PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2012

REGIONAL MARKET REPORTS 13 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 09/12 www.petpla.net krones FlexiFruit – doses fruit chunks as if they’re hand-picked. www.krones.com PACK EXPO 2012 Chicago, October 28th – 31st South Hall, Booth 2466 Leveraging on new technologies, beverage produc- ers were able to increase efficiencies, reduce energy consumption while staying competitive. Quite frankly, we were trying to come to terms with the way the market had evolved during this phase. We believe that the Combi works well for running high volume productions for a single product. However, for lower volumes and multi-product line, the demands on customi- sation are high. That is why at Zi Jiang, we focus on creating value for our customer through technological development, innova- tions, developing key competences, etc, in order to help customers generate higher returns. Products of Zi Jiang In 2011  200,000t of PET resin con- verted  Total output over 6.5 bn preforms, of which 5 bn are blown into bottles and  1.5 bn are supplied as pre- forms Target for 2012  – irrespective of trends and strategy -  Total output: more than 7.3 bn preforms Clientele As a key supplier to the beverage packaging indus- try, Zi Jiang supplies to major brands such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Uni-President, Danone, Nestlé, C’est Bon, etc. Out of Pepsi’s 24 bottling plants in China, Zi Jiang has placed their in-house equip- ment in twelve Pepsi plants. New customers, new appli- cations, new commodities are Zi Jiang’s prime targets. A significant breakthrough was recently achieved with an order for non-beverage pack- ages, i.e. 12,000bph for 1.9l of soya sauce. The technol- ogy was developed jointly and in cooperation with the local Sidel packaging team. Equipment installed in all plants  Husky injection moulding systems: more than 70 sys- tems; most of them 96 cavities; latest models with 144 cavities.  Sidel blow moulding machines: more than 70 units; the biggest for 52.000bph. Production of Zi Jiang Zi Jiang produces in more than 30 factories geographi- cally spread across China. In order to drive customer proximity and reduce logistics costs, all preform production is centralised in Zijiang’s Shanghai plant, Arthur Liu says: