PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2018

imprint EDITORIAL PUBLISHER Alexander Büchler, Managing Director HEAD OFFICE heidelberg business media GmbH Bunsenstr. 14 69115 Heidelberg, Germany phone: +49 6221-65108-0 fax: +49 6221-65108-28 [email protected] EDITORIAL Kay Barton Heike Fischer Gabriele Kosmehl Michael Maruschke Ruari McCallion Waldemar Schmitke Anthony Withers WikiPETia.info [email protected] MEDIA CONSULTANTS Martina Hirschmann [email protected] Johann Lange-Brock [email protected] phone: +49 6221-65108-0 fax: +49 6221-65108-28 LAYOUT AND PREPRESS EXPRIM Werbeagentur | exprim.de Matthias Gaumann READER SERVICES Till Kretner [email protected] PRINT Chroma Druck & Verlag GmbH Werkstr. 25 67354 Römerberg Germany WWW www.hbmedia.net | w ww.petpla.net PETplanet Insider ISSN 1438-9459 is published 10 times a year. This publication is sent to qualified subscribers (1-year subscription 149 EUR, 2-year subscription 289 EUR, Young professionals’ sub- scription 99 EUR. Magazines will be dispatched to you by airmail). Not to be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. Note: The fact that product names may not be identified as trademarks is not an indication that such names are not registered trademarks. 3 PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 12/18 www.petpla.net If we talk about size in the preform sector, we are talking about Husky. For years, the company has held a market share of around 80%. Other well-known machine manufacturers have tried time and again to gain a foothold in the sector. Many just came and went after a short time. Too high are the demands on the machine, tool and above all service. Netstal has always put itself forward as a small but second provider over the years. However, it has also taken a breather in Naefels. Otto Systems offer an interesting concept, buying in parts and melding them into a complete system. Niigon, formerly Athena, is building preform plants in Canada under the experienced eye of Husky company founder Robert Schad. And let us not forget, in this context, the Italian contribution, especially Sipa. Two years ago, the company introduced the Xtreme preform compression system. Viewed somewhat scepti- cally by the experts initially, the first systems are now up and running at customers. Corporate visionary Gianfranco Zoppas has now built a flake processor, stretch blow moulding machine and filler around the preform plant. Thus, the complete process can now be achieved from flake processing through to finished bottle. A giant step forward. His analysis of the position of the preform converter: “tough competition, low margins”, hence his Xtreme dream. But read about it for yourself on page 14. Yours, Alexander Büchler Dear readers, Movement at preforming plants