TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 03/23 www.petpla.net 40 Blow Moulding 2022 - 6th edition The international conference, exhibition and networking event Blow Moulding focuses on innovations and sustainability in plastic bottles and containers. The 6th edition took place in Brussels, Belgium, on November 30 to December 1, 2022. Based on an article by Mr Noru Tsalic, Nortal Consulting Each year, the conference brings together the entire supply chain associated with this industry: from brand owners and retailers to designers, manufacturers of packaging components, providers of equipment and technology, suppliers of raw materials and additives, – not forgetting recyclers, sustainability experts, academic researchers and regulators to interact, explore new collaborations and accelerate progress and innovation. The event opened on November 29 with an evening Networking Reception – enabling the delegates to get together and interact socially and professionally in a relaxed atmosphere, over drinks and canapés. The next two days were dedicated to presentation sessions, interspersed with Q&A sessions and further social and networking opportunities. The presentations programme was opened by Conference Chair Noru Tsalic, who represented the organisers Nortal Consulting. Entitled ‘Trends & developments in the European Blow Moulding markets’, the presentation was designed to set the scene for all the other talks. In addition to quantitative market information, it included a series of assessments regarding the future outlook for this industry. The first Keynote Speaker was Felix Aymar, Manager Packaging Development EMEA at FrieslandCampina, Netherlands’ largest supplier of dairy products. Mr Aymar’s presentation was entitled ‘Trends and opportunities in bottles for dairy applications.’ Among other things, it demonstrated the use of the OBPPC Framework (Occasion, Brand, Price, Pack, Channel) to optimise packaging across the company. This was followed by another Keynote Speaker: Dr Guy Tantchou, Modelling and Simulation Engineer at Danone Packaging Research, who introduced ‘Numerical simulation of the stretch blow moulding process: new developments at industrial scale’. The presentation revealed novel, low cost capabilities for design exploration and lightweighting, the ability to anticipate potential manufacturing issues, as well as a new model of collaboration between R&D and industrial departments. Sebastian Wenderdel, Business Development manager PET at KHS, presented ‘Latest innova-
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