PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2011

PET news 6 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 01+02/11 www.petpla.net Forum PET Europe to promote development of PET bottles Representatives of the pan-European PET bottle indus- try and its supply chain met in Paris on 23rd November to constitute Forum PET Europe, whose main goals are to create an environment to encourage innovation in PET bot- tles, to promote high quality recycling and to minimise risk to the reputation of PET. Founding members are the PET associations of France (Elipso) and Germany (Forum PET in der IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen e. V.), and Logoplaste S.A., from Portugal. It intends to act as a platform for the discussion of market and regulatory issues in the EU and to communicate with relevant stakeholders. The first President of Forum PET Europe is Jean-Marc Ros- tagno, Director Northern Europe of Artenius PET Packaging. Marcel de Botton, Chairman of Logoplaste S.A., Portugal, was elected vice-president. The Council includes Françoise Gerardi, General Manager of Elipso, France; and Dr. Jürgen Bruder, Director General of IK Industrievereinigung Kunst- stoffverpackungen e.V., Germany. www.forum-pet.de New CEO and board appointments at KHS Shareholders and the supervisory board of KHS GmbH Dortmund have made three appointments to the company’s executive management board. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Nie- meyer becomes CEO of KHS GmbH on April 1, 2011. Prof. Niemeyer has been a member of the KHS Executive Man- agement Board since September 14, 2009 and has been previously responsible for the Technology division. He will continue with responsibility for the Technology division. Cur- rent CEO Roland Flach will retire on March 31, 2011. Anke Fischer, current head of central controlling of Salzgitter AG, has been appointed chief financial officer and a member of the executive management board, effective February 1, 2011. She replaces Burkhard Becker, who will leave the board on January 31, 2011 and become chief financial officer of Salzgitter AG, effective February 1, 2011. Marc Hartmann, currently chief representative of KHS GmbH, has been appointed as a member of the executive management board, effective April 1, 2011. He will be responsible for project man- agement and process and quality management. Other mem- bers of the board are Mr. Georg Michels (sales) and Prof. E.h. Dr.-Ing. Johann Grabenweger (production). www.khs.com Erratum In the market overview of issue 11/10 on suppliers of fill- ing equipment, we incorrectly printed only part of the Sacmi machinery range. We apologise for this inadvertent error. Details of the full range of Sacmi equipment can now be found on the internet in the corrected version of the magazine. http://www.petpla.net/PP20101126 More xxhibitors and services at 25 th Chinaplas, May 2011 The 25 th edition of Chinaplas, the International Exhibi- tion on Plastics and Rubber Industries, will be held at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guang- zhou, PR China, from May 17 to 20, 2011. The confirma- tion of the India Pavilion brings the total of country and regional pavilions at the event to 11. Chinaplas will now be arranged under 12 themed zones, with the addition of the Rubber Machinery & Equipment; Industrial Services; and Bio-Plastics and Degradable Plastics zones. Over 20 enterprises have already reserved space in the Rubber Machinery & Equipment zone, in Hall 3.1. ChinaplasOnline.com, the official website, has been revamped and improved, with a search engine function that allows keyword searches in the website content and exhibitor’s data. The ‘Download Centre’ holds show- related information, such as the visitor brochure, eNews- letter, etc. available for visitors to download. Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Arabic versions are now available. Latest show updates, transport and hotel information, and seminar details are available through Wap Chinaplas www.chinaplasonline.com/CPS11/Mobile New PET silo park for Indorama Polymers Rotterdam Indorama Polymers Rotterdam, a wholly-owned sub- sidiary of Thailand-based Indorama Ventures PCL, has commissioned a new silo park for storage of PET at its Rotterdam (NL) site. The park will enable the company to ship more PET resin directly from the factory to custom- ers without intermediate and external storage. The 24 new silos provide additional storage capacity of 10,000t, in which Indorama keeps four different PET grades at all times. The company said that the new facility will enhance its flexibility in production and supply, reduce handling and, consequently, diminish the risk of contamination and the generation of dust or fines. The need for transport will also be reduced. The first direct shipments from the new facility started in November 2010. Indorama Polymers Rotterdam has a PTA capacity of 350,000t and 200,000t of PET. The company will further expand its PET capacity in Rotterdam by another 190,000t in 2012. www.indorama.com