PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2019

PET news 6 NEWS PET planet Insider Vol. 20 No. 12/19 www.petpla.net SGT inaugurates its new Chalon-Sur-Saône site Société Générale des Techniques (SGT) inaugurated its new Chalon-Sur-Saône site in France. The specific feature of this factory is its integrated “SGR” plastics recycling line and its PET preform manufacturing unit. In opening the new SGT/SGR site, Frédéric Mignot, the Group’s Chairman, confirmed the Group’s commitment to sus- tainable development: “We are aware of everything that is at stake at the moment on both an economic and an environmen- tal level and we have decided to make an active contribution to the development of a high performance circular economy in the packaging sector by proposing more recycled plastic”. The rPET, which SGR produces an average of 12,000 t/a, will have EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) and FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval for food contact. “Our objective is to speed up the incorporation of recycled plastic into our preform production in accordance with new regulations”, he added. This means that the Group guarantees its customers not just the supply but also the quality of the rPET it provides. This project, which is supported by the Burgundy Franche Comté Region, Grand Chalon and ADEME (French Environment & Energy Management Agency), required significant investment to match the Group’s ambitions: 7 million Euro for the recycling unit and 21 million Euro for the preform manufacturing unit. With this 6 th production unit, SGT is increasing its production capacity by one billion units/year. The site is equipped with the latest generation injection presses which combine technical and energy perfor- mance. It currently employs around twenty staff and is planning to recruit an additional 20 by 2021. www.sgt-pet.com Frédéric Mignot, SGT Group’s Chairman (on the right), is cutting the ribbon during the inauguration ceremony of the new site. drink technology India 2019 From December 12-14th, 2019, Delhi will host India’s biggest exposition for dairy, liquid food and beverage industry, drink technology India. It is the single-most platform that assembles and optimally represents the liquid food, beverage and dairy industry. North India is home to the largest dairy sector and the booming brewery industry of the country. The Indian dairy and brewery sector along with beverage industry is said to hold tremendous potential for value-addition and overall develop- ment. Drink technology India facilitates a befitting stage to exhibit innovations and solutions, custom-made for the Indian market. Mr Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India commented on the pre-registrations for drink technology India 2019: “The response we have received so far from exhibitors have superseded expectations. More than 90% of the exhibi- tion space was already booked by early September. The list of international as well as national exhibitors wanting to be part of the trade show has seen a rapid upsurge since the last edi- tion of the show.” Drink technology India exhibits all aspects of the beverage, dairy and liquid food industry – from filing plants, beverage additives, latest beer variation and various dairy products to innovative packaging concepts. The trade fair brings the entire industry together on one platform, empower- ing home-grown companies as well as connecting international market with Indian companies. www.drinktechnology-india.com KHS China to build new plant and service center in Kunshan KHS now intends to build a new plant and service center in Kunshan, enabling the company to respond more quickly to the local market. Kunshan’s deputy city mayor, party sec- retary and head of Zhangpu attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the KHS Kunshan plant on October 17, 2019. The executive management board of KHS GmbH and CFO Mr Martin Resch, Managing Director Mr Thomas Karell from KHS Corpoplast GmbH as well as Mr William Wu, KHS China CEO, were present and gave speeches during this milestone event. With a total investment of around €10m, the new around 10,000m² large factory will make engineering, production, logistics and service more efficient. KHS will be an important partner for the city of Kunshan and offer greatly enhanced support in the further development of the regional industry. “Kunshan is an attractive city for the beverage industry with skilled workers, well-developed infrastructure and widespread logistics networks for this kind of project,” said Martin Resch with great thanks to the deputy city mayor of Kunshan, Li Hui. “We are now able to produce a larger product portfolio includ- ing single blow moulders, fillers, and labellers as well as in various block versions, increasing the expertise in handling entire line projects,” claimed Mr Resch. Willian Wu is full of expectations for the future of the Kunshan plant and KHS China: “We will combine economic success with socially and ecologically responsible behaviour. Along with top technical performance, maximum sustainability is particularly close to our hearts.” www.khs.com