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D 51178; ISSN: 1438-9452 17.04.17 No.04 MAGAZINE FOR BOTTLERS AND BOTTLE-MAKERS 2017 IN THE AMERICAS, ASIA, EUROPE AND ALL AROUND THE PLANET PETplanet is read in more than 140 countries MARKETsurvey Palletising and shrink Page fi lm machinery 40 Page 56 Page 42 www.petpla.net APPLY A Perfect Match. If you‘re looking for outstanding closure solutions for your applications, don’t look any further: End-to-end expertise, inventiveness and state- of-the-art technologies enable us to develop ideal solutions for your projects. That’s how we guarantee you the perfect beverage closure. www.corvaglia.ch corvaglia_imageanzeigen_2016.indd 4 11.02.16 16:22 3 imprint EDITORIAL PUBLISHER Alexander Büchler, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE heidelberg business media GmbH Bunsenstr. 14 69115 Heidelberg, Germany Dear friends of phone: +49 6221-65108-0 fax: +49 6221-65108-28 PETplaner Insider, [email protected] Exciting things are in prospect at the NPE next year. Here are some EDITORIAL highlights. On May 7–11 2018, in Orlando, FL, USA , “the bottle zone“ Kay Barton (www.npe.org/bottlezone) will be taking place, for the fi rst time at the trade Heike Fischer Gabriele Kosmehl fair. With joint support from the SPI, drinktec and PETplanet Insider, all Michael Maruschke exhibitors will be focusing on the theme of plastic bottles. Previously, bot- Ruari McCallion tles were spread out over the entire site, but now the visitor interested in Waldemar Schmitke this sector will be able to fi nd everything under one roof. Highlighting this Anthony Withers fresh approach, the NPE has now published, together with the Plastics Association, a market analysis entitled “Plastic bottles today - Innovating to WikiPETia.info reach today’s consumer”. [email protected] It is an interesting brochure, which gives a good overview of the market MEDIA CONSULTANTS and technology in North America for ambitious newcomers. But the profes- Martina Hirschmann sional will also fi nd highlights here and there which are certainly interesting. [email protected] Johann Lange-Brock The analysis assumes an average growth in the plastic bottle sector [email protected] across the world of 5.2% to 6% a year. An important part of the analysis is the environmental concern about a smaller carbon footprint. The analysis phone: +49 6221-65108-0 was published before the election of the new President. It remains to be fax: +49 6221-65108-28 seen whether new protectionist politics will be implemented, and whether, under such circumstances, this level of growth can be achieved whilst LAYOUT AND PREPRESS meeting environmental targets in North America. Only time will tell. What is EXPRIM Werbeagentur Matthias Gaumann | www.exprim.de certain is that PET will not be able to pull out of the political climate. READER SERVICES The analysis describes very well individual packaging segments, such Till Kretner as drinks, pharma etc. It also gives a concise picture of the market players [email protected] in the supplier and users areas. Brief statements from Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola and MillerCoors enhance the brochure. What is particularly interesting PRINT is the latter’s contribution, considering that beer is an emerging market for Chroma Druck & Verlag GmbH plastics bottling. Werkstr. 25 67354 Römerberg MillerCoors saw a spike in sales of its 40-ounce and 32-ounce bottles Germany when it moved from glass to plastic containers. While only one percent of the company’s total sales are made with plastic bottles, Jonah Smith, sus- WWW tainability manager for policy and reporting at MillerCoors, predicts the use www.hbmedia.net | www.petpla.net of PET bottles is only going to increase in the years to come. “I’d say within 10 to 15 years you’re going to start to see more and more of the packag- PETplanet Insider ISSN 1438-9459 is published ing product mix switch over to more environmentally sustainable choices. 10 times a year. This publication is sent to quali fi ed Is PET going to increase? Probably. It’s also going to increase as more subscribers (1-year subscription 149 EUR, 2-year MRFs, material recovery facilities, improve their technologies in how to best subscription 289 EUR, Young professionals’ sub- scription 99 EUR. Magazines will be dispatched to recycle PET,” said Smith. With a recycling rate of just a third in the USA, you by airmail). Not to be reproduced in any form there is still room for improvement. without permission from the publisher. Note: The fact that product names may not be Yours identifi ed as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. Alexander Büchler PETplanet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net 4 PETcontents 04/17 INSIDE TRACK Page 3 Editorial 13 4 Contents 6 News 66 Products GO WITH THE FLOW 68 PET bottles SOUTH EAST ASIA ROAD SHOW for Beverage + Liquid Food 70 PET bottles 10 Indonesia - The underestimated islands for Home + Personal Care 13 From pellet to shelf 72 Patents MATERIAL / RECYCLING 14 UK to block bottle deposit proposal? 