PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2019

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 11/19 www.petpla.net Kreyenborg expanding manufacturing capacities and test facility Kreyenborg GmbH & Co. KG located in Senden, Germany, is keeping abreast of its growth with two new production halls, new machining centres and an extension of its test facility. The manu- facturer of integral concepts for bulk handling applications for the foodstuff, chemical and plastics industries intends to convince with innovative solutions and a wide range of services offered. “We have more than doubled the volume of incoming orders over the past three years,” says managing partner Jan Hendrik Ostgathe, thus explaining the additional 2,200m 2 of production surface at the company site in Senden. The construction of halls 4 and 5 has just been completed and the first new, modern machining centres “are moving in”. At the same time, the test facility has been extended substantially. Thus, the complete range of Kreyenborg products is available to customers who wish to test their applications as of now. This range of products includes all components needed for drying, decontamination, coating, heating-up, crystallising, storing, discharging, mixing and conveying of bulk densities. Growth in the plastics sector has been achieved not only thanks to the Infrared Rotary Drum long since developed to become a renowned product, used for pre-heating, crystallising, drying or coating tasks, but also as a result of the more recent, specifically developed machine components PET-Booster and IR-Clean. While the PET-Booster stands out due to its short drying times of around 10 minutes, the particular feature of the IR-Clean is the high decon- tamination performance; which is, when using recycling material, good enough to keep the required limit values imposed by EFSA and FDA, states the company. www.kreyenborg.com Erratum In issue 9/2019 there was an error in our article “PET - A review of material developments”. The second photo on page 34 left column should have been correctly assigned to the text section on page 33 below. These are bottles produced with the Polyone “Impress” high-gloss metallic effect colourant range. We thank Polyone for pointing this out! Official opening of United Caps manufacturing plant in Malaysia United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, reported that it held a formal grand opening for its new manufacturing plant located in Kulim, Malaysia. This plant is intended to position the company as a global player with continuing growth, opening new opportunities in the Asian market with its ‘Close to You’ strategy. During the event, United Caps launched a brand- new product designed specifically to meet the needs of the Asian market. 127 Safe-TE is intended to increase baby food safety and convenience with security features and a premium gold colour offering. “The decision to build this plant was part of our Close to You strategy to better serve the Asian market. This proximity enables us to shorten deliv- ery times and focus on products that are the most relevant to this important market region, as demand for our products continues to grow. It was also an opportunity to launch a new product, 127 Safe-TE, our next-generation closure for infant nutrition. As we celebrate our 80 th anniversary, we are also celebrat- ing our transition from a European to a fully global organisation. The event was carried out live in all of our other subsidiaries throughout Europe as well.” said Benoit Henckes, CEO of United Caps. www.unitedcaps.com United Caps CEO Benoit Henckes (on the left) cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Malay- sian plant. K 2019 gives a signal for responsible handling of plastics K trade fair has drawn to a close in Düsseldorf after eight days on October 23, 2019. The 3,330 exhibitors from 63 nations proved that plastics continue to be an innovative, indispensable, future-oriented material. But they also unanimously underscored the necessity of having operational circular economies along the complete mate- rial chain and to this end already presented concrete solutions. Companies struck a nerve with people with this focus because the approximately 225,000 visitors from 165 countries took great interest especially in recycling systems, sustainable raw materials, resource-saving processes. Furthermore, K 2019 was characterised by a high propensity to invest as before. According to the organisers, the show was able to score points as a premiere platform where many trend-setting products and applications were presented to the world public for the first time. Many concrete negotiations were conducted and contracts signed. www.k-online.com