cancel
Normally ...
|
TWO:20
|
Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Dr. Stefan Kunerth, Technical Director (Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia) Coca-Cola GmbH
Sustainability
Sustainability in Times of Corona
With the corona pandemic, we are in a global crisis of unprecedented magnitude. What does that mean for you? And what advice can you give when you talk about crisis management and your area of responsibility - supply chain?
Kunerth: In my opinion, when it comes to communication, empathy and…
Kunerth: In my opinion, when it comes to communication, empathy and…
|
TWO:20
|
Geir Sæther, Senior Vice President, Circular Economy, TOMRA, Aker, Norway
VIEWPOINT
Well managed plastics result in peace and love - The war is on
Plastic bans, plastic taxes and consumer plastic attacks. Plastic packaging is under heavy artillery after dead whales and fish have revealed their plastic stuffed guts in social media, accompanied by a soup of littered polymers which has been served onto some of the world’s most beautiful beaches,…
|
TWO:20
|
Francesco Acquasanta, Roy Visser, Bart Langius Avantium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
MULTILAYER BARRIER TECHNOLOGY WITH PEF
PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles
Avantium Renewable Polymers, a 100% subsidiary of Avantium, plans to build a flagship plant for the production of FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid), a monomer for high performance polyesters such as PEF (polyethylene furanoate). The plant, which is aimed to be on-stream at the start of 2023, will have a…
|
TWO:20
|
KHS Group | Dortmund | Germany
RETURNABLE PET BOTTLE
Extremely light and fully recyclable: KHS and ALPLA Group develop returnable PET bottle
- Focus on weight reduction and conservation of resources
- Packaging weighs just 55 grams thanks to optimized base and neck
- Returnable bottle containing up to 35% recyclate
|
TWO:20
|
Paul Atkin, Manager, Marketing Team, Nissei ASB, Japan
DOUBLE LAYER MOULDING
Double Layer Moulding for Environment, Performance & Aesthetics
Nissei ASB Machine Co., Ltd. has maintained a healthy lead as the world’s leading supplier of 1-step injection stretch blow molding machines and molds for one important reason – continual innovation. After more than 40 years at the helm, the company’s founder and chairman, Mr. Daiichi Aoki, has…
|
Magazines
|
PETnology/tecPET GmbH
The digital one
Pack Passion Week: 06 - 08 July 2020
From the 6th to 8th of July 2020 PETnology hosted its first digital conference ‘’Pack Passion Week’’. The online event connected 14 expert speakers across the packaging field with a total of 690 registered participants.
Table of Contents
EDITORIAL
connecting comPETence TWO:20
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Otto Appel PETnology/tecPET GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Otto Appel PETnology/tecPET GmbH
IN DIALOGUE
Sustainability in Times of Corona
Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Dr. Stefan Kunerth, Technical Director (Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia) Coca-Cola GmbH
Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Dr. Stefan Kunerth, Technical Director (Germany, Benelux, Scandinavia) Coca-Cola GmbH
IN FOCUS
Well managed plastics result in peace and love - The war is on
Geir Sæther, Senior Vice President, Circular Economy, TOMRA, Aker, Norway
Geir Sæther, Senior Vice President, Circular Economy, TOMRA, Aker, Norway
The Battle for the rPET Bales: Realities in US PET Recycling
Steve Lyons in collaboration with John Maddox and Dave Cornell SBAcci, LTD, Florida, USA
Steve Lyons in collaboration with John Maddox and Dave Cornell SBAcci, LTD, Florida, USA
Ocean plastics may buoy Europe R-PET market
Matt Tudball, Senior Editor, Recycling, ICIS
Matt Tudball, Senior Editor, Recycling, ICIS
rPET – The Future PET - Design for Recycling
Krones | Neutraubling | Germany
Krones | Neutraubling | Germany
Unique pilot programme boost for recycling sector reeling from the Covid-19 lockdown
PETCO PET Recycling Company, South Africa
PETCO PET Recycling Company, South Africa
IN DETAIL
PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles
Francesco Acquasanta, Roy Visser, Bart Langius Avantium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Francesco Acquasanta, Roy Visser, Bart Langius Avantium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Extremely light and fully recyclable: KHS and ALPLA Group develop returnable PET bottle
KHS Group | Dortmund | Germany
KHS Group | Dortmund | Germany
Double Layer Moulding for Environment, Performance & Aesthetics
Paul Atkin, Manager, Marketing Team, Nissei ASB, Japan
Paul Atkin, Manager, Marketing Team, Nissei ASB, Japan
evian introduces label free rPET bottle
Danone, Paris
Danone, Paris
PET to the limit - Determination of extensional material properties from PET close to failure.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann, Nils Dauber, Dr.-Ing. Martin Facklam Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), Aachen, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hopmann, Nils Dauber, Dr.-Ing. Martin Facklam Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV), Aachen, Germany
A well-prepared briefing will speed up the process to an approved bottle drawing
Steffen Lühning, Jani Rickert Röders, Soltau, Germany
Steffen Lühning, Jani Rickert Röders, Soltau, Germany
IN BUSINESS
CAPrint Ltd. - Hi Speed Digital Printing
Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Fridolin Maibach, CEO, CAPrint Ltd., Switzerland
Interview by Dr. Otto Appel with Fridolin Maibach, CEO, CAPrint Ltd., Switzerland
GEA launches ABF 2.0 filling system for shelf-stable, sensitive beverages and milk-based drinks
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
Tethered caps solutions from ALPLA
Walter Knes, Global Sales Director Closure System ALPLA | Hard | Austria
Walter Knes, Global Sales Director Closure System ALPLA | Hard | Austria
Clean Blue Air with DMSterile - Programme expansion for aseptic production
Bernhard Stipsits, Managing Director, Blue Air Systems, Kundl, Austria
Bernhard Stipsits, Managing Director, Blue Air Systems, Kundl, Austria
GEA launches new filling technology for ESL beverages
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
Pack Passion Week: 06 - 08 July 2020
PETnology/tecPET GmbH
PETnology/tecPET GmbH
TOMRA Recycling celebrates digital launch of its latest and most advanced sorting solutions
Tomra | Mülheim-Kärlich | Germany
Tomra | Mülheim-Kärlich | Germany
GEA centrifuge technology for cleaning wash water in PET recycling
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
GEA | Düsseldorf | Germany
The digital comPETence

- Read comPETence on your iPad or tablet
- Find interesting videos, interactive graphs and pictures
- Digital App for iPad >
- Digital App for Android >
How to get access
As a subscriber of our magazine in print our digital app version you have access to our comPETence PLUS interviews, analyses, essays, viewpoints and technical reports on the website of PETnology.
You are subscriber
User login
Enter your username and password here in order to log in on the website