8 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 24 No. 03/23 www.petpla.net Specials at Interpack open up new perspectives At Interpack from May 4 to 10, 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany, there will be numerous new special areas and promotions to complement the offerings of the approximately 2,700 exhibitors. I n t erpack s t ands f or produc t launches, technological news and packaging innovations, according to the organisers. These will be highlighted this year through award ceremonies. The “WorldStar Packaging Awards” 2023, which will be presented by the World Packaging Organisation, WPO, at Interpack. A total of 228 award winners demonstrates the innovative strength of the industry. The “PackTheFuture Award” of the German IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen and its French partner Elipso will also be handed out during interpack. This year’s Interpack also features new categories: Gift Packaging, Digital Packaging and the special category Accessible Packaging. There will also be a new Start-up zone in hall 15, where innovations from software solutions for recycling or the supply chain, sustainable materials or packaging will be presented. “Spotlight talks & trends” at Interpack means seven days of input around the most important topics and trends in the industry, best practices, exciting applications and their drivers for innovation and growth. Deutscher Fachverlag is the partner of the lecture forum. Each day of the trade fair will have a different focus topic and will feature presentations, case studies and interactive sessions with top industry experts. The focus will be on topics related to logistics, circular economy, sustainability, digital technologies, product safety and e-commerce. Companies such as Siemens, Schütz and Markem-Imaje have already announced their attendance for presentations. www.interpack.com Alpek shutdown of PET resin operations at its Cooper River site Alpek, S.A.B. de C.V. announced the shutdown of its PET resin operations at its Cooper River site near Charleston, South Carolina, USA for an indefinite period. The site was built in the early 1970’s, has an installed capacity of 170,000 t of PET resin, and represents approximately 2% of Alpek’s total assets. Alpek is consistently looking for ways to create value by optimising its footprint and increasing its cost competitiveness. As such, it has been growing with more efficient assets that maintain the company as one of the leaders in its industry. Alpek will transfer Cooper River’s PET resin production to its other sites, enabling cost reductions of approximately U.S. $20 million at an annualised rate and improvements in capacity utilisation. www.alpek.com STF America announces the sale of what will be the first PET bottle washing plant in the Dominican Republic STF Group of Germany and Zimmer America Corp. announce the sale of an STF PET bottle washing plant in the Dominican Republic, the first of its kind in the country. The line will be installed at Cilpen Global Business s.r.l., a major waste and plastic recycler on the island. The line has a capacity of 2.5 metric t/h (5,500 lbs/h) output of PET flakes and features STF machinery manufactured in Germany, such as the screening trommel, label scraper, star screen, grinder, washing, drying, and flake separation machinery, as well as a complete water re-circulation system. Installation of the line will begin in the first quarter of 2024. www.stf-group.de
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