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Is the PET Packaging Industry Keeping up with Time? Still? Already?
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Jordi Foguet Olives
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Barcelona
Recycling Trends
Chemical Recycling: The PET Recyclers and the Philosopher’s Stone
Similarly to the Middle-Age alchemists, which failed in their pursue of the Philosopher’s Stone dream but established the basis of modern chemistry, twenty-first century “alchemists” are working today to convert discarded or littered waste into one of the “golden materials” of our time: Renewable…
IN FOCUS
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Portrait Vöslauer Mineralwasser, Bad Vöslau, Austria, Barbara Appel
Teamwork and Respect — Sustainability at Vöslauer A company principle in action
PET Bottles, PET Recycling and rePET — Over 20 Years of Development
The Vöslauer production site in Lower Austria, not far from Vienna, is buzzing with activity. A steady stream of lorries enters the site while others leave at the same brisk pace.
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Interview with Bruno Koenigseder, Beverage Global Innovation Director Aptar, Freyung, Germany and Augustin de Tilly, Beverage Global Business Development Director Aptar, Louveciennes, France
A talk during a factory walk
Cap Development Process to Meet Customer Expectations
We want to know from Bruno Königseder and Augustin De Tilly from Aptar, what lies behind the development of a new product category such as “Tethered Caps”. In other words, what does it mean to develop a new era of closure?
IN DIALOGUE
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Interview with Matthias Hermle, CEO at IMD, Switzerland
IMD
Digital Printing of Caps Leads to New Production and Filling Processes
Printing has always intrigued humans — both the printed medium and the technology responsible for it. From preserving and sharing stories and information to advertising products and publicising incentives to buy, printing serves many purposes, even in a time when digital media are shaking up the…
IN DIALOGUE
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John C. Maddox, Co-organizer
Review PETnology Americas 2019: Wow, What An Audience!
Wow! What an audience! Never, in 39 years, have I seen so much interest, so much enthusiasm, so much audience engagement at an industry conference. Maybe it was the quality of the speakers. Maybe it was the subjects being discussed. Maybe it was the less formal setting of the academic…
Table of Contents
EDITORIAL
IN FOCUS
Chemical Recycling: The PET Recyclers and the Philosopher’s Stone
Jordi Foguet Olives
Jordi Foguet Olives
PET Bottles, PET Recycling and rePET — Over 20 Years of Development
Portrait Vöslauer Mineralwasser, Bad Vöslau, Austria, Barbara Appel
Portrait Vöslauer Mineralwasser, Bad Vöslau, Austria, Barbara Appel
Aptar Food + Beverage Re-Invents Packaging for Tethered Caps to Enhance the Consumer Drinking Experience
Bruno Koenigseder, Beverage Global Innovation Director Aptar, Freyung, Germany Augustin de Tilly, Beverage Global Business Development Director Aptar, Louveciennes, France
Bruno Koenigseder, Beverage Global Innovation Director Aptar, Freyung, Germany Augustin de Tilly, Beverage Global Business Development Director Aptar, Louveciennes, France
Direct Print - KRONES & DEKRON
Zsolt Rozsnyai, Product Manager, Krones AG, Germany
Zsolt Rozsnyai, Product Manager, Krones AG, Germany
Innovative: Digital Printing Technology and Closure Inspection in High-Performance Segments
Matthias Hermle, CEO, IMD, Switzerland
Matthias Hermle, CEO, IMD, Switzerland
IN DIALOGUE
Digital Printing of Caps Leads to New Production and Filling Processes
Interview with Matthias Hermle, CEO at IMD, Switzerland
Interview with Matthias Hermle, CEO at IMD, Switzerland
Cap Development Process to Meet Customer Expectations
Interview with Bruno Koenigseder, Beverage Global Innovation Director Aptar, Freyung, Germany and Augustin de Tilly, Beverage Global Business Development Director Aptar, Louveciennes, France
Interview with Bruno Koenigseder, Beverage Global Innovation Director Aptar, Freyung, Germany and Augustin de Tilly, Beverage Global Business Development Director Aptar, Louveciennes, France
Digital Decoration Solutions in Closure Manufacturing
Interview with Iacopo Bianconcini, Marketing and Business Development Manager SACMI Closures, Containers & PET Division
Interview with Iacopo Bianconcini, Marketing and Business Development Manager SACMI Closures, Containers & PET Division
IN DETAIL
Improvement of Material Modelling for Lightweight Bottles
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann and Benjamin Twardowski, M.Sc. Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann and Benjamin Twardowski, M.Sc. Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Method for Producing Injection-Stretch-Blow Moulded Bottles and Jars with a Microcellular Foamed Structure
Eberhard H. Neumann
Eberhard H. Neumann
New Challenges for Innovative PET Films for the Rigid Packaging Industry
Dr Andrea Rigliano General Manager Sales & Marketing, Bandera, Busto Arsizio, Italy
Dr Andrea Rigliano General Manager Sales & Marketing, Bandera, Busto Arsizio, Italy
IN PORTRAIT
IN BUSINESS
Euromonitor’s Top 10 Global Consumer Trends for 2019
Amir Ali (Research Analyst), Rosemarie Downey (Global Head of Packaging Research) and Gina Westbrook (Director of Consumer Trends), at Euromonitor International
Amir Ali (Research Analyst), Rosemarie Downey (Global Head of Packaging Research) and Gina Westbrook (Director of Consumer Trends), at Euromonitor International
Review PETnology Americas 2019: Wow, What An Audience!
John C. Maddox, Co-organizer
John C. Maddox, Co-organizer
PET Packaging in the Vietnamese Beverage Industry
Sunder Singh, Trade Journalist, Specialized in Indian / ASEAN/ Middle East Packaging and Beverage Industry
Sunder Singh, Trade Journalist, Specialized in Indian / ASEAN/ Middle East Packaging and Beverage Industry
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