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”.