PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2018

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 06/18 www.petpla.net PET Engineering wins the Golden A’ Design Award PET Engineering has announced that the packaging design Fonte Vita has been awarded the coveted Golden A’ Design Award. In the Packaging Design Category, Fonte Vita has been chosen as the winner by the distinguished panel of the A’ Design Awards & Competitions from the thousands of submitted designs. Elisa Zanellato, Marketing & Communication Manager at PET Engineering says “Fonte Vita redefines the boundaries of premiumness for the HoReCa sector using plastic packaging with an eye-catching shape rather than traditional glass pack- aging, creating a new style of decoration. A shade is made possible thanks to an original use of the multilayer technology by Husky Injection Moulding Systems and its easy colours dosing process, eliminating the need for a full sleeve label. On the top there is Lux Cap, developed with La Brenta, the very first premium PCO 1881 cap, which is entirely custom- isable in colours, finishing and printing options. Fonte Vita, a 39g bottle, is the alternative to glass with a host of other benefits such as unbreakability, lightweight and low cost.” Entries to the A’ Packaging Design Awards are peer reviewed and anonymously judged by an expert jury panel of promi- nent academics, influential press members and experienced professionals. www.petengineering.com Mould & Matic expanding in Micheldorf, Austria Mould & Matic Solutions GmbH, a specialist in tool and plant engineering for the packaging industry, on May 2, 2018, launched the expansion of the site in Micheldorf, Austria. Completion is scheduled for May 2019. Generously pro- portioned assembly halls for the construction and commis- sioning of plastics processing machines are being built on a total area of approx. 3,355m 2 . Additionally, a new customer centre and office space for engineering, international sales and project management will be built and the technology centre expanded. A great deal of importance was placed on an optimal balance of sustainability, energy efficiency and maximum flexibility for the technical building equipment. Therefore, for example, compressed air, cooling water and electricity are supplied through floor channels of the facilities. Mould & Matic has been part of the Kiefel GmbH, Freilass- ing, Germany group since 2016. The newly created assembly areas and the focus on the cup and bottle market segment technologies reflect the consistent growth and competence of the automation technology and tool specialists in coopera- tion with Kiefel as Kiefel Packaging. Mould & Matic Solutions GmbH has 155 employees in Micheldorf, including 22 apprentices. The expansion is expected to increase the number of employees to 250 over the next few years. www.kiefel.com US$180 million turnover barrier broken The Erema Group closed the 2017/18 fiscal year at the end of March with double-digit growth of over 10 per cent. The companies integrated in the Group have achieved a new turnover record with consolidated sales reaching US$180 million for the first time. “The past financial year made one thing clear to us as the Group: with our quality-oriented recycling solutions, we are exactly in tune with the times. The end of China as an international customer for post-consumer plastic waste, the strategy for plastics presented by the EU Com- mission and initiatives such as the Ellen MacArthur Foundation are just some examples of the current period of strong change for the plastics industry. One of the reactions – among others – to this is the increasing willingness of raw material manufacturers, international producers and recyclers to invest in modern and quality-oriented extrusion technology”, says Manfred Hackl, Erema Group CEO. This development is reflected in the sales figures of the entire Group. The plastics recycling machine manu- facturer Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen Ges.m.b.H increased its turnover compared to the previous fiscal year, generating sales of US$167 million. According to Man- fred Hackl the positive development is thanks to an increase in sales in all three recycling markets – Post-consumer, In- house & Industrial and Bottle Recycling – throughout the world. www.erema.com New owner for Polymetrix Polymetrix is now owned by Sanlian Hope with 80% of its shares. The Bühler Group remains a minority shareholder with 20% of the Polymetrix shares. The sale of 80% of the shares of Polymetrix from the Bühler Group to Sanlian Hope has been successfully closed on March 22, 2018. The direct buyer is Sanlian Material Sci- ence S.à.r.l. in Luxembourg, a subsidiary of Beijing Sanlian Hope Shin-Gosen Technical Service Co. in China. Polymetrix remains a Swiss entity and continues to operate under the existing management and the existing employees. The new board of Polymetrix now consists of five directors with representatives of both shareholders. The company’s legal name and the address remain identical and are expanded with the following suffix: “Polymetrix, a Sanlian-Bühler Company”. www.polymetrix.com