PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2011

PET contents 06/11 4 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 06/11 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 30 Products 31 Bottles BUYER’S GUIDE 29 Get listed! BOTTLE MAKING 16 Single-stage or two-stage PET conversion - that is the question! Single stage feature part 1 MARKET SURVEY 17 Suppliers of preform moulds and stretch blow moulds CAPPING / CLOSURES 24 Of countries and caps Study about PET bottle caps MATERIALS / RECYCLING 8 A partnership of first water Gerolsteiner gets together with Strautmann PREFORM PRODUCTION 18 Parting line crease Troubleshooting- a hands on guide - part 21 SPECIAL: BARRIER PET BOTTLES 12 The future of beer in PET packaging Global study on beer in PET 14 New wine in new (PET) bottles 187ml single-serve bottle gains favour with American wineries 15 Better barriers for beer and beverages New barrier technologies for lighter PET bottles 28 Products for barrier PET bottles manufacture Page 16 Page 10 28% 17% 10% 45% Multilayer Monolayer blends Coated monolayer Standard non-barrier PET Refillable 0% Page 12 BARRIER PET BOTTLES