PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2017

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 04/17 www.petpla.net New Executive Director at Petcore Europe appointed On March 31, 2017, Patrick Peuch stepped down from his role as Executive Director at Petcore Europe. Christian Crépet has been appointed as his successor by the Petcore Europe Board. “It has been a real pleasure for me to run Pet- core Europe for the last four years since the start. With the continuous trust, support and contribution of our members, we have grown Petcore Europe to a reference model and a well-respected European organisation, acknowledging our open-minded approach and pro-active activities, our partner- ships and relationships. It is now time for me to step down and to thank you all, and to express my best wishes to my successor,” outlined Patrick Peuch during the annual general meeting of Petcore Europe. “Patrick played a key role in the growth of Petcore Europe and delivered outstanding performance not only to the Petcore Europe association but to the benefit of the whole PET value chain. I wish him all the best for his future activities,” stated Roberto Bertaggia, Petcore Europe President. “I welcome Christian, one of the founders and board members even before Petcore Europe, whose in-depth knowledge of the PET world, his motivation and skills, I am sure, will further foster Petcore Europe activity along the path traced by Patrick.” With a commercial and business management background, Christian Crépet started his career with Dow Chemical and went on with Enichem both in France and other European countries. Before running Petcore Europe, he has been the Managing Director of French recycling company Sorepla Industrie for the last 21 years. He is very familiar with the PET industry, having been a member of Petcore, the pre-Petcore Europe association, for a long time, a Vice-President of PRE and Vice-Chairman of their PET WG, and more recently a Board member and Treas- urer of Petcore Europe. www.petcore-europe.org Logoplaste Innovation Lab wins iF Design Award for its Vimágua water bottle The Logoplaste Vimágua water bottle has been awarded with the iF Design Award in the category “Packaging Design / Beverages”. Each year, Germany’s oldest independent design organisation, Hannover-based iF International Forum Design GmbH, organises the iF Design Award. This year’s award ceremony took place in the BMW Welt in Munich, Germany, on March 10, 2017. Vimágua is a reusable, eco-friendly, 100% recyclable and lightweight water bottle, created to be offered to the local school communities. The bottle is said to be a mission to promote the consumption of tap water and raise awareness among the young, on the importance of water to the environ- ment and health. The design, inspired by both the drop and the water surface ripple effect, is ergonomic for children and is meant to fit in a small lunch bag. The 450ml PET bottle weights 25g, and its manufacturing process uses less energy, when compared to reusable bottles produced in other materi- als. The PP cap is also optimised and weights 1.3g. www.logoplaste.com www.ifworlddesignguide.com NPE 2018 Bottle Zone The demand for plastic bottles continues to grow across numerous products and sec- tors, including home goods, personal care, beverages, food and pharmaceuticals. With the industry slated to grow 4.6% annually over the next five years, bottling has become one of the fastest growing industry segments in plastics manufacturing. Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) recognised this trend and is adding a new exhibit space - the Bottle Zone - at NPE2018, taking place May 7-11, 2018 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA. The area will feature more than 40 industry leaders pre- senting the latest advancements, technologies and supplies in bottling manufacturing. Innovative ideas that will be shared include: limiting overhead costs, increasing automation, reduc- ing material waste per unit, streamlining production, lowering energy consumption and PET drying technologies. “Devoting more than 50,000 square feet to the new Bottle Zone at NPE2018 speaks to the importance of this growing seg- ment,” says Bill Carteaux, president and CEO of Plastics, the non-profit organisation representing the entire plastics supply chain and organiser of NPE2018. “It will showcase the latest state-of-the art machinery, equipment, supplies, innovations and strategies driving bottling manufacturing.” Bottling ranks in the top quarter of all plastics product manufacturing segments in terms of employment numbers, dollar value of shipments and capital expenditures. With that rapid rise, it is important for manufactures to stay on top of key issues and advances affecting bottling so they stay competi- tive and keep growing. The Bottle Zone will offer concentrated education sessions hosted by PETplanet Insider and ISBT that address those very topics to keep this important segment on the cutting edge. www.npe.org/bottlezone WikiPETia .info New contents at wikipetia.info