PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2012

PET contents 03/12 4 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 03/12 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 42 Products 44 Bottles 46 Personal care 48 Patents EDITOUR REPORTS 24 Slovenia and Croatia Still waters run deep MARKET SURVEY 27 Suppliers of bottle-to-bottle recycling plants PET - THE NEXT GENERATION 36 “Reduce, reuse and recycle” Ford’s boost to PET reuse TRADESHOW PREVIEW 38 Breaking the mould to sustainability NPE, Orlando Florida, April 1 -5, 2012 MATERIAL / RECYCLING 10 The rPET market and its challenges Market perceptions of rPET do not reflect the true challenges of PET recycling says Appe 12 PET recycling at large Extricom offers recycling plants with capacities of up to 36,000t/a PREFORM PRODUCTION 14 A fast running workhorse Sipa to unveil all-new high-output PET preform moulding system 16 Stretched necks The rapid guide to perfect preforms - part 27 18 Addition to the family Sacmi makes a new start in the preform sector BOTTLE MAKING 22 Air on a 3-theme Contiform 3 claims major step-up in output, performance and energy efficiency Page 10 Page 24 BUYER’S GUIDE 49 Get listed! Page 42