With over 45 years of experience in the packaging market and recognized for its excellence in stretch film wrapping machines, Valgroup’s Machinery business unit takes a significant step towards the success of its customers, and launches a new line of products and solutions dedicated to end-of-line automation. Expanding our portfolio, we now offer automated packaging […]
02/04/2025One of the fastest-growing packaging solutions in the world is the In-Mold Label (IML). This involves inserting the label inside the mold cavity when jars, pots and bottles are transformed. When the resin, still molten, meets the label, it permanently adheres to the packaging’s face. IML is a suitable solution for packaging that passes through […]
20/08/2024Valgroup, a reference in plastic production, transformation, and recycling, works with a portfolio of complete, innovative, and sustainable solutions for your business. The highlight of our caps’ portfolio is the brand new “Snap-on Flip Top” cap which was developed in high-density polyethylene resin, both from fossil and green sources. Available in more than 10 colors, […]
20/08/2024The Loop – or Naked – bottle from Bonafont is made 100% from post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET. Launched in late 2020, the bottle is made from the brand's own 10L and 20L gallon Re.torna – another Bonafont initiative in favor of the Circular Economy.
08/03/2022Valgroup Waste Bags unit received, for the first time, the the Best Supplier Award for Exclusive Brands of GPA (Grupo Pão de Açúcar) in the GPA (Grupo Pão de Açúcar) in the DPH (Disposable Hygiene Products, Home, Party and PET) in the PEQ program.
19/04/2022PET plastic is recognized by the number 1. Coincidentally, the material is in first place among the most recycled in the the world. Due to its purity, it simplifies the separation process and, because it is thermoplastic, it can be melted and molded countless times when heated without loss of quality. These characteristics make it a material of great economic value for the recycling industry.
08/03/2022In recent years, post-consumer recycled PET (PCR) has increased in value, significantly and positively changing the economic scenario of PET recycling in Brazil. The most recent census published by ABIPET, the Brazilian PET Industry Association shows that the amount of collected post-consumer PET returned to the level of 2014, above 300 thousand tons annually.
Also according to the census, the large volumes of post-consumer PET have recyclables traders who acquire the material from collectors. Thus, when the price of post-consumer PET scrap is appreciated, it increases the incentive for the collection of this material by these collectors, boosting recycling and the bottle-to-bottle process in the country.
Despite being related, having recyclability and being recyclable are not necessarily the same thing for different reasons such as: collection barriers, high cost of recycling and economic inefficiency of the operation, unavailability of technology or lack of initiatives to reuse it on an industrial scale. For example, it is common for a material to be recyclable but not recycled.
12/05/2022In issue 684 of Plásticos em Revista magazine, a specialized vehicle for the plastics industry, the 3rd Sustainability Guide & Plastics Recycling was published, giving an overview of the challenges faced in this sector.
08/03/2022What we do in our daily lives and what we do with our post-consumption waste has an impact on the environment. In fact, several actions in our routine leave a carbon footprint.
08/03/2022Carbon footprint comes from the English “carbon footprint” and is nothing more than the calculation of all carbon emissions, from the most simple to the most complex daily activities. All these emissions influence the increase of the planet’s average temperature, intensifying the greenhouse effect and causing global warming.
08/03/2022The Valgroup Run is more than just a simple street race; it is an event that promotes health and well-being, not only for its employees but for society as a whole. More than a sports competition, the race’s purpose is to strengthen Valgroup’s social commitment, contributing to the well-being of the community at large. It’s […]
14/09/2023The pandemic has had a profound impact on society’s lifestyle. In some spheres, this impact will be long lasting, such as on consumption habits. With social isolation, restrictions, trade closures, and lockdowns, online shopping has grown explosively in all sectors and shows no signs of slowing down. The consumption of food at home has also increased.
08/03/2022For more than 40 years, ValGroup has worked with the entire production chain including customers, suppliers and the communities we serve to face and overcome small and large challenges. Now, more than ever, the Valgroup team is working tirelessly to win this battle more.
08/03/2022Industry 4.0 consists of industrial automation through innovation and the integration of different technologies in order to promote the digitalization of industrial activities, optimizing processes and increasing productivity.
22/03/2022Since 1976 Valgroup has been concerned about creating more and more sustainable products and to developing processes that promote conscious production and consumption. This means, for example, developing recyclable solutions, encouraging this habit, and also assuming its own recycling operations.
