PETpla.net Insider 06 / 2021

BOTTLE MAKING 22 PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 06/21 www.petpla.net Olivier Serre, Managing Director of newly formed Competek, in an interview on the company merger of PET Engineering and Comep Joining forces by Gabriele Kosmehl At the beginning of June, PET Engineering, specialised in the engineering and industrialisation of new packaging solutions, and Comep, specialised in the development and production of moulds for PET containers, announced that they would combine their expertise as the new company Competek. A focus on sustainable solutions will help com- panies implement new regulations, for example with regard to tethered caps or rPET content. while Comep was known worldwide for the quality of its moulds. Starting from 2020, all Branding & Packaging Design services have been provided by Gentlebrand Srl, an independent Design Agency based in Italy, while PET Engineering’s and Comep’s tech- nical teams have joined their forces to create a new company named Com- petek. We address the food, beverage and homecare packaging market with a 360° offer, from the engineering of new packaging until its implementa- tion on existing lines. Thanks to the 20-years expertise of the team, we’re able to provide solutions for all lines and for any OEM platform. PETplanet: France has been selected as the new company’s regis- tered office. What does this mean for PET Engineering’s Italian headquar- ters? Serre: The Competek headquarter is based in Cognac in France where our activities are coordinated. Our teams, however, are located world- wide, and we have different core expertises in Italy and in France, making both location key for the com- pany. PETplanet: Have you already received initial reactions to the announcement from the industry? And if so, what were they like? PETplanet: You recently announced that PET Engineering, and Cognac Moules Emballages Plas- tiques (Comep) – a French producer and designer of PET moulds – have combined to form Competek. Can you briefly explain what considerations led to this merger? Serre: PET Engineering and Comep were providing similar ser- vices but with some peculiarities: PET Engineering was highly specialised in Packaging Design, Packaging Engi- neering and Line conversion services, F.l.t.r.: Alessandro Bortoluzzi, Operations director, Olivier Serre, Managing Director, Vittorio Carrer, Packaging Director, Competek Olivier Serre, Managing Director of newly formed Competek