PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2014

TRADESHOW REVIEW 30 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 11/14 www.petpla.net Carmen Rus, Area Manager of P.E.T. Engineering It was what followed that made participants sit up and take notice as she explained “what we do”. Briefly but elegantly she talked her audience through packaging design – feasibil- ity studies – prototyping - validation of the bottle in the laboratory – mould manufacturing – implementation on the filling line. She concluded – confidently: “P.E.T. Engineering is filling the gap, wherever needed and wanted, from the resin to the bottle.” Light barrier for sensitive products- Novapet Solutions Miguel Angel Arto, who delivered the talk, left his audience in no doubt that the Novapet strategy, as already formulated and presented in Chips & Grapes 2012 – has won recognition, that Novapet, together with DCU, had discovered the way into the milk and dairy market, is gaining market share: “A revolution on the shelf, which will continue“. The optimism appears to be justi- fied when we consider the market data for milk and dairy produce, the potential for growth, in particular where dairy items are concerned and for PET (including DCU) compared with the alternative materials featuring by way of competition.  Total global dairy market size in 2014: 783 tons  Total milk dairy market size in EU28 in 2014: 159 tons  Growth expectancy up to 2018: approx. 2% per annum Various ways to get to know... ... new developments in PET bottle... ... production and design.