PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2014

ON SITE 25 ON site PET planet insider Vol. 15 New bottle and Sidel line for Lebanon’s Tannourine Sidel has announced that Tannourine Water, one of Lebanon’s leading bottlers and distributors of pure and natu- ral mineral water, will have its production capacity increased, after installing a Sidel Matrix Combi water line with a capac- ity of 31,500 bph. Tannourine Water has also upgraded its bottle design with the integration of Sidel’s StarLite water base, which is claimed to help save energy during blowing and to reduce the amount of PET needed, while still retain- ing performance and maintain- ing customer experience. Tannourine Water has been sourcing natural mineral water from the Tannourine Mountains for over 30 years. Its product is claimed to be one of the purest natural mineral waters in the country and is distributed to neighbouring Arab countries, West Africa and as far as Aus- tralia, as well as domestically. It sells around 150 million l of water per year. According to estimates from Euromonitor, consumption of bottled water in Lebanon is expected to rise from 92.4 l/head in 2014 to 95.4 l/head in 2015. “We are confident that the Sidel Matrix Combi line will help us meet our objectives in the market and achieve opera- tional excellence, as the cri- teria we followed to make our decision included capital cost, maintenance and running costs, technical capabilities and after-sales support,” said Georges Makhoul, General Manager of Tannourine Water. Sidel asserts that its Star- Lite base increases durability, stability and overall resistance of the bottles as well as offer- ing a more energy-efficient method of production, as it enables producers to blow the bottle with a lower amount of air pressure. The base was designed by Sidel’s packaging team, part of its Sidel Services business unit, and is avail- able to producers worldwide. A similar base offering the same features is available for carbonated soft drinks. “We’re delighted that Tannourine Water chose our equipment, and we hope to continue working with them to introduce even more innova- tive packaging solutions into the Lebanese market,” said Karel Brussen, Regional Commercial Manager of Sidel in Lebanon. www.sidel.com PROVEN COST SAVINGS PERFORMANCE moldmasters.com Mold-Mastersand theMold-Masters logo are trademarksofMold-Masters (2007) Limited. © 2014Mold-Masters (2007) Limited -AMilacronCompany.All rights reserved. Rely on our global support network for fast service and parts. North America 1-800-387-2483 | Europe 49 (0) 7221 5099-0 Asia 86 512 86162882 ALWAYS INNOVATING. + More efficient use of platen real estate increases the cavitation for a given machine size: s 72 vs. 48 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 225T s 72 vs. 48 Cavity with a 38mm finish in a 300T s 96 vs. 72 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 300T s 128 vs. 96 Cavity with a 28mm finish in a 400T + Proprietary iFLOW and iCOOL technology reduces cycle times while improving balance, lowering injection pressure and increasing dimensional repeatability + Tooling solutions to revitalize, recapitalize and rev up existing systems Get 50% more output from the same machine 96-CAVITY MICRO PITCH MOLD FOR 300T MACHINES Contact us today at: mpeteurope@moldmasters.com