PETpla.net Insider 03 / 2021

PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 03/21 www.petpla.net 59 TRADE SHOW REVIEW Massimo Pelizza, Head of Sales at Gea Procomac Besides presenting their current, inhouse solutions for aseptic bottling, the team from plant manufacturer Gea – Mr Massimo Pelizza, joining from Italy, and Mr Shrikant Agarkar from India – described their activi- ties in India in the field of aseptics. They began educational programmes on the topic of aseptic bottling in 2010/2011. In 2013, the first aseptic PET line in India was put into opera- tion at milk giant Amul in Gujarat. In 2016/2017, a second line was added. A system was sold to RJ Corp in Haryana for commissioning in Kenya and another to Karnataka Co-opera- tive Milk Producer’s Federation (KMF) Nandini in Karnataka. “All four instal- lations are in the range of 30,000 to 36,000 bph,” says Shrikant Agarkar. Shrikant Agarkar, Manager Sales at Gea Process Engineering Naresh Lalwani, Regional Deputy Director and Head at the Indian Insti- tute of Packaging (IIP) discussed the packing of milk and dairy products initially from an historical perspec- tive, crossing over to topics including packaging and customer engagement at POS. As important points alongside product storage, shelf-life and safety, he also mentioned marketing, design and consumption-related topics, such as product image and handling. “Liquid milk in India is up to 92% in milk bags, 7% in glass and 1% aseptically pack- aged,” explains Mr Lalwani. In his pres- entation, he illustrated the advantages and disadvantages of the different packaging. In the case of PET, Mr Lal- wani discussed barrier technologies, which have a positive influence on the shelf-life of the content. Naresh Lalwani, Regional Deputy Direc- tor and Head at Indian Institute of Pack- aging (IIP) According to him, general pack- aging trends include anti-microbial, self-cooling or heating or edible pack- aging. Smart Packaging is also inter- esting: “The packaging could indicate whether the content is still good or will soon go off, for example by a change of colour.” www.drinktechnology-india.com Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China 350,000 sqm Exhibition Area 3,600+ International Exhibitors 3,800+ Machine Exhibits 90,000 sqm Plastics & Rubber Raw Materials Zone