PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2011

NEWS 7 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 10/11 www.petpla.net KHS getting closer to customers KHS GmbH will be relocating its kegging technology to Bad Kreuznach, its second largest site. The kegging plant was acquired from Kriftel in 1999 and the new location will have room for future growth. The move is part of KHS’ strat- egy for development through to 2014, named ‘Fit4Future’ which was announced after a Supervisory Board meeting in September. A key element in the strategy is ‘intensifying customer proximity’. The company is intending to capitalise on its global production and service networks by focusing on the growth markets in the BRIC countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China. The company says that it has introduced measures to maintain regional market coverage within a harmonised worldwide product portfolio. Technical develop- ment will continue to be important, maintaining the momen- tum of the five new products and innovations launched during 2011 (Innosept ABF 611/711; aseptic linear filling machinery, Innokeg Till Com- biKeg line, Innofill glass filler, and fully closed shrink packs). The geographical reorganisa- tion and other measures will result in a reduction of 300 jobs. KHS management has already met with the Works Council. www.khs.com IBWA appoints new VP communications The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has appointed Christopher Hogan as Vice President of Com- munications, effective August 29, 2011. He joins from the American Gas Association (AGA), where he was Director of Communications. He has also worked in the communi- cations and customer relations department of the American Petroleum Institute (API) and was a regulatory ana- lyst at the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) on environmen- tal, healthcare, and taxation issues. He succeeds Tom Lauria, who will be leaving IBWA on September 30, 2011. www.bottledwater.org Chinaplas 2012 returns to Shanghai The 26th International Exhibition on Plastics and Rubber Industries, better known as Chinaplas 2012, will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre on April 18-21, 2012. The exhibition will occupy all 17 halls in the east, west and north wings of the fairground, with additional halls in the central square. The total exhibition area is expected to reach 200,000m 2 , 33.3% more than when the last edi- tion was held at Shanghai, in 2010. The organiser, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, expects over 100,000 trade visitors from 140 countries or regions, more than 2,600 exhibitors from 35 countries, and there will be eleven country/region pavilions from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, PR China, Taiwan, Turkey, UK and USA. Online pre- registration is now available. www.ChinaplasOnline.com Are your standard PET preform molds making you as much money as they should? Ask how MPET with iFlow technology improves production and achieves greater quality results. Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when blue-sky thinking meets down to earth know- how and exceptional supply chain execution. The sort of innovation that Mold-Masters is known for, now applied to PET tooling for industry-leading results. Introducing MPET – the new PET preform tooling solution designed for the standards of tomorrow. Mold-Mastersand theMold-Masters logoare trademarksofMold-Masters (2007) Limited. © 2011Mold-Masters (2007) Limited.All rights reserved. Think about it. moldmasters.com/thinkaboutit info@moldmasters.com