PETpla.net Insider 09 / 2019

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 19 No. 09/19 www.petpla.net PET Engineering celebrates 20 th anniversary in the business of PET packaging PET Engineering celebrates its first 20 years of activity even if its history began in 1986 when Moreno Barel, former owne r and CEO, started acquiring the technical skills and know-how that have become the sturdy foundations of the company since 1999. PET Engineering is now a well-known specialist in pack- aging design of PET containers worldwide and counts brands such as Pepsico, Nestlé Waters, Carlsberg, Heineken and Coca-Cola among its global customers. This result was possible thanks to its innovative approach which integrates design, engineering and industrialisation making the company obtain 18 awards for its creative and fully feasible packaging. This unique approach generated the interest of Sidel Group that finalised the acquisition in October 2018. So, PET Engineering celebrates its 20 th anniversary as part of one of three business groups of Tetra Laval, with 40,000 machines in operation in 190 countries and 170 years of experience and innovation, and it’s ready to live the coming years bringing to the Group more business opportunities, offering customers a single interlocutor for any need related to food & beverage packaging design and development. www.petengineering.com Petcore Europe launches special industry group “PET Monomer Recycling” Petcore Europe, the industry organisation representing the whole PET value chain, launched the “Special Industry Group – SIG” to establish a strong and sustainable value chain in the development of re-using the monomers from PET waste. Bringing the PET bottles and food containers as well as polyester textiles back to its constituents, monomers or low molecular weight components that allow purification means in principle endless re-use of these PET building blocks. This will improve the circularity of PET since colours, additives and other polymers in multi-layer constructions will be from now on fully recyclable. Monomer recycling is claimed to help solving the waste problem by giving all PET waste value. Christian Crépet, Executive Director of Petcore Europe explains: “The mission of this new group is to facilitate a plat- form to position PET monomer recycling as a viable addition to the established mechanical recycling process, enhancing the circularity of PET.” The SIG will use the networking and outreach of the Pet- core Organisation to interact with legislators, regulators, NGOs and other stakeholders to ensure chemical recycling of PET is an acceptable business and fulfils the future requirements of business environment. The Group will work to ensure health and safety aspects as well as product acceptance is achieved. www.petmonomerrecycling.org Drink Japan 2019 Japan’s largest B2B trade show Drink Japan, specialised in beverage/liquid food development and manufacturing will be held from November 27-29, 2019 at Makuhari Messe, Japan organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd., co-organised by Japan Soft Drink Association. The fourth edition of the inter- national Beverage & Liquid Food Development/Manufacturing Expo is gathering more and more attention from the industry where investments on cutting-edge technologies for facilities are increasing dramatically. In parallel to the exhibition, a con- ference will be held during the three-day show period. This edition’s programme covers hot topics in the industry such as Factory IoT and AI. In addition there will be sessions regarding waste reduction, recycling and sustainability. This edition will be concurrently held in conjunction with Japan’s Food Export Fair. www.drinkjapan.jp