paper Products; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Products; Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Chemical Products. ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products].