PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2015

NEWS 8 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 04/15 www.petpla.net Husky hosts beverage packaging conferences in South East Asia Husky Injection Molding Systems held the first two events on its 2015 Husky World Tour: the beverage packag- ing conferences in Bangkok, Thailand and Jakarta, Indo- nesia. Both events were well attended, with a combined total of over 250 customers from South East Asia, includ- ing brand owners and converters from countries such as Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philip- pines. The events featured presentations, discussions, and the opportunity to network with Husky and industry experts. Presentations included information on the latest develop- ments in preform and beverage closure manufacturing, as well as details on the systematic elimination of waste and variability. Guest speakers included Moreno Barel, the President of P.E.T. Engineering, who spoke about ‘Bottle Design Evolutions – Cost, Fashion and Performance’ and Gary Fielding, the Marketing Director of ColorMatrix, who presented ‘The Impact of Colorants on Closure Perfor- mance’. The Husky World Tour 2015 is a series of global cus- tomer events taking place throughout the year in various locations across the globe. With multiple events spanning multiple locations, the tour gives both current and pro- spective customers opportunities for more direct access to Husky’s latest technologies at a local level. Planning for future events on the 2015 Husky World Tour is already underway. www.husky.ca www.petengineering.com www.colormatrix.com Klöckner Pentaplast, Starlinger and P&G join Petcore Europe Petcore Europe, the Brussels based association representing the PET industry in Europe, has three new member companies. Klöckner Pentaplast, Starlinger and Procter & Gamble have joined the association. “Our association aims to align the whole PET value chain to work together and to speak with one voice”, out- lines Patrick Peuch, Executive Director of Petcore Europe. The Klöckner Pentaplast Group is a leading manufac- turer of plastic films, including PET. Founded in 1965, it has grown from its initial facility in Montabaur, Germany, to operations in 12 countries with 18 production sites. Starlinger & Co Ges.m.b.H. is operating globally in the field of machine manufacturing. Its division Recycling Technology has become a global player in PET recycling. Established in 1837, Procter & Gamble is the world’s largest consumer products company, with nearly $84 bil- lion in sales. With headquarters in Cincinnati, P&G has operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide and has approximately 118,000 employees. www.petcore-europe.org Executive Board changes at Krones AG Volker Kronseder, Chairman of the Executive Board of Krones AG, has decided not to renew his contract, which expires on 31 December 2015. Volker Kronseder (61) will leave the Executive Board at the end of 31 December 2015. He has been a member of the beverage filling and packaging technology leader’s Executive Board since 1989 and has served as Chairman of the Executive Board since 1996. He has also informed the company that he is availa- ble to stand for election to the Supervisory Board of Krones AG in the ordinary annual shareholders’ meeting in 2016. Volker Kronseder’s successor will be Christoph Klenk, whom the Supervisory Board has appointed Chairman of the Executive Board of Krones AG effective 1 January 2016. Christoph Klenk (51) has been with Krones AG since 1994. After serving in leadership positions in sales for the Asia- Pacific region, he was appointed to the Executive Board in 2003. Until 2011, he was the Executive Board Member responsible for Research & Development and Product Divi- sions. Mr. Klenk has been the Executive Board Member responsible for Finance (CFO) at Krones AG since 2012. www.krones.com Gateway to 380 million consumers in the East African region The 18th PPPEXPO 2015 - International Trade Exhibi- tion on Plastic, Printing & Packaging is the largest annu- ally trade event in Tanzania. Held from 23 to 25 May 2015 concurrently with the East Africa Trade Exhibition (EAITE), the PPPEXPO regularly attracts exhibitors from more than 20 countries and visitors from all over East & Central Africa, thus giving exhibitors the opportunity to explore several countries at the same time. Over the past few years Tanzania has emerged as a major regional trade centre, mainly due to a very friendly and business like atmosphere the country offers to for- eign investors and products. Duties are relatively low and re-exports to neighbouring countries are either very low or even exempted. www.expogr.com f.l.t.r. Mr. Volker Kronseder and Mr. Christoph Klenk