PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2013

EDITOURS REPORTS 26 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 10/13 www.petpla.net Lemon, Grapefruit and Tonic Water flavours. Under the brand name “La Bichy Ahora“, seven further CSDs are also produced, as well as various waters and an additional cola product by the name of F-nandito-VII, Fernet Cola. All the syrups needed for the mixtures come from their own in-house production with added sugar and sweeteners. Refres Now, with an estimated annual output of around 1 billion litres and more than 1 billion bottles each year, has opted to use PET exclusively. “There was no question of any other packaging. It has proved successful because we now find ourselves ranked as the No. 2 behind Coca Cola and ahead of Pepsi “, says Canido. In the Manaos filling area at Refres Now, Walter and his inter- preter Laura in front of the Sidel plant “In the final analysis, price and high quality are the purchasing criteria as far as the customer is concerned and we do the best we can to meet these requirements” says Production Manager Nestor Fischer. In addition to Argentina, Refres Now also supplies parts of Uruguay and Paraguay and plans are afoot to extend the catchment area even further. www.refresnow.com.ar 360° March 21, 2013 Bericap Argentina S.A. We met: Günter Krautkrämer, General Manager Expansion of closure production Bericap has been producing closures in Brazil since 1998 and has recently started to produce closures in Argentina as part of the company’s first geographic expansion in South America. Bericap’s Argentinean legal entity is Bericap S.A. The facility is located in the industrial zone of Pilar, some 65km North-West of Buenos Aires. This production facility is located in a separate section of the Inesa can factory. Bericap’s production hall When Inesa acquired this facility to produce metal cans they also acquired a plant manufacturing closures for PCO 1810 necks which was already in operation. For Inesa this was a relatively small sideline. Bericap’s interest in expand- ing their operations in Argentina matches Inesa’s interest to develop further the plastic closure business. While search- ing for a suitable cap for one of the cans, General Manager Ulises Porrier came into contact with Günter Krautkrämer of Bericap. The two of them rapidly realised that the two companies had much in common, and could develop their products to mutual benefit. development high cavity moulds technology centre production support competent – professional – inspiring Hoechster Strasse 8 · 6850 Dornbirn, Austria · T +43 5572 7272-720 · www.z-moulds.com multi-component injection moulds