PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2011

PET contents 12/11 4 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 12/11 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 29 Products 31 Bottles 32 Patents MARKET SURVEY 19 Suppliers of resins, colours and functional additives for PET bottle production PREFORM PRODUCTION 23 Splay A rapid guide to perfect preforms - part 26 24 Netstal takes over PET activities from Krauss-Maffei Interview with Thomas Anderegg BOTTLING / FILLING 28 Water from the desert Installation of SMI PET line at the Siwa Oasis, Egypt RECYCLING SPECIAL MATERIAL / RECYCLING 10 Recycled polyester on the rise Conference report on 7th China International Polyester forum Shanghai 12 A flexible plant concept Erema’s plant concept offers three different operating modes in rPET production. 14 Food packaging from recycled PET Gneuss Kunststofftechnik offers recycling system for PET with full FDA approval 16 Recycling the flower of Africa PET recycling organisation in South Africa PET - THE NEXT GENERATION 28 A light comes shining PET bottle bottoms into inpressive chandeliers Page 27 Page 16 BUYER’S GUIDE 33 Get listed! Page 24