PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2016

MATERIAL / RECYCLING 11 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 No. 10/16 www.petpla.net 11 MATERIAL / RECYCLING and government ministries. It has the exclusive right to issue the EU eco- labels in Germany. The RAL quality assurance association is active in the development phase in Germany, but having established itself in the German market, wishes to send a strong signal internationally. As the German market is very open and lots of old stock is transformed, it is impor- tant to RAL to think in the direction of a circular economy to save resources and promote the reuse of material, in addition to the regulatory EU Directive 282/2008. The “Gütegemeinschaft Wert- stoffkette PET-Getränkeverpackungen e.V.” RAL quality assurance associa- tion currently has 28 members, mainly consisting of PET recyclers, preform manufacturers and bottle-fillers for mineral water and juices. www.wertstoff-pet.de Fig.1. Ecological impact that is used in designing bottles K 2016, October 19-26, 2016 | Düsseldorf | Germany CIBUS TEC, October 25-28 | Parma | Italy SITEVINITECH, October 27-29 | Mendoza | Argentina Pack Expo, November 6-9 | Chicago | USA GULFOOD, November 7-9 | Dubai | UAE BRAU BEVIALE, November 8-10 | N ü remberg | Germany EMBALLAGE, November 14-14 | Paris | France PLASTIC & RUBBER, November 16-19 | Jakarta | Indonesia DRINK TECHNOLOGY INDIA. December 15-17 | Bombay | India With Sacmi, the beverage specialists are always at your side. With our unbeatable technological know-how and continuous research we are creating new containers and closures designed to ensure outstanding performance. The new IPS injection system for preforms, the CCM compression press for caps and the quality control systems fully designed and built by Sacmi, allows for large-scale production with considerable advantages in terms of efficiency and flexibility. The outcome? Reduced plastic volumes, less energy consumption and lower running costs.All in a bottle: the one you’ll soon be making. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 2,5 2,0 1,5 1,0 0,5 0,0 Implementation weight reduction/recyclate usage kg CO 2 -equivalents