PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2019

42 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 01+02/19 www.petpla.net BrauBeviale 2018 TRADE SHOW review Brau Beviale 2018 Over 40,000 trade visitors travelled to Nuremberg to the 2018 edition of Brau Beviale. 1,094 exhibitors – 53 percent of them international – presented their products and solutions related to the entire beverage production process chain, with offerings ranging from raw materials to technologies and components all the way to packaging, as well as accessories and marketing ideas. A varied supporting programme rounded out the three days. The next Brau Beviale will be held from November 12-14, 2019. www.braubeviale.de ABC Compressors: New Sales Area Manager ABC Compressors took advantage of the Brau Beviale exhibition not only to show one of their latest Horizon 3000 machines sold in Germany, but also to present Marcos Arteaga, their new Sales Area Manager for DACH. Among his responsibilities are the management of blowers and the development of the CO 2 business area, which has been experiencing double-digit growth in recent years. Born in Spanish San Sebastián, but since the beginning very close to Germany, he brings a new energy and dynamism to ABC, states the company. www.abc-compressors.com New closure for lighter weight PCO1881, compatible with PCO1810 F.l.t.r. PCO1881 High Grip, PCO1881 Standard, PCO1810 Among the products that packaging manufacturer Retal exhibited on its stand at Brau Beviale 2018 was its new High Grip closure. This system, which was presented for the first time at the trade fair, features a taller overall design and con- tinuous slats, which are intended to provide an optimised, non-slip opening and closing of beverage bottles. The closure height is at the same level as the classic PCO1810 closures and also fits PCO1881 bottle necks, but only at a weight of 2.45 g. “The closure is already on the shelves in Europe with a multinational CSD brand. It is also to be found on some local beverage brand bottles,” said Maria Ushakova, Senior Market- ing Manager EU at the Retal trade fair stand. The closure aims to enable co-packers to continue using the existing PCO1810 secondary packaging for stores but, at the same time, to enjoy the benefits of a bottle that is 1.3g lighter in weight. By the end of the year, Retal forecasts that approximately 140 million of its High Grip closures will have been manufactured and distributed. PET jars for milk products Retal has also been active in the liquid food segment, as demonstrated by its new, thermostatic 160ml PET jar, which is already available in the Russian market. Danone, the milk processing giant, is using it for a traditional, long-standing yoghurt product. This yoghurt is aimed to link into the estab- lished Russian family tradition. Retal’s press department says that the company is already Danone’s biggest supplier of preforms and closures in Russia. The 160ml jar aims to continue with the success achieved by the 250 ml jar, for which Retal was presented with the Danone “Best Innovative Partner” supplier award in the year 2016. www.retalgroup.com Marcos Arteaga, ABC Compressors’ new Sales Area Manager for DACH