PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2015

PET news 6 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 03/15 www.petpla.net Sacmi at Propak East Africa Propak East Africa is the biggest event for the manufac- turing industry in East Africa. The last edition saw over 2,000 visitors flock to Nairobi from all over Africa and the rest of the world to see more than 60 exhibitors from over 15 coun- tries. This latest edition will once again be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 17-19 March, 2015. At this year’s edition, the company Sacmi will present a series of new developments for the beverage & closure industry. There will be a focus on compression technol- ogy for the production of plastic caps featuring the Cool+ enhanced cooling system which reduces both process times and energy consumption. According to Sacmi the Cool+ system can increase productivity by up to 50%. The company will also present its IPS, the injection-technology preform production machines, characterised by a series of energy recovery and energy saving systems. At the preform outfeed station, for instance, kinetic energy of the slide is recovered during deceleration, and then reconverted into electricity. Other machines include the labellers made by Sacmi Verona. The latest edition, the Formsleeve+, was first presented last March offering greater flexibility in the choice materials. According to Sacmi, the machine is so efficient that it is able to reduce plastic costs by up to 20%. www.sacmi.it Save Food meeting at Nestlé Following the second Save Food congress held along- side interpack in May of last year, the joint initiative of the FAO, UNEP and Messe Düsseldorf is now charting the course for further development in the coming years. From now on it will be holding additional meetings in the years between interpack editions, with the events being hosted by brand manufacturers in the food industry. The first such meeting will take place on 11-12 May, 2015 at the headquar- ters of Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland. The Save Food Meeting 2015 will be a gathering point for companies and organisations from the industry, who now total more than 120, and the approximately 230 NGOs and research establishments that are registered with the FAO. Beyond this, the Meeting is open to attendance by all com- panies interested in the issue of food waste and loss. The aim of the Meeting is to stimulate dialogue between repre- sentatives from industry, science and research, policymakers and persons from civil society and so to provide the impetus for launching (pilot) projects. www.save-food.org/sfm15 Sidel sponsors Bevtec Asia Sidel will be exhibiting at Bevtec Asia 2015 in Bang- kok and will be Gold Sponsor of this year’s biennial exhi- bition and conference. The bottled drinks industry in Thailand, to include bot- tled flavoured drinks, water and minerals waters, have reached a market value of EUR 535 million (Baht 19.882 billion), according to the National Food Institute under the Ministry of Industry. The industry is divided into 3 catego- ries with bottled water and mineral water valued at EUR 383 million (Baht 14,178 million), functional beverages (excluding functional essence or shot) has a market capi- talisation of EUR 151 million (Baht 5,602 million) and the flavoured carbonated drinks’ market value stands at EUR 2.8 million (Baht 102.4 million), representing a combined market value of more than 15% of the non-alcoholic drink sector with the growth rate to the current market levels. The functional beverage is the key driver of the growth at 33.25% for the period since 2010. The 3 day biennial event will be held at BITEC from 6-8 May, 2015. Bevtec Asia 2015 is the region’s only dedicated drink manufacturing exhibition and conference with over 100 of the world’s leading product, machinery and technology suppliers. www.bevtecasia.com www.sidel.com Fi-Cell PET bottle representation agreement expanded Plastic Technologies, Inc. (PTI), a global leader in PET package development, announced that its represen- tation agreement with Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd., Tokyo, has been expanded. PTI has been named the exclusive agent in Europe for the sales and licensing for Toyo Seikan’s Fi- Cell foamed PET bottle processing technology for pack- aging applications. Last year, the company announced its exclusive representation of Fi-Cell technology in the United States. The Fi-Cell foamed PET bottle technology produces lightweight containers with good barrier attributes and very good visual/tactile attributes. Monolayer bottles fea- ture a smooth inner and outer wall surface. Other foamed bottle technologies usually require an overmolded bottle to achieve a similar result. The introduction is particu- larly significant for carbonated beverage applications that require a smooth inner wall for an accurate fill. www.toyo-seikan.co.jp www.plastictechnologies.com