PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2012

EDITOUR REPORTS 37 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 09/12 www.petpla.net Don’t call it hopper. Auxiliary equipment for plastics processing. This is your hopper internal material flow, don’t worry, we’ve got the solution. Conventional Drying system 7EV The hopper has become a machine, it is able to control the process according to the result to be obtained. Now we know what happens inside the hopper and we have improved the material flow inside it, fixing the exact treatment time for a polymer. 7 patents for unlimited advantages: the choice is yours. Original Turbo eXchanger www.moretto.com MATERIAL FLOW designed by Moretto HALL 7A STAND 519 Bericap Romania Double digit growth We met: Tiberiu Bako, Managing Director Bericap Romania is just four years old. The company is a 100% -owned subsidiary of Bericap Hungary. As a birthday present to the new company, Bericap Hungary also made it a gift of the customers located in Romania. This marked the launch of Bericap’s latest baby in 2008. Since then it has also been successful in acquiring some new customers in the country, although there continues to be an absence of one major brand or another. “The major brands award their contracts over several years which means that it is only now, because we are locally placed, that we are really in a posi- tion to offer competitive tenders along with the others. Mul- tinational soft drink bottlers and beer producer are already in portfolio.” says Managing Director Tiberiu Bako. Despite the company being in its infancy, Bericap Romania already has a leading market share under its belt for edible oil closures and a significant market share for water and CSD caps. Plus, where beer is concerned, the company has also worked hard to acquire a respectable share of the market. Starbev, URBB and Albacher are some examples. Due to the global presence of Bericap the national company can also offer closures sourced from the remaining locations. As far as this is concerned, a particular feature in Romania is the engine oil caps. Although the market for beverages is slightly depressed in Romania, the plant has succeeded in recording strong double digit growth rates every year. Because of the high market shares already achieved to date, it may be anticipated that this growth will slow down. In any event, the connections for further machines are already in situ in the machine hall. In January two moulds for the lightweight 1881 closure have been arrived. The contracts have already been negotiated so the Romanian market will soon be getting its first glimpse of lightweight bottling. As a special service, Bericap maintains an on-site advice and consultancy through its technical service team for its customers, if they wish to switch to the 1881. Since the introduction of the PCO 1881 neck and the Bericap Dou- bleSeal SuperShorty closure range more than 120 lines have been converted globally by the Bericap Technical Service to the advantage and satisfaction of the customers. www.bericap.com The Editourmobil in the land of Count Dracula, here against the backdrop of the Bericap Romania Plant