PETpla.net Insider 10 / 2019

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 10/19 www.petpla.net Nestlé inaugurates packaging research institute Nestlé officially inaugurated the Institute of Packaging Sciences. The new Institute is intended to enable Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and environ- mentally friendly packaging solutions to the market and to address the global challenge of plastic packaging waste. The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences focuses on a number of science and technology areas, such as refillable or reusable packaging, simplified packaging materials, recycled packaging materials, high-performance barrier papers as well as bio-based, compostable and biodegradable materials. Stefan Palzer, Nestlé CTO said, “Reducing plastic waste and mitigating climate change effects through cutting-edge technology and product design are a priority for us. Nestlé experts are co-developing and testing new environmentally friendly packaging materials and systems together with our development centres, suppliers, research institutions and start- ups. Located at our Nestlé Research facilities in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Institute also leverages our existing research capabilities in food safety, analytics and food science.” The Institute is part of the company’s fundamental research entity Nestlé Research in Switzerland, reaffirming Nestlé’s commitment to further strengthen the unique Swiss innova- tion ecosystem. www.nestle.com Aptar announces partnership with TerraCycle’s Loop platform AptarGroup, Inc., a global leader in dispensing, drug delivery and active packaging solutions, announced that the company has entered into a partnership with Loop, a global circular shopping platform from TerraCycle that delivers consumer products in reusable containers. As part of the partnership agreement, Aptar’s President of Food + Bever- age, Marc Prieur, will sit on Loop’s advisory board. Loop is a shopping platform that allows customers to pur- chase their favourite products in reusable packaging and have them delivered to their home in a Loop tote that eliminates the need for disposable, single-use shipping materials. Once consumers are finished using their products, they simply put them back in the tote and schedule a pick up. All contain- ers are cleaned, refilled and readied to ship again, creating a hassle-free, sustainable and circular product experience. Aptar currently provides lotion pumps for several of the prod- ucts found in Loop’s online shopping platform. www.aptar.com Change at Otto Systems AG – Otto Hofstetter Holding now holds 100% of the shares According to the company, Otto Hofstetter Holding has bought back the 50% shares of the Yudo Group and becomes a sole share holder of Otto Systems AG. The change in the shareholder structure is by mutual agreement and has no influence on further partnership in the field of robotics and hot runner systems. Otto Systems AG, which was launched in spring 2017, is based in Switzerland. The company concentrates on consult- ing and engineering of turnkey systems for the production of PET preforms. It was founded as a joint venture between the Korean Yudo Group and the Swiss Otto Hofstetter AG. At the end of July, representatives of the two family compa- nies agreed to appoint Otto Hofstetter Holding as the sole owner. Those responsible have not yet commented on the reasons. However, they stated that the cooperation in the areas of robotics and hot runner systems will be continued as before in a spirit of partnership. Otto System AG configures systems entirely according to the needs of its customers. The focus here is on the total costs over the service life and the production efficiency as well as the expenditure for maintenance and the durability of the system. The experts at the Swiss consulting and engineering company have an extensive portfolio of high-quality components from well-known manufacturers at their disposal. Top and side entry systems are available with injection moulds from 2-192 cavi- ties for containers of up to 10l. Otto Systems AG’s systems are already in operation at well-known European bottle manufac- turers. In some cases, higher performance could be achieved during operation, as in the system manufacturer’s Tech Center. www.otto-systems.com