PETnews 6 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 25 No. 06/24 www.petpla.net Nadeem Amin is the new President for Netstal Americas Netstal has appointed NadeemAmin as its new President for the Americas Region, effective since June 1, 2024. He reports directly to Netstal CEO Renzo Davatz. NadeemAmin joins Netstal with over 30 years of experience in collaborating with customers in the plastics industry. After 25 years in various roles at Husky, he joined Sacmi USA in 2020 as Vice President PET Sales and Business Development. In his new leadership role, Nadeem Amin will continue to drive market share expansion throughout the Americas Region from the Netstal Technical Center located in Hebron, KY. This technical centre currently supports customers with sales, service, and training. His focus will be on maximising production efficiency for customers in the strategic application areas of PET preform, beverage closures, thin-wall packaging, and medical moulding. www.netstal.com Origin Materials and Bachmann Group to mass produce PET caps and closures Origin Materials and Bachmann Group announced a strategic partnership to mass produce PET caps and closures. In Bachmann’s existing world-class European manufacturing facilities, Bachmann and Origin will operate the lines to convert virgin and recycled PET into caps, including tethered caps, using high-speed equipment and automation. Origin’s caps are developed to be the first commercially viable PET closures to reach the mass market. Origin Co-CEO and Co-Founder John Bissell said: “Bachmann Group will help us produce billions of caps, taking pellet or flake all the way to finished closures. We share a commitment to sustainability and look forward to a productive partnership.” Origin’s PCO 1881-compatible caps, which can be made with virgin or recycled PET, will be available beginning in Q4 2024, with PCO 1881-compatible tethered caps and other cap types to follow afterwards. www.originmaterials.com
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