PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2015

imprint EDITORIAL PUBLISHER Alexander Büchler, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE heidelberg business media GmbH Bunsenstr. 14 69115 Heidelberg, Germany phone: +49 6221-65108-0 fax: +49 6221-65108-28 info@hbmedia.net EDITORIAL Kay Barton Doris Fischer Heike Fischer Gabriele Kosmehl Michael Maruschke Ruari McCallion Waldemar Schmitke Wolfgang von Schröter Anthony Withers MEDIA CONSULTANTS Martina Hirschmann hirschmann@hbmedia.net Johann Lange-Brock lange-brock@hbmedia.net phone: +49 6221-65108-0 fax: +49 6221-65108-28 FRANCE, ITALY, UK Elisabeth Maria Köpke phone: +49 6201-878925 fax: +49 6201-878926 koepke@hbmedia.net LAYOUT AND PREPRESS EXPRIM Werbeagentur Matthias Gaumann | www.exprim.de READER SERVICES Till Kretner reader@hbmedia.net PRINT Chroma Druck & Verlag GmbH Werkstr. 25 67354 Römerberg Germany WWW www.hbmedia.net | w ww.petpla.net PETplanet insider ISSN 1438-9459 is published 10 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (1-year subscription 149 EUR, 2-year subscription 289 EUR, Young professionals’ sub- scription 99 EUR. Magazines will be dispatched to you by airmail). Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. Note: The fact that product names may not be identified as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. 3 PET planet insider Vol. 16 No. 12/15 www.petpla.net Dear friends of PETplanet insider, Without you, our faithful PETplanet insider readers, working hard on a daily basis to bring constant improvements to beverages packag- ing, the continued triumphs of the PET bottle would almost certainly be proceeding at snail’s pace. But is it possible to maintain this energy day in, day out, without expending quite so much effort, despite being always under pressure to go that little bit faster? Every day, you need to develop new ideas, take sometimes painful decisions, and in no circumstances can you afford to rest on your laurels. That’s how it is. Of course, your own experience will be of enormous help. But can inspiration and fresh ideas also be found elsewhere? They can, but they come only from the exchange of views with colleagues and like-minded individuals who are grappling with the same issues. And from time to time, it is also invaluable to have a look at what other companies are doing. And this is exactly where we start from. 50 to 70 times a year, on every continent, we produce reports and analysis on what your competi- tors are doing, highlight their successes, and investigate the problems they face. We cover their experiences with processes and plant. A critical review of delivery reliability and the competence of after sales service also come under our microscope. All this precious information comes beautifully packaged and delivered directly to your desk 10 times a year. In the engine room, we have Heike Fischer, Doris Fischer, Gabri- ele Kosmehl, Kay Barton and yours truly as resident editors. Their task is to assemble the reports and support our global team. Our editors at large are Waldemar Schmitke, Wolfgang von Schröter, Ruari McCallion, Michael Maruschke and Sabine Flachsmann, who diligently uncover the news that really matters in the PET world. Out of this mix can emerge a flicker of inspiration or maybe the germ of a good idea or two that can help you in your operation. Wishing you a peaceful and relaxed New Year, we look forward to stimulating plenty of good ideas for 2016. Yours Alexander Büchler