PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2012

TRADESHOW PREVIEW 40 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 10/12 www.petpla.net Hall: B1 Stand: B1-1111 16.-20.10.2012 DRYING HAS NEVER BEEN THIS EFFICIENT: ETA plus® LUXOR - now available with ETA plus ® ETA plus ® considerably reduces energy consumption and protects materials. When it comes to drying, saving energy is a key concern. We have developed a system that combines airflow regulation with a temperature adjustment feature – that can be disabled if required –and efficient waste heat recovery. The result? A drying system that cuts energy consumption by up to 64%: ETA plus ® . motan-colortronic gmbh info@motan-colortronic.de www.motan-colortronic.com Dairy drinks India is the world’s biggest milk producer. Milk is firmly established in the daily diet. Dairy farmers have an annual output of over 100 million metric tons, most of which is directly consumed or sold informally. The dairy industry processes only about 13% of this milk yield. But this segment also is growing, from about 12.6 billion litres in 2011 to an expected 14.2 billion litres in 2013. In these two years alone additional capacity will be needed for the industrial process- ing of 1.6 billion litres of milk. Packaging markets and potential Although the supply of India-made processing and packaging machinery has increased in the past few years, demand for the latest foreign technology remains high, as International PackTech India and drink technology India (dti) show. For Rajesh Nath, Managing Director of VDMA’s Indian office in Calcutta, flexible packaging, including PET, is the fastest growing segment: ‘With the beverage and liquid food industry growing at around 14 to 15%, this will boost the demand in packaging and process technology. Hence this industry is gearing up to adopt scientific and functional packaging while keeping hygiene as important criteria.” Indian manufacturers, especially the export-oriented ones, therefore have a very strong high-tech focus in order to meet international standards and be competitive. Rajesh Nath sees the Indian packag- ing industry growing at an annual rate of 11%: “The industry is likely to reach a Graph 2: Packaging split for soft drinks in India in 2011 (Source: Canadean)