PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2013

EDITOURS REPORTS 16 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 06/13 www.petpla.net Oldi PET Preforms, Vasyhcheve History, markets and future UAB Putoksnis in Lithuania is your parent company. How did Oldi PET Preforms come to be established in the Ukraine? Was part of the reason the fact that they were looking for a location outside the EU? The reason for Oldi’s opening in Ukraine was not to sell Lithuanian preforms in other European markets but to start production with the aim of selling to the local market. It was the first step in enlarging the business to exploit other markets. How many injection moulding machines have you installed in the Ukraine and how many preforms did you produce in 2011? Currently we have five injection moulding machines of which three are Husky and two Krupp machines. In 2011 Oldi produced about 400million preforms 100% of which were sold. What are your main preforms (beverages, water, etc?) Our main customers are producers of mineral water and carbonated drinks, some companies bought our preforms for beer production. What is the proportion of preforms produced with the 1881 neck finish? At present we are producing preforms with the PCO neck finish only. We plan to start producing preforms with the 1881 neck finish next year. Do you produce any other products in addition to pre- forms (bottles, closures etc)? No, we produce only preforms. Bottles are generally blown by the factories producing mineral water and carbon- ated drinks. How much of your production stays in the Ukraine, how much is exported? All we produce we sell in the local market. We don’t therefore need to export. In 2013 we plan to enlarge our MHT MOLD & HOTRUNNER TECHNOLOGY Dr. Ruben-Rausing-Str. 7 | D-65239 Hochheim/Main Tel. +49(0) 6146-906-0 | www.mht-ag.de Make the most of your machine – with a mold from MHT! For many machine types, we supply the mold with the highest cavitation, thereby enabling optimum preform output. For the Husky HyPET machines, we offer upgrade sets for up to 50% more preforms, without refitting on the machine! • 60 cavities for Netstal PETline 2000 • 96 cavities for Husky HyPET 300, • 112 cavities for KraussMaffei 350 Engineering made in Germany 128 for HyPET 400 + 1/C35 Booth B3/441 production and to set up two more Husky machines. This will require us to find additional markets and this we are planning to do with the help of exports. The market for beverages in the Ukraine has stagnated over the past few years. Have you been able to achieve growth in spite of this or have you been part of the side- ways movement of the market? No, we have not achieved any growth, we are produc- ing at approximately the same volumes: in the peak season our loading is 100%, at other times about 80%. Did Euro 2012 stimulate business as far as you are concerned? No, Euro 2012 didn’t bring us any additional business, but fortunately we did not bank on any stimulus from the event. We are already selling all that we produce. What are you looking at achieving in the future (new markets, lighter preforms etc)? In the near future we are planning to set up two more Husky machines on our factory, so as to commence pro- duction of the 1881 neck finish as standard. We are also planning to enlarge our portfolio of preforms with light weights and to start exporting to neighbouring countries. In 2011 Oldi produced 400 million preforms.