PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2010

TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 61 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 10/10 www.petpla.net This amazes even the professionals: oval shapes can also be blow-moulded. Using ProShape – the latest module for the krones Contiform. www.krones.com K 2010, Düsseldorf 27 Oct. – 3 Nov. Hall 13, Stand A73 Improving appearance and environmental performance Chroma’s new range of frosted PET colour concentrate additives has been designed to achieve the look of glass in PET containers. The company says proces- sors will save up to 90% by eliminating the need for spray-painting. The new mas- terbatch can be formulated for acrylic, PC and PET and Chroma says that it works well in blow moulding, reheat blow moulding and sheet extrusion, allowing for frosted thermoformed containers. The company’s biodegradable additives for thermoplastic polyolefin resins are FDA and RoHS compliant. They lower the molecular weight of polymer compounds to allow quicker oxidative bonding and uses sunlight, heat and oxygen to initiate the oxidative degradation of high molecular weight polymer chains into low molecular weight compounds. www.chromacolors.com Chroma Corporation Hall 7.1 Booth C30 Extrusion and recycling The Extrusion Division (foils & sheets) of Italian company Amut SpA will exhibit a hori- zontal calender developed for extruded PET foil, featuring 700mm diameter main rolls and 450mm diameter inlet roll. Driven by individual brushless motors, with electronic adjust- ment of rolls gap, this calender is specified for foil production up to 1500kg/hr. It is equipped with central roll automatic cleaning. The Recycling Divi- sion will exhibit one of its auto- matic washers as well as other machines and key technology in PET bottle washing and recy- cling. The AX-Washer 1500- 5000 model on display can treat 4.5t/h of material. Flakes can be re-used for bottle-to-bottle processes. Amut SpA Hall 16 Booth D43