PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2010

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 13 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 05/10 www.petpla.net “Powered by nature” New Acetaldehyde Scavenger Liquid colours and additives for PET www.repi.it Preserves the natural taste of water Can reduce AA in PET preforms, by more than 75% No plate-out and sublimation Meets EU and FDA food contact regulations Suited for bottle-to-bottle recycling Can be blended with REPI liquid colours Available in liquid and masterbatch versions SenzAA TM is a trademark of INVISTA Sitting right in the heart of the tourist area of Northern Tanzania, close to the Serengeti National Park and against a backdrop of the 5895 metre high Mount Kilimanjaro, is the town of Moshi. On the edge of town is the spring from which the “Kilimanjaro” premium mineral water is drawn and filled by Bonite Bottlers, with no fur- ther treatment. Driving across the fac- tory premises is like visiting a small town. Well-manicured parkland is interspersed with homely-looking buildings. If it were not for the busy lorry and forklift traffic it would be a nice place for a short vaca- tion. “Yes! There used to be even more garden area but it had to give way and allow us to expand,” were the words of Zoeb Hassuji, MD of Bonite Bottlers, when he welcomed us to the site. “We set great store by an environmentally- friendly approach to our busi- ness. The gardens are just a part of it”. The company has also cut down on energy and water consumption. With refillable bottles, for instance, the water usage has been cut from 7l to 3.3l, per litre of product filled. The in-house biological water purification plant with a capacity of 1,000 m³/day cleans up the waste water and feeds it into the fish ponds or to the sprin- kler system in the gardens. Outside of the factory the owner, Reginald Mengi, has established a reforestation programme for Kilimanjaro. In 14 years 39 million new trees have been planted. In this way the company also supports the local population with social and humanitarian programmes. Bonite Bottlers