PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2014

EDITOUR REPORT 13 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 10/14 www.petpla.net Tonoli explains: “Because of the relatively low price of virgin PET, recycled PET is too expensive, regardless of what form it comes in.” A noticeable factor is the frequent use of colour concentrates. At the time of our visit all the preform machines in production were using liquid colouring. 90% of preforms finish up in the beverages industry and only 10% in PET containers for detergents, foodstuffs and cosmetics. Preform production programme  Mineral water: Neck finish 28mm BPF, PCO, 267 Novembal and PCO Cor- vallis 16.8  Soft drinks: Neck finish 28mm BPF, PCO and PCO Corvallis 16.8  Juices/teas: Neck finish 38mm Affaba Ferrari and Bericap  Milk: Neck finish 38mm Affaba Ferrari and Bericap  Edible oil: Neck finish 29/21 und 30/29  Cleaning materials: Neck finish DET 29/410 The company’s five larg- est customers are as follows: Refresco, Pineta, Bracca, Norda and Tavina- responsible for purchasing 50/60% of the preforms. Manufacturing takes place all the year round; i.e. in the winter months a stock is built up which is used up in the peak summer months. To do this raw material has to be purchased in advance and stored possibly for several months. A delicate balancing act, demonstrating that pre- form production is not without risk. The crucial thing is to buy the raw material at the right time and to agree the right conditions with the supplier and the preform customer. As Amos Tonoli puts it: “We oper- ate like a bank when it comes to financial operations”. Raw material is stored in silos and bags, depending on the supplier. Preform storage and shipment, on the other hand, is in an Octabin on a pallet. The packaging compo- nents are recycled in different ways.  The Octabin 5 cycles  Lid and base 2 cycles  The pallet 10 cycles Market According to Amos Tonoli: “The Italian preform market is stable in terms of its volume, but the consumption of material is constantly falling. The reason is of course the focus on reducing preform weight. For us, this means regular investments in moulds. This is something that has been a particular feature over the past few years. The fact that the market is stable but not seeing any growth in terms of its volume does not really help us. The size of the Welcome to visit TECH-LONG PACKEXPO 2014 CHICAGO 6817 E GAGE AVE COMMERCE, CA,90040 USA TEL:+15629287755 FAX:+1 562 928 4499 www.tech-longusa.com Email: [email protected] TECHLONG INC BEVERAGES HOUSEHOLDS CONDIMENTS DAIRY BEER Booth: N4975 Date: 2014 11.2-5 Add: McCormick Place North Building (Upper) Chicago, IL