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BOTTLING / FILLING 33 PET planet Insider Vol. 17 everything will have to, or should be set up on a bottle-to-bottle basis, which certainly isn’t an easy goal to achieve. However, we are working on getting it established. In the future there will be many applications for PET bottles, with the example of milk products, for instance.” I dug deeper and asked about specific uses of PET for new product groups. “Beer is certainly an interesting and - above all else - a gigantic market. We are naturally fighting for the widespread acceptance for beer coming in plastic packaging. At the same time, the costs for the changeovers aren’t low.” Looking at the company and its development, the question of further options for expansion inevitably arises. Dai sees consider- able potential in South East Asia. “Even though we’ve been active here for many years, we still see increas- ing demand,” he observes. “If you look at annual growth rates in GDP, in comparison with other markets such as China, we can expect these markets to provide a lot of business for us.” One forward-looking piece of technology that the company is now introduc- ing, in the course of the increasingly widespread use of IoT (“Internet of Things”), is the integration of QR codes on the inside of caps. These are used for a variety of applications, including interactive adver- tising, the tracking of pro- duction processes, provid- ing product information and online sales. Manufacturers will also be able to receive ad-hoc feedback from the market on the product and to categorise customers. On this basis, every cap can be given its own code. www.honchuan.com.tw You make a great product – why hide it? We’ve seen the future of canning and it’s Klear. Milacron’s Klear Can technology gives manufacturers a cutting-edge, cost-competitive alternative to metal cans for fruits, vegetables, soups, meats and other products – and it’s transparent, so you can show off your goods. Using the same machinery as metal cans, going Klear requires minimal investment. With the option to use colored plastic cans, in-mold labels, or standard labels, the possibilities are endless. Ready to see what you can do? Contact us or visit www.Milacron.com to learn more. October 19-26, 2016 Hall 15 /C06, Hall 01 /A39