70% recycled plastic: Lamme Textile Management lowers environmental impact with KIVO
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Downcycling: what is it and why do we pursue high-quality recycling?
Downcycling plays an important role in the world of plastic recycling, but it is not the ideal...
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At what temperature does plastic melt?
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How do you make film antistatic?
Antistaticizing plastic films, such as polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE), is crucial in industries where...
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List of plastic film producers in the Netherlands (HDPE & LDPE)
Er zijn een aantal plastic folie producenten in Nederland, waar KIVO Plastic Verpakkingen er natuurlijk één van is.…
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What is litter-prone plastic?
Litter-prone plastic is plastic packaging material that is more likely to end up in nature or on...
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Symbols on plastic packaging
All plastic packaging, from plastic containers to plastic bags, are marked with symbols. These...
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Officially recertified: QA-CER Recycled Content under System 2!
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What is the difference between PIR and PCR?
The terms PIR and PCR refer to recycled plastic, but the difference lies in the origin...
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KIVO wins CSR Partner Awards 2024
KIVO is delighted to announce that we have won the CSR Partner Awards 2024. These...
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- Plastic Detox on Netflix: how does R&D Engineer Alex Bond view the future of plastic packaging?
- Smart packaging starts with the right film: More than 30 years of collaboration with PATTYN
- KIVO film live in production on Syntegon VFFS machine during Interpack 2026
- KIVO achieves EcoVadis Bronze medal
- KIVO expands capacity with new 5-layer coextruder
- 30% recycled content (PIR): Meat sector reduces CO₂ emissions with BRC-certified film from KIVO
- KIVO x Decowraps Europe: Start of European production of flower sleeves
- Unannounced BRCGS audit: KIVO achieves Grade A+
- A farewell and a new beginning: second NOVOFLEX II on the way
- Annual jubilee dinner
- 70% recycled plastic: Lamme Textile Management lowers environmental impact with KIVO
- Officially recertified: QA-CER Recycled Content under System 2!
- KIVO wins CSR Partner Awards 2024
- Switch from complex multi-laminates to mono-PE, up to 25% weight saving and fully recyclable: the new sustainable frozen packaging for Bonduelle
- Sustainability of plastic packaging for Spotta's leaflet packages
- Sustainable labels and tags: CO2 reduction through use of recycled plastic
- Stronger together: more sustainable packaging in Europe
- 15 jubilees, together 315 years of experience
- 30% higher output achieved i.c.w. S&H
- KIVO also next three years premium partner of HV/KRAS Volendam
- KIVO Kosovo fitted with hundreds of solar panels
- Silver at the EFTA awards!
- Obituary Dick Kwakman
- Group 8 of The Samensprong visits KIVO Plastic Packaging
- New research: recycling plastics yields environmental benefits
- Strategic collaboration between Kras Recycling and SCG Chemicals
- Cast extrusion line fully operational
- Donation of artificial turf to football school in Kosovo
- KIVO achieves ISCC PLUS MBA certification
- Interview Robert Kwakman - KIVO continues to innovate to move forward generations again
- Interview Theo Schilder on KIVO Plastic Packaging
- KIVO LLC complies with Vlarema 7 law
- First metres of cast-extrusion installation
- KIVO achieves BQA QA-CER Recycled Content Certification - System 2
- REKS now also ISO 9001 & 14001 certified
- KIVO donates €3,000 to Huis aan het water foundation
- KIVO reinforces its leading role in deploying PCR in flexible plastic packaging material.
- CircularBag Nominated For Greenovation Award 2020
- Interview: increasing demand for certain plastic packaging during corona crisis
- KIVO in the supplement of Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) magazine Analysis.
- [VIDEO] KIVO activities in Kosovo
- KIVO first in the Netherlands with Blaue Engel label for potting soil film
- KIVO offers employees solar panels as fringe benefits
- Amazing results REKS
- KIVO invests in 7 new machines
- Recycling rate Netherlands increased again
- New flexo printing machine: NOVOFLEX II
- First shipment of quality pellets from REKS a fact
- Energy-neutral production
- Thickness reduction, better for the environment and your wallet
- REKS enables fully circular production
- KIVO stands up to plastic issues with Plesstics
- KIVO Recycling is running at full capacity
- KIVO signs Plastic Pact NL
- REKS picked up big in local press
- A better customer experience: KIVO works with Salesforce
- Construction of KIVO Recycling proceeding steadily
- Office of KIVO Plastic Packaging totally revamped
- KIVO Plastic Packaging goes for green energy
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- What is the PPWR? An explanation of the European packaging regulation
- Why is the friction coefficient of bread bags important for automatic packaging machines?
- Why FFS packaging consisting of PE/PP is an issue within PPWR
- What film properties determine runability on automatic packaging lines?
- What mistakes are often made when choosing film for automatic packaging machines?
- How to reduce film usage without the risk of compromised barrier properties or machine downtime?
- TCO of packaging: where are the real costs and savings?
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- How is the price of plastic determined?
- PFAS ban in food packaging: what does it mean for your products?
- Rate differentiation Plastic 2026
- Recyclability of packaging under the PPWR (Article 6)
- Danish EPR regulations officially in force: this is how the packaging chain is changing
- What is LDPE (film)?
- Bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic packaging: what does it mean for your products?
- Dual focus: recyclate and bioplastics as strategic route for sustainable packaging
- What is the mass balance principle in recycled plastic in food packaging?
- What is PCR plastic?
- PPWR-proof packaging design: practical tips for brand owners
- Disposal guide: everything you need to know about waste separation on packaging
- What are bioplastics?
- PPWR and the frozen food industry: what do you need to know?
- Frequently asked questions on PPWR and IQF packaging through FFS
- Downcycling: what is it and why do we pursue high-quality recycling?
- Mechanical recycling
- At what temperature does plastic melt?
- How do you make film antistatic?
- List of plastic film producers in the Netherlands (HDPE & LDPE)
- What is litter-prone plastic?
- Symbols on plastic packaging
- What is the difference between PIR and PCR?
- Everything you need to know about Verpact
- Subsidy opportunities for packaging lines
- Understanding the impact of PPWR on shrink films for food and beverage packaging
- Is all plastic recyclable?
- The importance of recycling plastic packaging
- What is the difference between HDPE and LDPE film?
- Plastic recycling companies Netherlands
- HDPE (film) recycling
- LDPE (film) Recycling
- What is HDPE (film)?
- What is BRC certification?
- How is plastic made?
- What is an LCA study?
- All About the "Plastic Tax"
- When is film recyclable?
- Chemical recycling
- VFFS packaging
- What is the Blauer Engel seal of approval?
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