08/03/2022Extremely versatile, Post-Consumer Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin, better known as PET PCR Resin, is present in several areas, such as civil construction, automotive and medical. In the packaging sector, through the Bottle-to-Bottle recycling process, PCR PET resin can be used in new packaging for food contact.
08/03/2022Increased environmental awareness has caused many people to pay more attention to plastic and reduce its consumption, especially disposable plastics. However, in many cases, plastic is taken as the villain of the story in an unduly manner.
08/03/2022Uns dos maiores problemas encontrados nas operações de paletização são o tombamento de cargas e a perda de produtos durante o transporte devido a má aplicação de filme stretch, a qual muitas vezes é oriunda das aplicações manuais de filme. A aplicação manual consiste em se embalar uma carga paletizada por um operador, utilizando-se […]
21/07/2022Um dos objetivos da Valgroup é auxiliar nossos clientes a manterem seus produtos seguros, garantindo a estabilidade e a integridade da carga. Para atingir a excelência nesse processo, contamos com o maior laboratório de simulação de transportes das Américas e um conjunto de soluções personalizadas desenvolvidas dentro de nossa plataforma de serviços: o Vantaggio! No […]
28/07/2022A perda de produtos durante o transporte é um problema que acomete grande parte das empresas ao redor do mundo. Uma estimativa da FMI (Food Marketing Institute) nos traz que o custo com produtos invendáveis, ou seja, produtos danificados ou descartados, gira em torno de $15 bilhões de dólares por ano. Outro dado chocante, trazido […]
11/08/2022Among Valgroup's solutions for the agricultural market are bottles, which can be made from either PET or HDPE, and whose versatility allows the agricultural producer to use them for several applications, not limited only to the bottling of fertilizers. In addition, in some cases, they can be composed of post-consumer recycled resin (PCR), making the operation more sustainable.
08/03/2022In 2018, Valgroup launched the 20 liter drum made of PET, at the expense of HDPE (high density polyethylene), the traditional raw material in the production of drums.
08/03/2022Brazil became, in 2019, the second largest market for pet products in the world, (behind only the U.S.) and moved about R$ 35.4 billion up to the third quarter of that year. This sector, which grows continuously, corresponds to 0.36% of the national GDP.
08/03/2022Valgroup, one of the largest plastic transformers and recyclers in the world, has signed an energy purchase and sale with Casa dos Ventos, leader in the development of wind projects in Brazil and holder of the largest portfolio of renewable products in the country. The agreement, which lasts for 15 years, guarantees the volume of 25 average MW for the industry, equivalent to approximately half of Valgroup's energy consumption in Brazil.
08/03/2022On the market for over 45 years, Valgroup is in constantly evolving, and forefront in the flexible packaging industry, launches a new business unit dedicated to Digital Printing. The new digital printing unit is a technological change with transformation, which offers an unprecedented flexibility. Focused on meeting the demands from a small volume market, the […]
12/06/2024Valgroup – one of the largest producers, transformers and recyclers of plastic packaging – has developed recyclable bags with degradation, biodegradation and absence of harmful residues, with approval criteria contained in the ASTM D6954 standard to supply to Delivery Zé, – a startup created by the Brazilian beverage company AmBev – which offers an app […]
05/12/2022One of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, Kraft Heinz, has teamed up with Valgroup – one of the largest producers, processors and recyclers of plastic – to use packaging made from PET PCR (post-consumer recycled resin) in its portfolio of the Heinz product line in Brazil. The development of this new […]
08/12/2022Nestlé has recently announced Nescafé Dolce Gusto NEO. Brazil is the first country to receive this innovation and will produce 100% of the compostable capsules in the sustainable Nescafé Dolce Gusto factory. For the capsules to reach the consumer safely, Valgroup – one of the world’s largest producers, converters and recyclers of plastic packaging – […]
28/12/2022Plastic bags are used in every part of the world. Produced on a large scale, they are light, resistant, low-cost, and have become indispensable for several consumption and transportation purposes. How did bags originate and become part of our daily life? In the 1950s, retail was driven by sales transported in paper bags. Having this […]
23/01/2023Did you know that Valgroup beverage packs emit less carbon dioxide than carbonic gas compared to many other materials used for packaging? This contributes to the reduction of global warming and CO2 emission rates on the planet. Would you like to know how? Sustainability is a growing concern. It is increasingly evident that consumers and […]
10/02/2023Have you ever stopped to think that PET is one of the most present types of plastic in our daily life? A light, resistant material that was a true revolution in several manufacturing industries. Produced for the first time in 1941, PET was focused on use in the production of fibers and fabrics due to […]
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