EDITOUR 11 PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 portfolio, as well as various bottles, IML packaging and closures. The 29/25 water preform is the best-selling preform here. In terms of closures, the company specialises in special closures, e.g. multi-part, more complicated closure types. “We were the first manufacturers in Egypt for juice and milk packaging in PET and PE and were thus able to offer alternatives to multilayer cardboard packaging for the first time. We also produced the first Sports and milk caps. We are the main suppliers for multinational lubricating customers in Africa and the Middle East such as Shell, Total, Ola Energy, Castrol and BP, while in the PET market we have supplied customers such as PepsiCo, Nestle, Froneri, SC Johnson, Harvest, Mansour and other well-known companies”, he said. ACIP currently produces around 400 million preforms annually, which equates to approximately 85-90% capacity utilisation. 8,500 t of PET material are processed. On the closure side, around 200 million units are produced, which corresponds to 350 t of PE and 500 t of PP. For preform moulding, the company uses HyPET 225 and 300 injection moulding systems from Husky, most of which run with 48- and 72-cavity mould capacities. Bottle blow-moulding is carried out with a Sidel SBO 6. Mr Awad pointed to the SBO during the tour: “Thanks to Sidel’s Preferential Heating Technology, we can offer complex and oval bottle shapes, depending on customers’ requirements.” Smaller stretch blowing and preform systems are also in operation for shorter production runs. In the IML and cap segment, two Husky Hylectric and four Zhafir systems are working along with Ilsemann and other Automation equipment. Two further Zhafir systems for IML and cap productions are to follow soon within the next few months. There are also F.l.t.r.: Samy Awad with ACIP factory management next to one of the Husky HyPET systems
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