PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2018

66 TRADE SHOW PREVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 04/18 www.petpla.net Closures on top Corvaglia, a leading supplier of closure solutions for PET bottles, will be present at the NPE2018. A team of experts will be delighted to discuss pos- sible solutions with visitors at the com- pany’s booth. Corvaglia offers a great variety of closures, closure designs and closure moulds for the PET bottle sector. Recent innovations are claimed to con- tain a better to grip 1881 slitted/folded closure. It has a reduced weight of 25% compared to other 1881 closures while coming back to the consumer comfort- level of 1810 closures 20 years ago due to its higher grip-area. Compared to 1810 closures this design saves around 40% of weight. For the non-carbonated water segment, Corvaglia introduced an “Aqua 2522” closure. This closure, also designed for pressurised or non- pressurised packages, impresses with its light weight of 30% less than a typical 29/25 closure yet still meeting the most stringent requirements of bottlers. At NPE sales managers for all regions of the world will be present at Corvaglia’s booth. Among them representatives that are able to provide visitors with first-hand information about the upcoming market launch of Corvaglia Closures USA, Inc. with a closure manufacturing facility in the Southeastern USA. www.corvaglia.ch Booth 2P07 German Technology Booth S21085 Time to freshen up: odour reduction A circular economy in plastic packag- ing is currently on everyone’s agenda. Clearly, the recycling of packaging saves raw material and reduces waste as well as CO 2 emissions. Starlinger will present two technologies that help advance closed loop packaging. Recycling is key in achieving a circular economy. But in order to be fit for reuse in production, recycled material needs to match the quality of virgin resin. The removal of well-known contaminants such as ink is only the beginning; any migrated substances or residues of mono- mers or decomposition products have to be eliminated as well. For materials that are prone to suffer from unpleasant smell (e.g., polyolefin containers that were filled with detergents, cleaners, or cosmetics, but also polyolefin film with organic contamina- tion), Starlinger developed a technology that neutralises odours on a permanent basis. This technology has just been nominated for a Plastics Recycling Award Europe in the category “Best Technology Innovation in Plastics Recycling”. The three-step proce- dure (material preparation, degassing, and post-treatment) works without the use of additives and removes even deeply embed- ded odours. At NPE, visitors are invited to take a sniff of the input material and the smell-improved regrind at a laboratory table with sample stations. Production in a closed loop is also a hot topic in the area of FIBCs and consumer goods packaging. Thanks to Starlinger’s PET technology, customers starting to use rPET flakes as input material for their tape extrusion lines. The excellent recyclability of PET comes in handy: (big) bags can theoreti- cally be recycled indefinitely. Two types of packaging that are made from 100% rPET bottle flakes will be on display, too: an rPET FIBC for large product volumes as well as rPET PP*Star pinch bottom bags for dry bulk goods. The rPET PP*Star has recently won a WorldStar Award in the category “Packaging Materials and Components” and is on the short list for the sustainability award. Another application for rPET is sheet production: the Starlinger viscotec solution deCON / viscoSHEET can process 100% rPET, in-house waste, and virgin material at guaranteed IV levels for direct food contact. Customers benefit from the flexibility and low energy consumption; the final product has a high-quality appearance as well as good mechanical properti es. www.starlinger.com Visitors may take a sniff at the labora- tory table. South Hall 36150 West Hall 6885