PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2010

NEWS 8 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 03/10 www.petpla.net All you need to know about PET - and where to find it In our recent articles we have covered a range of topics and issues on PET and PET recycling. We have tried to provide objective and factual infor- mation and to make this available for all. Now we believe it is time for Petcore to use state of the art information technology to broadcast our own achieve- ments. Petcore’s website has been redesigned and re-launched in 2010 taking advantage of the enormous advances in website development. Since 1995 Petcore has used its website to give the public and Petcore members up to date and accurate information on PET and PET recycling in a user-friendly format. Useful facts on PET, PET collection, sorting, recycling and end uses are available on the site, along with the Petcore video and Kids’ Corner. Infor- mation on Petcore member companies, frequently asked questions, Petcore press releases and journal articles are more easily accessible. The latest news on PET packaging and recycling is also freely available to all. Monitoring of the new site has demonstrated that the most popular pages visited on are on PET collection and recycling, along with the video and Kids’ Corner. Petcore will ensure that the whole of the website is maintained in a dynamic format and is current. For more technical information on PET and other plastic materials, Pet- core publications, PET recycling best practice and end uses for RPET, the public can register within the site for access to a focused Document Library that contains articles, guidelines and more in-depth studies. The website and Document Library are updated on a daily basis with news items, articles and documents as soon as they become available. Additionally, Petcore members have access to an even more compre- hensive Document Library where they will find Petcore internal documents, regulatory information, technical training and guest presentations, LCAs, col- lection statistics and in-depth papers on topics of interest, including the latest legislation, guidance documents and position papers. Petcore membership is open to the PET manufacturing and recycling chain and details are available via the website contact form. Petcore closely monitors publications from both academics and the gen- eral media and Petcore technical experts communicate directly on issues raised by authors and journals. Petcore collates background reports, data and facts and these are made available through the Document Library for mem- bers to use within their companies and with other stakeholders. All member companies can opt to have their logo, information on their company and a website link listed and displayed. In our spirit of openness and driven by many requests, Petcore has also launched a new publication in electronic form – PET Profile. This useful paper provides a positive and informative view of PET. PET Profile details the benefits offered to a wide range of stakeholders as well as publicising its recycling credentials. PET Profile is targeted at those work- ing in the plastics industry and those who need basic understanding of PET such as journalists and students. It is accessible from the website Document Library for those who register; it can also be requested via the Contacts form on the website or by sending an E-mail to info@petcore.org V ersions in French, German, Italian and Spanish will be added before summer. Petcore is certain its new website and PET Profile will make a positive contribution to the PET industry by making facts and figures on PET freely available to a worldwide audience. Petcore will welcome any requests from stakeholders for more information, more interaction or any other suggestions which will make our website more accessible and effective. www.petcore.org Modernisation of bottling for gentler filling Food and beverage specialists Stute Nahrungsmittelwerke, Paderborn, Ger- many, is one of Europe’s leading produc- ers of dealer’s brands for soft drinks and sweet breakfast products. Its beverage range includes juices, ice tea, lemonades, wellness products, juice compositions and mineral and vitamin-enriched water. Stute is investing in technology to ensure gentle filling of its beverages and has commissioned an aseptic bottling line from Krones. The PET-Asept line utilises the wet-aseptic process, with peracetic acid, and has been designed for an output of 32,400 0.5-l or 20,000 1.5l containers, suitable for bottling both still and carbon- ated beverages. The line will be validated in early summer 2010. Stute has also asked Krones to supply two blow-moulder/filler monoblocs. Krones is in discussion with Stute about more lines, to further enhance its process- engineering and hygiene capabilities. www.krones.com drink technology India and International Pack- Tech India are being held together in future Messe München and Messe Düs- seldorf are pooling their know-how for the packaging industry in one of the most important growth markets drink technol- ogy India and International PackTech India are being held together in future. The joint venue from November 18-20, 2010 is the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. Messe München GmbH and Messe Düs- seldorf GmbH have signed a co-operation agreement about this as the organisers of the two trade fairs.The two trade fair com- panies are convinced that the co-operation will create a major joint platform for pack- aging solutions. The overall objective of the co-operation is the successful establish- ment of an Indian trading platform for cus- tomers from the packaging, beverage and liquid food industries. The two events are designed for trade visitors from India and the neighbouring regions. Messe München GmbH organises drink technology India, the international trade fair for beverage and liquid food technology; Messe Düsseldorf GmbH and its subsidiary Messe Düssel- dorf India Pvt. Ltd. are responsible for Inter- national PackTech India, the international trade fair and conference for the packaging and packaging processing industry. www.drinktec.com/en/Home/ drinkTechnologyIndia P E T C O R E C O L U M N