PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2013

NEWS 9 PET planet insider Vol. 14 No. 10/13 www.petpla.net CCC grows with Amsler Consolidated Container Company (CCC) has placed an order for three L42 4-cavity and one L32 3-cavity PET stretch-blow machines with Amsler Equipment Inc. The machines are being installed in two different facilities. The new, all-electric Amsler linear L32 and L42 machines fea- ture an adjustable number of cavities. The L42 machines can be run in four-cavity mode for production of bottles of up to 2l, or in two-cavity mode for up to 5l bottles. The L32 machine can be run in three-cavity mode (up to 2l); in two-cavity for up to 3l; and single cavity for 5l pack- ages. The Amsler machines have servo-actuated stretch rods, clamp, and preform in-feed to the moulds. At CCC’s request, the machines were equipped with Siemens user interfaces and controls systems. The machines will be used to produce a variety of containers for beverage, trig- ger sprayer and floor cleaner containers, among others. www.cccllc.com www.amslerequipment.net Döhler acquires 50% of fruit specialist Mais Fruta in Brazil Global ingredient company Döhler has acquired a 50% stake in the Brazil-based fruit specialist Mais Fruta Ltda. Since the 1990s Döhler has already been represented in Brazil and has a production site in Limeira. Mais Fruta Ltda. is a family-owned manufacturer and marketer of frozen fruits, fruit purees and juice concentrates for the food and beverage industry. The company is located in the city of Antonio Prado, in the heart of the grape grow- ing areas in the South of Brazil. The investment secures Döhler’s access to high quality raw materials from a wide range of South American fruit varieties and opens up new potential for the development of innovative food and beverage applications. For the time being, Mais Fruta will continue to operate its business activities as before. www.doehler.com Netstal to focus on core expertise Netstal has announced that it will be focusing its activities on its core competency as a premium supplier of injection moulding machines. Its stated intention is to strengthen its international competitiveness and secure its longer term future. The Näfels site will be developed into a centre of excellence. The realignment will result in the activities of Research & Development, Sales, Systems and Application Engineering, Final Assembly and Service being based at the Näfels site, and broadened. The company has recently discontinued rotary parts manufacturing, while working to expand the scope of its product development and technological support for customers in the beverages and packaging industries, medical engineering and high- precision parts. The KraussMaffei PETForm product portfolio has been relocated from Munich to Näfels so that all PET-related technology areas will be concentrated on that site in future. Machining and module preassembly will be transferred to sister plants within the KraussMaffei Group in Germany and Slovakia, which will allow the final assembly area at Näfels to growth. The Netstal brand is to expand its core expertise in areas such as R&D, application engineering, and sales and service, with product launches at drinktec and K 2013. A full interview with Dr. Hans Ulrich Golz, CEO of Netstal, can be found in Issue 9 of PETplanet Insider, on page 34. www.netstal.com Amcor Packaging splits Amcor has announced that it intends to demerge its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business. Over the past six years, Amcor has invested more than US$1 bn in AAPD’s manufacturing capabilities, including a new recycled paper mill at Botany, a new furnace at the glass bottle plant at Gawler and a new beverage can line in New Zealand. Following the demerger, Graeme Liebelt will be Amcor’s Chairman and Ken MacKenzie will remain Managing Director and CEO. Chris Roberts will become Chairman of the yet-to-be-named new company; Nigel Garrard, the current President of AAPD, will be appointed CEO. The demerger is intended to be implemented through a capital reduction and Scheme of Arrange- ment. Further information in relation to the process of the demerger, financial profiles and capital structure of the new company and Amcor after the demerger will be provided to Amcor shareholders in the Scheme Booklet, which will be distributed in advance of the shareholder meeting that will be convened to vote on the demerger proposal. Amcor expects completion of the demerger to occur in December 2013, subject to requisite approvals. www.amcor.com