EDITOUR PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 03/25 www.petpla.net 13 EDITOUR 13 convert all of their shampoo bottles to PET packaging and orientated themselves on their European production facilities, where they produced their PET bottles using two-stage technology, which doesn’t make sense for the Egyptian market due to the much lower demand for huge quantities. We advised a one-step process, but this was not an option and unfortunately the deal didn’t go through,” said Mr Zayed. Instead, the cosmetics manufacturer commissioned a different converter, where the business relationship would continue to this day. Finally, in 2022, Mr Zayed’s father wanted to enter this sector due to the noticeable increase in demand for PET in the market. “He told me that we absolutely had to get involved, otherwise we would be excluding potentially important customers, so we bought a PET single-stage machine, an Aoki AL-500LL 50S.” When L’Oréal approached again, this time for 200ml and 600ml PET bottle formats for their Ultra Doux haircare brand, and agreed to single-stage production, the company invested in a Nissei ASB70DPH with R&D Leverage mould, which has now been operating at the plant since May 2023, producing various bottle formats for L’Oréal, including rPET processing, still a fairly new topic in the country. Five different recyclate variants are sourced from the recycler Bariq, two from Far Eastern producers. A second ASB-70DHP has been ordered and is on its way, as the first one is currently working to capacity, we were told. Looking at the figures, Mr Zayed said: “PET packaging currently accounts for about 20% of the total of about 9 million bottles a year and apart from a small portion on the Aoki, we produce everything on our ASB machine. Overall, we have a turnover of more than US$5 million for the packaging sector in general and this part is growing by around 20% a year.” L’Oréal is the largest customer with 20% of the total turnover and the converter is the main supplier for closures with around 5 million units. www.prima-pens.com Tarek Zayed in the EBM part of the company www.sacmi.com Product design Product development Product validation Industrial production plant Process & quality control On-site and start-up assistance After-sales and Customer service SACMI 4.0 THE COMPLETE CLOSURE, PREFORM AND CONTAINER SOLUTION FOR YOUR SMART FACTORY E N D L E S S I N N O V A T I O N S I N C E 1 9 1 9
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