PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2010

6 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 12/10 www.petpla.net PET news drinktec and Brau Beviale agree to make PETpoint annual The organizers of drinktec and Brau Beviale, Messe München GmbH and NürnbergMesse GmbH, have concluded an agreement under which PETpoint, the PET segment at drinktec, will also take place at Brau Beviale in Nürnberg, starting November 2011. PETpoint focuses on the presenta- tion of technologies and accessories for the manufacture and recycling of drink bottles made of PET. PLA (polylactide) and other plastics for beverage containers are also represented at PETpoint, which has been an integral part of drinktec since 2005 and operates under its own label. At the last drinktec in September 2009, some 120 exhibi- tors showed their products at the PETpoint on a gross area of 11,000m², which was 50% more space than in 2005. The faster innovation cycle in the PET segment compared with other sectors of the beverage and liquid food industry is not adequately reflected in a four-year cycle. The agreement means that PETpoint will now take place annually; Nürn- berg will host it every year except during drinktec years, in which Brau Beviale does not take place. The next PETpoint at drinktec will be in 2013; in 2011, it will be marketed as part of visitor promotion for Brau Beviale and occupy a pavilion in hall 2. Organisation remains in the hands of the drinktec team at Messe München, which acquired the rights to the PETpoint brand from heidelberg business media GmbH (hbmedia) on October 1, 2009. A record number of more than 400billion plastic contain- ers, the majority of PET, were used for filling beverages worldwide in 2009. PET now leads glass containers, cans and cartons in beverage packaging across the world. Arabian filling company chooses Corvaglia cap solution The Masafi company, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is an established supplier in the Gulf region of natural mineral water, fresh and natural fruit juices and other products. It has been using its own-manufactured stand- ard closures for cold-fill products and imported two-piece caps for hot-fill from Australia. After the conclusion of a successful trial period, Masafi is now using onepiece hot- fill caps it produces itself on a 16-cavity tool supplied by Corvaglia, of Eschlikon, Switzerland. Corvaglia has been selling the one-piece concept to companies in several Latin American companies. After the market launch of the cap by an international beverage filler in Mexico, Corvaglia presented the one-piece hot-fill cap to Masafi. Initial trials used 38mm caps; following minor modifications to the filling equipment, the concept was accepted and Masafi has now become the first bev- erage filler in the Middle East to produce its own hot-fill caps, using a 16-cavity tool supplied by Corvaglia. Corvaglia reports that other beverage fillers in the Middle East have also declared an interest in its hot-fill cap system. www.corvaglia.ch 50 years of Assocomaplast Assocomaplast – the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery and moulds manufacturers’ asso- ciation – has recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Founded in Milan on September 28, 1960, by just eight companies, the association now has 143 active members, representing around 90% of the Italian sector’s turnover. Together with French and German national associations, it promoted the creation of the European association, Euromap. On October 9 the association held a celbratory gala dinner at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology, which has a section devoted to plastics and rubber. The founders and other personalities were awarded special prizes for their commitment in the sector. Simei Exhibition 2011 The 24 th International Oenological and Bottling Equip- ment Exhibition Simei is confirmed for November 22 - 26, 2011 in Milan, Italy. It will be held in halls 9, 11, 13 and 15 of Fiera Milano. The exhibition has been running for 40 years; the 2009 edition attracted 705 exhibitors from 25 countries and 51,545 trade visitors from 100 countries. Simei 2011 will feature exhibitions of machinery, equipment, products and services for drinks preparation, bottling and packaging. The organisers say that it will pro- vide both a display window and, with a number of meet- ings, seminars and presentations during the exhibition, opportunities for discussions on current themes affecting the sector. www.simei.it Krones enjoys continued upturn Krones, the beverage filling and packaging company, has reported that its sales in the period January-September 2010 rose by 16.1%, to €1,583.0million. The company has seen particularly strong performance in markets outside Europe, where sales were almost 30% higher than in the same period of 2009. New orders over the nine months totaled €1617.7 mil- lion, 14.4% higher than 2009. Outstanding orders at the end of September totaled €932 million, €35.4million up on 2009, like-for-like. Earnings before taxes (EBT) rose to €47million, a recovery of €73.9million from the previous year’s loss of €29.6million. The company’s equity ratio stood at almost 39% as at September 30, with €60.4million net liquidity. Earnings have recovered to €1.05 per share, compared to a net loss of €0.85 per share in 2009. Krones says that it remains confident for the business year and expects to achieve its target of 15% sales growth for 2010. Looking to 2011, the company remains confident of further improvements in sales and earnings, assuming no radical changes in general conditions. The full Q3/2010 report can be retrieved at: www.krones.com/downloads/Q3_2010_d.pdf