PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2011

PET contents 05/11 4 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 05/11 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 34 Products 36 Bottles 38 Personal care BUYER’S GUIDE 41 Get listed! MARKET SURVEY 23 Suppliers of preforms BOTTLING / FILLING 28 Expansion or greenfield? Planning new factories for optimised production 30 Always at the top A visit at PJSC „Erlan“ Biola 32 It’s tea time Pepsi and KHS develop new process for hot filling of thin-walled PET bottles for Lipton Tea PET TOP TALK 10 “We are looking at making an acquisiton” Otto Hofstetter, Otto Hofstetter AG, Uznach, Switzerland PREFORM PRODUCTION 18 Neck finish out of round Troubleshooting - A hands on guide, part 20 Page 30 BOTTLE MAKING 20 The rule of hard blocks New metal alloy for PET mould manufacturing MATERIAL / RECYCLING 27 A better blend Insulation for higher productivity Page 10 Page 18 Page 20