PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2018

PET contents 06/18 4 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 06/18 www.petpla.net INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 51 On-site 52 PET bottles for Beverage + Liquid Food 54 PET bottles for Home + Personal Care 56 Patents MATERIAL / RECYCLING 10 Sorting things out in Alabama 11 PET strapping tapes made of bottle flakes 12 South Africa hits new recycling high 14 China stirs up the markets 16 A sharp eye on sorting 19 Dream, fiction or reality? - Circular economy of PET waste by loop recycling 25 Hot PET recycling topics 26 Growing number of recycling projects in China and abroad 28 Recycling products MARKET SURVEY 31 Suppliers of 2-stage stretch-blow moulding machinery PREFORM PRODUCTION 35 The sum of little things INSPECTION 36 ‘Feel free to imagine, we make it happen’ - Pressure testing ensures produces bottles to meet customer expectations BOTTLE MAKING 39 0.66l water bottle 40 PET in paradise BOTTLING / FILLING 42 Rising demand in liquid dairies 44 Setting trends with ready-mixed drinks TRADE SHOW PREVIEW 46 Bringing know-how to emerging markets - Interview with Petra Westphal, Exhibi- tion Group Director Messe München TRADE SHOW REVIEW 47 Chinaplas 2018 review, part 1 BUYER’S GUIDE 57 Get listed! Page 35 Page 36 Page 39 12 RECYCLING S P E C I A L