PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2011

PET contents 11/11 4 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 11/11 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 46 Products 48 Bottles: Beverages 50 Bottles: Personal care 52 Patents MARKET SURVEY 29 Suppliers of filling equipment for beverages in PET BOTTLING / FILLING 28 The world of drinks The world beverage market for soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits TRADESHOW REVIEW 38 Brau Beviale Nuremberg, November 9- 11, 2011 REGIONAL REPORT 10 The Baltic States: Lithuania / Estonia Part 2 PREFORM PRODUCTION 18 Sinks A rapid guide to perfect preforms - part 25 BOTTLE MAKING 16 A winning smile Emergent Technologies and PTI create two-compartment container 20 The conversion factor Sidel’s one-stop line conversion 22 Where injection moulding meets stretch blow moulding New ISBM process by CyPET 24 Bigger is better From idea to reality in large containers 26 Reducing weight, increasing benefits PET bottle light-weighting initiative offers energy and raw material savings Page 38 Page 16 BUYER’S GUIDE 53 Get listed! Page 46