PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2010

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 60 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 10/10 www.petpla.net K-Show 2010 ‘A foretaste of PET’ At K 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 27 to November 3, some 3,100 exhibitors will once again be presenting their latest developments for all sectors of the industry. Companies from 57 countries have already registered to attend. The total leased exhibition space comes to 164,100m², about 60% of this being occupied by companies based outside Germany. The number of German exhibitors registered currently totals 1,058. Italy is traditionally the most strongly represented nation among the non-German exhibitors, and more than 400 Italian companies alone have booked a net space of 27,400 m² to showcase their products. Also strongly represented among the European countries are Austria, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. 113 companies from the USA will be taking part - an increase in relation to K 2007. Furthermore, the contingents from China, India and Turkey have grown appreciably. Taiwan is as strongly represented as in 2007. Appearing for the first time are exhibitors from Armenia, Chile, Indonesia, Pakistan and Vietnam. In our latest issue we published many previews from suppliers to the PET bottle industry who will be exhibiting at the K show. This tradeshow preview gives you another foretaste of the show. Croda Polymer Additives Hall 7 Booth B13 ‘Greener and smarter’ additives Croda Polymer Additives, exhibiting under the cam- paign theme of ‘Better Brands’, has taken double its normal stand space at the K Show and will be presenting the latest developments in its range of plastics additives. These are designed to help eliminate the need for outer packaging and to reduce slip, block, static and to provide UV protection. Croda Coatings & Polymers will be co- exhibiting, promoting its range of natural ingredients for engineering plastics. On the stand will be examples of Atmer 7510 concen- trated slip agent; Solasorb UV absorbers; and Incroslip G slip and anti-block agents. The Atmer range also includes anti-static and anti-fog agents. www.croda.com Improved appearance and perform- ance of liquid colours and additives Producers of PET bottles and preforms will find at the Repi S.p.A. stand its full portfolio of colours, additives and colour barriers for packaging and other applications. The Repi Remap additives range includes products that are designed to aid optimisation of processing parameters and to control manufacturing costs; and items intended to improve final product performance and enhance pack- aging quality. Remap colour barriers are designed to protect packaging content from UV, visible light, and from oxidation. Repi is head- quartered in Northern Italy and has a distribu- tion network covering Europe, North America and Russia, as well as a global commercial net- work. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified. www.repi.it Repi SpA Hall 6 Booth B27