PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2010

PREFORM PRODUCTION 23 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 03/10 www.petpla.net are changes when it comes to printing processes. Whereas, for example, we are able to produce the red cap in large quantities in advance, printing work is not carried out until just before delivery. In this way we are able to guarantee the fastest possible deliv- ery times” says Adit Gupta.Despite the high level of investment in moulds, business seems to be going well. In the coming days a second plant in Neem- rana, half way between Delhi and Jaipur, is to be opened. A further 2 Krauss Maffei plants are being installed here using typical vertical technology and 2 Sacmi sealing cap machines. We shall be reporting on the Yellow Field Plant in the dry zone of Rajas- than where full fledged metal crown manufacturing activities are currently going on. But, however exciting a completely new plant may be, Adit Gupta has even more far-reaching plans. He is anxious to make use of the synergies of his other sister companies within the publicly traded AMD Group. Together with the real estate sector, he has identified locations in free trade areas that promise outstanding rewards for overseas compa- nies looking to participate in the rapid growth of the Indian market with their juice or milk brands. This is where localisation, access to the authorities and access to the Indian market will come from, whilst the product know-how will come from the newcom- ers to India. We shall certainly be keeping a very close eye on this project. “Coming to us means that the CSD fillers get everything from a single source” claims Adit Gupta (right) in his interview with Alexander Büchler. Visit PETplanet Insider in India at: PET+DrinkTech Asia, Chennai,August 27-29, 2010 and dti, Mumbai November 18-20, 2010