PETplanet Insider 11-12/2006 Contents

INSIDE TRACK
Editorial
NEWS
PETbottles
PETproducts

MATERIALS / RECYCLING
“The comPETitive Edge”
The Starlinger Open House 2006 In mid-September Starlinger & CO. Ges.m.b.H. held an Open House devoted to the subject of PET recycling at its pre... more

First Petcore EuropeanPET Conference
The European PET Conference, organised by Petcore, took place in Barcelona, Spain on October 11th and 12th 2006. The programme of ... more

BOTTLE MAKING
Popcorn or beverage bottle?
The many uses of maize It may not be obvious from the name, but Netstal PET-Line systems are quite capable of processing materials other than PE... more

Spanish dairy pioneers milk in PET
In 2005 the Spanish dairy and liquid foods giant Leche Pascual decided to add milk and milk shakes to the list of products that it offers in PET. Awar... more

PET compressors get their “second wind”!
In every aspect of PET container production strenuous efforts are being made to drive down costs and remain in the face of fierce international compet... more

BOTTLE FILLING
The PET balloon keg is on the way
At the Brau Beviale exhibition in Nuremberg there is always something that becomes the “talk of the show”. This year it was a new concept for a 20 o... more

PACKAGING/ PALLETISING
Still carried after all these years
Sometimes the simple things in life are the best. Such as the bottle carrier offered by the German company Wolf + Liegel of Schwabach. At first sight,... more

TRADE SHOW REVIEW
Brau Beviale 2006
Figures released by the organisers show that a total of over 36,000 trade visitors came to this year’s Brau Beviale exhibition in Nuremberg, slightly ... more

GROWTH MARKETS
The Gulf States
The major players in the market Following our extensive report on the markets and market data for the Gulf region carried in our last issue it is n... more

CAPPING / CLOSURES
“It all depends….”
A major topic of current interest at the 1st Sacmi Plastic Technologies Workshop was the subject of compression moulding vs. injection moulding. Tony ... more

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