PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2013

EDITOUR REPORTS 21 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 05/13 www.petpla.net Ukraine Tour Blog The summer break is now over and the Editour- mobil is waiting expectantly for us in in the Ukraine, or more precisely at the Retal plant. For Team 3, led by Alexander Büchler and Walde- mar Schmitke, the last leg of the tour, through the Ukraine and Poland, lies before us. Imme- diately after slipping into the driving seat, our first concern is to make sure the Editourmo- bil’s fresh water tank is topped up. Contrary to expectations, this turns out well - with engine cooling water! But no worries, because the water comes from bottlers Biola. It’s probably the best water we have ever had in the tank! Straight after the Retal interview, we head off to Interpet. At least that was the idea. Sadly the satnav said no, and a call to Interpet didn’t help much either, as no-one there spoke English. We took an executive decision to abort the interview for the time being and drive over instead to the Slavutich Brewery. That evening we sampled the delights of Ukrainian cuisine in a typical restaurant charmingly situated on an island on the river Dnieper. The following day, we resumed our mission to locate Interpet, and eventually we suc- ceeded. A further challenge confronted us when we got there, which was to conduct an interview entirely by means of gestures and a lot of arm- waving. It remains to be seen whether we have understood everything when the interview finally goes to print. After that, we have our first longish stretch of the tour, the 350km or so to the beverage company Sandora in Mykolayiv. Prog- ress is deadly slow, and after 3 hours, having covered a mere 100km, we decide to put back the interview to the next day. Once again, the won- ders of satellite navigation let us down and we are forced to fall back on good old paper maps, and some helpful members of the local constabu- lary. Thanks to this old-fashioned “technol- ogy”, we find ourselves by evening at the factory gates, looking forward to enjoying a peaceful night’s sleep. The interview on the following day with manufacturing director Volodymyr Yeho- renko is, to our delight and astonishment, vir- tually “print-ready”. So much information, we hardly need to ask any questions. by Alexander Büchler BERICAP the plastic closure company committed to your success www.bericap.com Research and Development Developing closure solutions to meet your specific requirements Mould Technology A detailed understanding of mould design with in-house mould making facilities in Hungary and Germany Global Presence Local production in 21 strategically located factories. An on-going strategy of stregthening our global presence Capping Technology and Know-How Special advice on capping technology with on-going technical support Innovation and Flexibility Our broad range of plastic closures is the basis for generating new innovation. Our expertise covers aseptic, hot fill, barrier, anti-counter- feiting TE-systems, consumer convenience and child resistance