PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2015

EDITOUR REPORT 12 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 07+08/15 www.petpla.net Packaging development Spain Beverage* Designation 2012 2013 2014 Metal beverage cans 7,203.9 7,345.7 7,435.4 PET bottles 6,921.3 6,951.4 6,976.2 PET jars 90.5 91.8 93.2 Glass bottles 5407.4 5,290.0 5233.4 Glass jars 39.5 40.1 40.8 Bricks 587.9 567.3 556.0 HDPE bottles 127.2 86.5 58.0 Beauty and Personal Care* HDPE bottles 530.3 524.0 520.4 PET bottles 122.8 126.8 130.7 PET jars 10.4 10.3 10.3 Glass bottles 84.1 81.9 79.9 Glass jars 15.4 15.5 15.6 Home Care* HDPE bottles 565.0 559.7 548.9 PET bottles 371.7 377.8 395.6 Glass bottles 38.7 38.2 37.7 Glass jars 1.1 1.0 0.9 *in millions of units, (source: Euromonitor) Bottled mineral water The mineral water market has been in decline for the past seven years, in 2013 consumption per capita fell, according to ALIMarkt, to 50,8l of mineral water. It is not only the domestic market that is suffering, but exports are also seriously affected. This now seems to have bottomed out in 2013, and in 2014 there were once again signs that the downward spiral was abating. The 5 largest mineral water bottling companies on the market, Aguas Font Vella Y LanjarAguas, Mineral San Benedetto, Nestle Waters Espana, Calidad Pascual and Grupo Vinchy Catalan, which represent 45% of the mineral water market, saw sales and volumes fall up to 2013 but San Benedetto and Calidad Pascual were able to achieve renewed growth from 2012 to 2013. Things are looking much the same on a regional basis. Although, in the five largest regions of Catalonia, Andalu- cia, Valenciana, the Canaries and the Balearics, the nega- tive trend is persisting, in Catalonia, Valenciana and on the Balearics consumption per head is once again increasing. One of the consequences of the falling volumes was also a fall in price which could not be absorbed solely by the decline in raw materials prices for PET. Following increases in energy and transport charges on the other hand, a number of smaller companies were compelled to cease production over the winter period or even to shut down completely. But, as already mentioned, the signs of recovery are there. In the case of the 5l PET containers and the smaller bottle sizes 50 and 33cl, the sales figures are on the up. Soft drinks The soft drinks market has also suffered a decline in terms of volumes and sales in the last few years, but, at approximately 4%, considerably more moderate than in the mineral waters sector. Of the 4,400 million litres of soft drinks consumed in 2013, 83% were carbonated. When it comes to trends, the non-carbonated drinks are in decline. However, the sector has been shaken by the announce- ment from market leader Coca Cola, which has more than 50% of the market, to close 4 of its 11 plants, affecting approximately 1,200 employees. Any restructuring of this nature inevitably brings unrest into a marketplace which is only just beginning to experience a tentative recovery. PET applications In all sectors of the Spanish market, drinks, home and body care, we are seeing welcome growth. We visited four companies on our Mediterranean round trip. In the PET Converter sector, with the focus on Per- sonal and Home Care applications:  PFP Termopolimeros in EL Figaro-Montmany, Barce- lona, Spain  Farmaplas in Fuenlabrada (Madrid), Spain  Loripet in Arahal (Seville), Spain and the PET stretch blow moulding machine manufacturer  Side in L’ Ametlla del Vallès Barcelona, Spain Step by step Side S.A. | May 9, 2014 We met: Mr Josep Jimenez, Export Manager & Mr Oriol Vives, Sales Manager Following a turbulent trip fraught with numerous hold- ups, we arrive at the location of our first meeting in Cata- lonia, Side, (Servicio Industrial de Electrónica - Industrial Electronics Service), manufacturers of linear stretch blow moulding machines for processing PET. Here we meet Josep Jimenenz, Export Manager and Oriol Vives, Sales Manager, in L’Ametlla del Vallès, Barcelona. The com- pany has been in family ownership for more than 40 years. Today it has 80 employees and a turnover of €14m. f.r.t.l: Ms. Judit Birosta, General Manager of Side and Mr. Josep Jimenez, Export Manager