16 Opening up a new market - Food grade pellets from Egypt 17 25 bottles make a door PREFORM PRODUCTION 18 PET container for cold drinks BOTTLE MAKING 19 PET to push away the competitors 29 Material basics - Strech Blow Moulding, Page part 2 20 32 Hotrunner components KEG SPECIAL 20 Sell and forget keg - PACKAGING / PALLETISING Disposable PET kegs - an overview 25 Italian-made PET kegs 36 One machine does it all BOTTLING / FILLING MARKET SURVEY 26 White revolution - India’s dairy industry 40 Palletising and shrink fi lm machinery grows with PET TRADE SHOW PREVIEW LABELLING 42 Interpack 2017 34 Breakthrough in direct printing? Trends 50 Industrial waste and post-consumer recycling in labelling and equipment technology 52 Safely capped - Closure solutions for product protection 53 Simplifying the handling of diffi cult packages 54 On-trend beverage compositions 56 Chinaplas 2017 61 Entrepreneur with a vision BUYER’S GUIDE TRADE SHOW REVIEW 73 Get listed! 62 Bottles remain the key to Russian PET industry 64 Opportunities and challenges of PET packaging Page 70 PETplanet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net OH TOTALLY SWISS. Our injection-moulds for PET and PAC feature precise, long-lasting Swiss craftsmanship. www.otto-hofstetter.swiss OHAG_Anzeige_PetPlanet_Schokolade_210x297.indd 1 21.04.16 08:24 6 New contents at wikipetia.info WikiPETia.info LogoplasteL Innovation Lab NEWS PETnews wins iF Design Award for its Vimágua water bottle New Executive Director at Petcore Europe appointed On March 31, 2017, Patrick Peuch stepped down from his role as Executive Director at Petcore Europe. Christian Crépet has been appointed as his successor by the Petcore Europe Board. “It has been a real pleasure for me to run Pet- core Europe for the last four years since the start. With the continuous trust, support and contribution of our members, we have grown Petcore Europe to a reference model and a well-respected European organisation, acknowledging our open-minded approach and pro-active activities, our partner- ships and relationships. It is now time for me to step down The Logoplaste Vimágua water bottle has been awarded and to thank you all, and to express my best wishes to my with the iF Design Award in the category “Packaging Design / successor,” outlined Patrick Peuch during the annual general Beverages”. Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design meeting of Petcore Europe. organisation, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organises the iF Design Award. This year’s award “Patrick played a key role in the growth of Petcore Europe ceremony took place in the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, and delivered outstanding performance not only to the Petcore on March 10, 2017. Europe association but to the benefi t of the whole PET value chain. I wish him all the best for his future activities,” stated Vimágua is a reusable, eco-friendly, 100% recyclable and Roberto Bertaggia, Petcore Europe President. “I welcome lightweight water bottle, created to be offered to the local Christian, one of the founders and board members even before school communities. The bottle is said to be a mission to Petcore Europe, whose in-depth knowledge of the PET world, promote the consumption of tap water and raise awareness his motivation and skills, I am sure, will further foster Petcore among the young, on the importance of water to the environ- Europe activity along the path traced by Patrick.” ment and health. The design, inspired by both the drop and the water surface ripple effect, is ergonomic for children and With a commercial and business management background, is meant to fi t in a small lunch bag. The 450ml PET bottle Christian Crépet started his career with Dow Chemical and went weights 25g, and its manufacturing process uses less energy, on with Enichem both in France and other European countries. when compared to reusable bottles produced in other materi- Before running Petcore Europe, he has been the Managing als. The PP cap is also optimised and weights 1.3g. Director of French recycling company Sorepla Industrie for the last 21 years. He is very familiar with the PET industry, having www.logoplaste.com been a member of Petcore, the pre-Petcore Europe association, www.ifworlddesignguide.com for a long time, a Vice-President of PRE and Vice-Chairman of their PET WG, and more recently a Board member and Treas- urer of Petcore Europe. www.petcore-europe.org NPE 2018 Bottle Zone The demand for plastic bottles continues “Devoting more than 50,000 square feet to the new Bottle to grow across numerous products and sec- Zone at NPE2018 speaks to the importance of this growing seg- tors, including home goods, personal care, ment,” says Bill Carteaux, president and CEO of Plastics, the beverages, food and pharmaceuticals.