NEWS 7 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 01+02/11 www.petpla.net Sidel ECO audit aims to cut energy consumption Sidel’s new ECO Audit joins ECO Booster and ECO EIT in its range of ECO services. ECO Audit is aimed at reducing energy consumption and production costs. Sidel conducted an ECO Audit for South African brewing company, SABMiller, in March 2010, with the intention of determining the environmental performance of its bottling line. The client company’s objective was to establish a reference point, in terms of method and results, in order to help in its drive to reduce energy, water consumption and CO 2 emissions by 25% per hectolitre (26 US gallons/21 Imperial) of beer produced. Sidel’s ECO Audit enabled the company to quantify the exact needs for each bottling step and to compare them with new technological standards. The audit also showed SABMiller how improved bottling efficiency can lead to a significant drop in water consump- tion, by more than 2m²/hr. Sidel’s ECO Audit is a snapshot of a complete line’s situation in full production. Its two major objectives are, first, to evaluate any gaps in production performance and energy consumption between the real operation of the line and its original specifications; and, second, to establish a reference point and identify levers for an improvement plan aimed at generating energy savings or improving perfor- mance quickly. The audit is also used to quantify subjective data on the line’s performance, with the intention of plan- ning and implementing agreed targets. The process further helps to assess a line’s potential to achieve ‘world class’ production levels in the medium to longer term. It includes analysis of all consumptions on the line, such as power, air, steam, water and CO 2 , as well as line efficiency, machine reliability, changeovers, cleaning operations, shutdowns and other equipment performance indicators. Sidel engi- neers collect data on-site for a week, and the analysis and report is sent to the customer within three weeks after data collection is completed. The three principal focus areas are: excessive consumption by machines; consumption levels that vary with line productivity; and non-productive consumption, such as during changeovers and cleaning. www.sidel.com In Association with International PET Resales Ltd On the Instructions of the Official Liquidator Mr Neil Hughes, Hughes Blake SHANNON MINERALS LIMITED (In Liquidation)- Located: Limerick, Ireland PET BOTTLING PLANT • Sidel SBO 6 blow moulder • Cortellazi & Sachi fillers • Oxe & Sachi labellers • Sacmi Kristall mixer carbonator • SMI & SGB shrink wrappers • Berchi palletising plant • Atlas Copco ZD oil free compressor • Laboratory & other equipment TENDER CLOSING By 12 Noon GMT, Friday 4 March 2011 Viewing: Wednesday 2 &Thursday 3 March 2011, 10.00 – 16.00 & Morning of Sale, 9.00 – 12 Noon McKay, 4 Blackbourne Square, RathfarnhamGate, D.14, Ireland t. 003531 490 3130 f. 003531 490 3512 e.
[email protected] View Photos & Download Full Catalogue From Our Website www.mckay.ie TENDER SALE La Seda de Barcelona sells PET pro- duction plant to Cepsa Química, S.A. The Seda Group has continued its process of divest- ment of nonstrategic assets with an agreement to sell its PET production plant located in San Roque, Cadiz, to Cepsa Química, S.A. Completion is expected within a few weeks, subject to agreement with employee organisations and regulatory authorities. The acquisition of Artenius San Roque will extend Cepsa Química’s presence in the poly- ester value chain. The San Roque plant has a production capacity of 175,000t/y, and is expected to be operational in early 2011. www.laseda.es AWS opens giant plastic sorting facility A little over 14 months after the original plant was devas- tated by a fire that destroyed its entire sorting and storage area, AWS Eco Plastics has unveiled its new plastic bottle sorting facility in Hemsworth, Lincolnshire, England. The official opening was carried out by Defra (Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Director of Waste and Resources, Neil Thornton. The new factory is capa- ble of processing more than 100,000t of waste plastic or 2,000,000,000 bottles per year and is the largest and most sophisticated in Europe. Valued at over £17 million, the facil- ity features state-of-the-art equipment developed by leading manufacturers Stadler, Titech and Herbold, and is capable of processing a diverse range of plastic feedstocks. Seven- teen Titech Autosort systems are incorporated into the new Hemswell facility and a further three systems were used as part of the interim solution prior to resumption of full produc- tion. The plant has a flexible output of 11 different streams of plastic and is virtually zero-waste. A key market for the new facility is the creation of food-grade PET, demand for which has risen strongly in the UK. Independent research has shown that products made with recycled plastic from the AWS Eco Plastic site are 68% less carbon-intensive than packaging made with virgin materials. The company plans to increase processing capacity at the site to 140,000t by mid 2011, just less than half the total of plastic bottles expected to be recycled in the UK during the year. AWS Eco Plastics is Europe’s largest recycler of mixed plastic bottles. www.awsecoplastics.com www.titech.com