PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2011

17  Bottle-to-bottle recycling plants Conveyors for preforms and empty bottles Caps and closures Preforms Perform moulds and SBM moulds Preform and single stage machinery 2-stage SBM machinery Compressors Filling equipment Resins and additives Suppliers of bottle-to-bottle recycling plants This is the second of our market surveys focusing on PET bottle to bottle recycling plants. It is of course difficult to make effective comparisons between the various technologies but at the end of the day the crucial factor is what goes in at the front and what comes out at the back. For this reason, we have limited ourselves to looking at a few relevant param- eters. In order to make the comparisons between the systems fairer, we have opted for materials that are freely traded as the input variable. For bottles this is almost a worst case scenario – unsorted bottles in all colours, and pressed into bales, whereas with the flakes the quality is slightly higher, with only a few contaminants. Another important question is whether the recycled con- tent has FDA approval. It is noticeable that not all suppli- ers give this information, even though it is a key point for decision-makers to opt for a particular system. But, as ever, we have given the contact details of the companies involved and they will be delighted to answer any ques- tions you may have about system parameters. Whilst the publishers have made every effort to ensure that the information is up to date, no claims are made regarding completeness or accuracy. 01+02/11 MARKET survey