PETpla.net Insider 06+07 / 2014

NEWS 9 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 06+07/14 www.petpla.net Brau Beviale 2014 Brau Beviale 2014 will take place from November 11-13, 2014 in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Ger- many. This year’s trend theme is the culture of craft brew- ing. Highlights include the presentation of the European Beer Star Award for 2014, free tastings accompanied by sommeliers, the Craft Beer Lounge and the Tour of Exhibitors with solutions specifically for craft brewers or the European MicroBrew Symposium. For the first time, the trade show presents the PET- nology concept “connecting comPETence” with the PETarena and the Packaging Wall of Excellence, where companies present their diverse spectrum of PET prod- ucts and services. Exhibitors will come from the whole PET value chain, including machinery manufactures, bottlers, packaging developers and suppliers. The event starts with the two-day international PETnology Congress which takes place immediately before the exhibition. Brau Beviale expects approximately 33,000 visitors and some 1,300 exhibitors from more than 50 nations. www.brau-beviale.de Phoenix Technologies’ rPET process given safety green light by EFSA Phoenix Technologies International, producer of recy- cled PET (rPET), has been given a green light by the Euro- pean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its manufacturing process based on extra small particle size technology. EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids is responsible for the recycling process safety assessment. The panel concluded that “the recycled PET obtained from the process Phoenix ESPS (extra small particle size) intended to be used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs for long term storage at room temperature, with or without hot-fill is not considered a safety concern.” Phoenix’s recycling process has been allocated the EU register No RECYC035. Additionally, the company previ- ously has been issued “letters of no objection” for its rPET small particle process by the U.S. Food & Drug Administra- tion and Health Canada. The company’s proprietary rPET technology is used to produce a variety of packaging containers and bottles for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, shampoos, soaps and detergents. Its resins are also used in non-packaging appli- cations such as strapping, carpeting and others. www.phoenixtechnologies.net Sidel wins three Coca-Cola contracts Sidel has been awarded three major new projects by The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (Coca-Cola HBC). The project wins are in Nigeria (Ikeja), Russia (Moscow) and Belarus (Minsk). In Moscow, where Coca-Cola HBC is already operating four Sidel lines – including two Sidel Combis – the new line will comprise a Sidel Matrix Combi, a Sidel Matrix Labeller, a mixer, two packers, a handle appli- cator, a conveyor, a high-level linear palletiser and a stretch wrapper. It has the capacity to produce 500ml and 1,500ml PET bottles at a rate of 45,000 and 33,500bph, respectively. At the Coca-Cola HBC plant in Minsk, Belarus, the company again took delivery of Sidel equipment in Febru- ary 2014. The acceptance test for the Sidel Eurostar, the mechanical pressure level filler for bottles and its accompa- nying Sidel rollfed labeller, has already been successfully completed and the line is now under way producing 9,000bph (2l bottles). In Nigeria, the outlook for the soft drinks market is said to be encouraging and looks set to continue to grow, with all major categories showing the potential for robust growth in both total volume and current value sales. Both the national population and disposable incomes are increasing, with new launches, marketing activities, improvements in distribution and other favourable economic conditions favouring all drinks producers. The complete new bottling line ordered from Sidel for the Coca-Cola HBC plant in Ikeja will be dedicated to the production of carbonated soft drinks. PET bottles in 500ml format will be produced at a capacity of 42,000bph, with 1,500ml formats produced at 22,000bph. The installation of the Sidel equipment in the Ikeja plant was started in May. The first saleable products will then be coming off the new bottling line in early July 2014. www.sidel.com Husky focuses manufacturing facilities for the Medical and Specialty Packaging Systems division Husky Injection Molding Systems announced the deci- sion to focus manufacturing facilities within the Medical and Specialty Packaging Systems business, bringing a dedicated focus to each location. With the integration of Schöttli and Husky, this new focus is intended to enable Husky to provide a more responsive approach to its cus- tomers in these markets. In February, Husky announced the creation of a new Medical and Specialty Packaging business unit bringing together the capabilities of Schöttli, Husky’s speciality mould making facilities in Austria and the Czech Republic, aftermarket tooling and services, and the Hylectric machines system platform. Each facility will be targeting specific applications, and will provide customers the opportunity to work with a single supplier to optimise system level performance. Within the new division, existing Schöttli sites will be focused on medical moulds and systems, select packaging moulds and systems, and some speciality closures. Husky’s sites in Austria and the Czech Republic will be focused on spe- ciality closures. Each site will continue to place the empha- sis on Aftermarket Services and Tooling. www.husky.ca