PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2014

EDITOUR REPORT 17 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 05/14 www.petpla.net of the country through improvements in management and equipment donation. The project also encourages network- ing activities with other cooperatives and facilitates access to the recycling industry. In 2012, Ambev launched packing Guarana Antarctica (2l) with 100% rPET. The launch represents an important boost for recycling in the country. Only in 2013 were saved 8,210t of virgin material with the creation of 100% rPET. Also in 2013, more than 230 million bottles were taken from the trash. Currently rPET is used in 2l and 1,5l painted bottles for own products such as Guarana. The intention is to expand this technology. However, everything depends on what happens as regards increasing the availability of rPET. “Our aim is to expand the use of recycled PET. But we are aware at the same time that the company will also need to make a considerable contribution towards ensur- ing material availability. Nevertheless,” says Ricardo Rolim, “a contribution of this nature will not only stand us in good stead but will also help the environment in Brazil”. May 17, 2014 Logoplaste Shefa We met: Fabio Salik, Managing Director Ricardo David, Operations Director Vitor Vila Verde, Brasil R&D Manager Leandro Sponchiado, Manufacturing Manager Paulo Vitor R. Mendonca, Shefa Area Sales Manager PET Systems Netstal Italo Zavaglia, Head of the Netstal Division of Krauss- Maffei Group do Brasil Netstal Prelactia over-moulding preform-systems with 24 cavities PET packaging for milk takes hold in Brazil Surrounded by the farmlands of Amparo, better known as the “flower of the mountains,“ is the homeland of Shefa, a company whose business is bottling UHT milk and juices. The unimpressive walls that surround the plant disguise the fact that this company makes use of the very latest technology and operates with a meticulous attention to detail. They cooperate with a Portuguese company, called Logoplaste, well-known for manufacturing PET preforms and bottles. Logoplaste produces PET bottles and screw caps in a neighbouring facility prior to transporting them via an air conveyor (through the factory wall) to Shefa for filling with UHT milk. We were welcomed by a reception committee made up of staff from both companies. UHT milk in PET bottles: the project Shefa packages UHT milk and juices spread over the following lines:  8 x Tetra Pak  3 x SIG  1 x PET aseptic bottling line from Storck