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At the NPE in North America we saw only one PET installation - Sipa was making its debut with its Xform preform system. Instead, the machine builders appear to have re-discovered the closure systems for themselves. Anybody with any reputation to maintain had a fast-running system on the stand. Particular eye-catchers were Husky – who were now exhibiting in the wake of their acquisition of KTW – and Engel, where the fourth generation of owners has now taken over management of the closure caps sector and has every intention of becoming market leaders in this sector.
In addition to the high spots in relation to content, the NPE has given itself a complete makeover. The decision to move the event from Chicago to Orland in Florida, which raised eyebrows at the time, seems to have come good. Visitor numbers speak for themselves, from 43,125 at the most recent event in 2009 to the current total of 55,359 visitors. The comparison is a bit misleading because, in 2009, North America was still going through one of the most severe recessions it had ever experienced. Nevertheless, despite everything, the NPE has garnered a wave of new visitors. Never before had so many visitors from Central and South America been counted at an NPE! ... [ Read issue ]
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PETplanet Pulse, the PET price index, is e-mailed on a monthly basis to all subscribers of the PETplanet Insider magazine as a complementary service to the beverage industry. The archive stretches back more than three years. [ Full archive ]
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PETplanet zoom
PETplanet Zoom has arrived - The first scientific analysis of PET bottles from the CSD, water and juice sectors world-wide, based on around 60 criteria and complete with a detailed evaluation of key factors such as weight, geometry, caps, preform manufacturers and information about the preform used.