PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2011

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 11 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 10/11 www.petpla.net way. Today Indorama is one of the most efficient PET plants in the world and the Neo Group are hard on their heels. The country is also impor- tant as far as preform produc- tion is concerned, albeit to a slightly lesser extent than for the raw materials sector. As already outlined, Lithuania was important as a gateway to Europe even before 2004. Among other things, the pre- form production levels that had been built up at the time were meant to avoid the PET import duties. Today, the two major sup- pliers, the Retal Group and Putoksniks, together produce just under 5 billion preforms, that is around 5% of European consumption. The preform programme is therefore a hot topic of conversation for customers throughout Europe. Regardless of whether its heavy preforms for the mono- layer bottles used for Russian beer or the lightweight, weight- optimised preforms with an 1881 neck, everything is pretty much taken care of. Only mul- tilayer was retained in Lithua- nia for a time, but this has now been moved to France due to shortage of space. Considering the country’s importance for the entire Euro- pean PET market, it is easy to forget that the country also has its own market for PET beverages, albeit modest, compared to the overall PET consumption figures Europe- wide. A production figure of just under 5 billion preforms needs to be seen alongside domestic demand of around 300 million PET bottles for water and CSD beverages. Performance www.sipa.it Visit us at: Brau Beviale Nuernberg, Nov 9-11, 2011 Hall A7 - 7637 CBST Shanghai, Nov 6-8, 2011 Stand F 1-2 Reg i ona l repor t Lithuania / Estonia Part 1: UAB Orion Global PET (Indorama Ventures), UAB Putoksnis, A le Coq Part 2 - issue 11: The Retal Group, Senderlen