PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2010

NEWS 7 PET planet insider Vol. 11 Strong fresh air for PET-bottle industry Glide into a new era of air-cooled, oil-free, and cost-efficient high pressure Time to gain new heights. The highly energy efficient ZD compressor, with superior screw and booster technology, offers Class Zero quality air and is extremely silent with no vibrations. The air-cooled ZD provides you an exceptional reliability , no water consumption, while driving down investment and installation cost. It all adds up to sustainable productivity for today’s challenging low carbon economy. This new ZD is The answer for all your high pressure 40 bar applications. For more information, visit www.atlascopco.com/petcompressors Strong attendance at Chinaplas 2010 Despite the impact of Icelandic volcanic ash on air travel, 14,701 overseas visitors, out of a total of 81,435 trade delegates and representatives, attended Chinaplas 2010, the 24th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries. It ran from April 19-22 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, PR China. The 2010 edition attracted 2,144 exhibitors from 32 countries, making it the largest in the event’s history. Exhibits included 1900 machine sets and a wide range of advanced chemicals and raw materials, many of which reflected the exhibition’s theme of ‘Green Plastics: Our Goal, Our Future’. Chinaplas’ visitor profile covered a comprehensive range of plastics and rubber application sectors, includ- ing automotive, building and construction, electronic and electrical, IT and telecom- munications, packaging, toys, moulds, food packaging, and so on. Chinaplas 2010 also hosted a number of concurrent activities, including the ‘Indus- trial Forum on Green Plastics and Rubber’. Its six sessions attracted suppliers, profes- sionals and user representa- tives from around the world, covering applications of green plastics and rubber technology to automotive, building and construction, packaging, and electrical industries. More than 60 technical seminars covered market trends, latest technolo- gies and user expectations. Chinaplas 2011 will be held at China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, PR China on May 17 - 20, 2011. www.ChinaplasOnline.com Double-digit growth for R&D/Leverage – UK The UK arm of integrated tool supplier and specialist industrial design company R&D/Leverage has reported 17% growth in sales across Europe. The company ascribes its success to fast delivery times, the recent addition of the Genesis Hotrunner System to its range, and the work of its Property Solutions Lab (PSL), which is located at its UK headquarters in Sutton in Ashfield, Notts, Eng- land. R&D/Leverage says that PSL is being used to provide value- added services such as in-house training modules, first-to-market samples and product qualification to its customers. The company has invested in people capable of doing business in non-English- speaking countries, including Greece, Portugal, Spain and Poland. Further, it sees PET products growing in popularity and cites the recent commitment of a major UK retailer to switch its smaller wine bottles to PET. www.rdleverage.com