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California debates 15% goal for bioplastic beverage bottles

Plastics News

After voting in 2020 to create the country's toughest requirements for recycled plastic in beverage bottles, California lawmakers are now debating setting goals for using bioplastics to bottle soft drinks, water and other beverages.

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Ontario study says a quarter of food manufacturers wait over a year to fill roles

Canadian Manufacturing

TORONTO — A study from Food and Beverage Ontario says a shortage of skilled trades people and lack of access to qualified foreign workers has continued to take its toll on production capacity for the province’s food and beverage processing industry. billion to Ontario’s GDP in 2020. ”

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LRS adopts EverestLabs robotics for aluminum can recovery with CMI funding

Robotics Business Review

The robot works on The Exchange’s residual line to increase revenue and ensure maximum efficiency, recovery, and recycling of used beverage cans (UBCs), said the companies. kg) of recycled aluminum each month, equivalent to about 12 million aluminum beverage cans. consumers recycle less than half of aluminum beverage cans.

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Reduce plastic production to ease energy crisis, say green groups

E&T

According to a new report from the environmental activist organisation Break Free From Plastic and NGO the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), plastic production was responsible for nearly 9 per cent and 8 per cent of the EU’s final fossil gas and oil consumption respectively in 2020.

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Food and grocery manufacturing remains strong despite pandemic

Manufacturer's Monthly

billion in 2020/21. . During 2020/21, the food and grocery manufacturing industry stayed strong in the face of COVID-19 shutdowns and workplace disruptions. The State of Industry 2022 report showed that for 2020/21: . The AFGC’s State of Industry (SOI) 2022 report shows the 0.9 per cent fall in the value of exports.

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Doosan Robotics unveils Dart-Suite for cobots and Otto Matic for palletizing at CES

Robotics Business Review

” Doosan said its robots can work in several industries, including manufacturing, logistics, food and beverage, architecture, filmmaking, service sectors, and medicine. Founded in 2020, AiV said it aims to drive industrial transformation with intelligent automation systems.

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IO-Link Powers Up Australia’s Factories

Manufacturer's Monthly

IO-Link has already been widely used in several industries in Australia as below: Food and beverage: Monitoring product temperature, pressure, and fill levels for precise control and improved quality. Many of ifm’s food & beverage customers have mentioned that the solution allows for increased availability of data. billion by 2030.