PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2020

PET contents 4 PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 05/20 www.petpla.net 05/20 INSIDE TRACK 3 Editorial 4 Contents 6 News 52 Products 55 PET bottles for Home + Personal Care 56 PET bottles for Beverage + Liquid Food TOP TALK 10 Coronavirus in India: A snapshot and view from the world’s largest democracy PACKAGING / PALLETISING 13 The important functions of packaging - What effects is the coronavirus crisis having on the packaging industry? 14 The supermarket check - Paper carrier bags, reusable glass bottles, and organic produce bags: are these viable packaging alternatives or ecological nonsense? 17 Is safe drinking water possible without plastic? - Water supply in Mexico City 18 Edible oil company set new packaging standard in India 20 Beyond natural water 23 The right jar for the right product - PET Technologies helps Rez-Tech to blow-mould PET jars 25 Food-safe and secure additive-free laser marking - Holland Colors solutions for PET and rPET Baikal 26 Prospects for the global beverage industry 27 Packaging special products 34 Laboratory thickness and dimensional measurement system for plastic containers MARKET SURVEY 31 Suppliers of preform & SBM moulds LABELLING 36 Shrink the environmental footprint - Monolayer roll-fed labels increase sustainability and ef fi ciency 37 Green labelling - Processing recycled resins 38 Direct digital printing - Dekron DecoType system for a range of packaging solutions 40 Industry 4.0 solutions fi nd their way into the labelling process MOULD MAKING 44 Close to the market PREFORM PRODUCTION 45 Fresh PET in the Holy City BOTTLE MAKING 42 One-step double layer moulding process for ISBM containers 46 From pharma bottles to hula hoop rings CAPS AND CLOSURES 47 The fi rst call for tamper-evident caps and closures TRADE SHOW REVIEW 48 Technology for meeting customer needs - Side S.A. Barcelona’s Open House 50 Polyone seminar on Sustainability and the Circular Economy BUYER’S GUIDE 57 Get listed! Page 36243642 Page 44 Page 56 PACKAGING LABELLING