PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2020

PREFORM PRODUCTION PET planet Insider Vol. 21 No. 03/20 www.petpla.net 15 Preforms for regional brands by Michael Maruschke When software engineer Nishit Singhal was looking for a new business challenge, about ten years ago, he considered various different options, from services for telecommunica- tion to industrial production. He saw big potential in the growing PET bottle business and decided to start preform production himself. From a humble start in the suburbs of Delhi with a second hand Krauss Maffei in 2010, Frystal Pet Pvt. Ltd. grew steadily and soon faced a lack of space and capacity. Two years later the company moved the manufacturing unit to Neemrana, in Rajasthan, which is still close to Delhi but offers cheaper land and also government subsidies. It continued to grow and installed two more ASB machines to cope. May 2019, We met: Mr Nishit Singhal, Director (photo) Mr Mayur Singhal, Director When we visited, we were advised that Frystal now has 60 permanent employees. A total of seven injection moulding machines (four ASB and two Demag units, with 24 cavities each, and a 72 cavity Husky HyPET 4.0) were in operation. Total processing capacity is now 7500 tons per year. Preforms for Bisleri, Jayanti and Patanjali drinks Frystal supplies preforms ranging from 160ml to 2 l for CSD, RTD, juices and water, to regional brands and cor- porate customers across India. Cus- tomers include corporate players like Bisleri, a leader in the water segment, Jayanti, a leader in Jaljeera flavoured CSD ethnic drink, and Patanjali for water. Frystal also export preforms to many African countries. There is a sea- sonal peak for CSD and water in North India from mid Feb to June. Frystal is a market leader in PET preform manufacturing in Northern India and has an innovative reputa- tion; it introduced a 250ml preform for CSD with PCO1881 neck, weighing Tour Sponsors: only 12.6 g; previously, the stand- ard was 13.5 g. Its focus remains on beverages; a market in which it sees further growth potential. CSD and Water show have enjoyed double- digit growth per year, according to Nishit Singhal. Frystal may consider the production and supply of preforms for edible oil and other products in the future. It does not produce caps because the market currently has suf- ficient capacity for closure systems. The PET raw material situation Frystal’s PET material is supplied totally by Reliance. Asked for the rea- sons behind the recently introduced “flat rate” tariff, Nishit Singhal believes that this is an effort to curb imports from China and also to lower the entry level/price for manufacturers who want to switch from other materials to PET. www.frystalpet.com Manage quality issues in the blowmolder—contact us to learn how. AGR INTL . COM / / +1.724.482.2163 // SALES@AGRINTL.COM DEFECT DETECTION WHERE IT IS NEEDED Preform + Sidewall + Seal Surface + Base