PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2010

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 12 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 07+08/10 www.petpla.net company has long-term contracts to produce milk, teas and juices on their aseptic lines exclusively for its best cus- tomer Uni-President. The in-house converter In Vietnam the company started only two years ago, and, following the general converter trend, Hon Chuan supplies in-house production of bottles to one of its best customers in Vietnam: Tribeco (now also partly owned by Uni-President). The 500ml bottles are blown on a Sidel SBO 16 with a capacity of 19,200bph, which is located at Tribeco’s facility. The bottles, that can withstand temperatures of up to 92ºC, are then directly conveyed to the filling station (maximum capacity: of 24,000bph). The 500ml bottles have a cur- rent weight of 28.5g, but a lightweight design of 26g will be introduced shortly. The preforms and closures are imported from Hon Chuan’s factories in Thailand and Taiwan. Focus on hot-fill applications According to Chen, most companies in Vietnam blow their own bottles, especially when it comes to CSD and cold-fill applications (exceptions are Coke and Pepsi). There are several companies in Vietnam making bottles for hot-fill, but by his own account Hon Chuan is one of two companies in Vietnam who can provide bottles of high quality for this application. If volumes goes up the company intends to further invest in hot-fill, including injection moulding and closure production. There are also plans to start injection moulding of preforms and stretch blow moulding in northern Vietnam. www.honchuan.com.tw Making an even bigger splash in 2010 17 exciting categories Now open for entries FoodBev com A world of food and drink For more information on sponsorship and entry, visit www.waterinnovationawards.com Fb\X s ;i\Xdjk`d\%Zfd Sponsors announced so far: Friendly old vendor in his push-cart offering soft drinks