PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2015

EDITOUR REPORT 18 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 05/15 www.petpla.net 2012 the company installed three Husky HyPETs, each with 72 cavities and, in 2013 and 2014, a further three Husky HyPET HPPs, each with 144 cavities. “Our 4th HyPET HPP with 144 cavities is scheduled for later this year. In addition, we have placed an order for a new Intravis PreWatcher“. PTD’s capacity is currently around 75,000t of material a year, although actual output is about 35%, around 26.000t, corresponding to some 550 million preforms. The portfolio features six weight catego- ries between 15g and 34g in the 30/25 neck, in the case of PCO 1810 eleven types between 18g and 53.5g, in the PCO 1881 36g and 48g, as well as a size 38 neck, 28g, and two size 40 necks at 85g and 92g respectively. Closure production started in 2001. PTD produce 975 MT closures ranging from 1.79g to 3.10g annually on a SACMI 32 cavity compression machine, a Husky HyCAP with 48 cavities and a Netstal Synergy with 48 cavities. The company boasts a 153-man strong team at both locations, 20% of whom are currently completing a course of training at university. “It is here that the next generation can gain practical experience and then we take them on depending on their specialisation“, says Djamel. The com- pany supplies around 100 customers in Algeria. “We have customers in all sectors“, he continues. “90% of our pre- forms go to bottlers of beverages and edible oils, cleaning agents and beauty care account for the rest”. PTD’s cus- tomer base includes water bottlers Saida, Guedila and Ifri, CSD bottlers Hamoud Boualem and Cevital in the bever- ages and edible oils sector. The net assets of the company grew from US$13.1m in 2010 to US$25.2m in 2014 with a balance sheet total of US$42.8m. The declared aim for 2015 is to increase output to 50-60%. Mr Yacine Menguel- lat says: “What we want in the medium term is to achieve a production quantity of 2 billion preforms and thereby significantly boost our export business. If we achieve this, we will become, along with our competitor SGT, the larg- est producers in North Africa. We envisage something like half of our products entering the local market and the other half going for export”. The company’s guiding principle is to concentrate exclusively on the theme of injection mould- ing whilst resolving other issues, such as, for example, that of transport with service providers. PDT has achieved certification to DIN ISO 9001:2008, less in the interests of achieving acceptance on the national and (in future) inter- national business fronts, but rather in its own interests, as the team explained to me. This year they will also be apply- ing for certification to ISO 22000. They confirmed that, up to now, export has been something of a closed book. There f.l.t.r.: Yacine Menguellat, Habiba Ouadah and Djamel Ouadah in front of the HyPET 500 PTD’s production hall