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September 16,
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Leaders in Plastics Packaging
Speak Out on Largest
Challenges
One of the
longest-running and most successful plastics packaging
conferences in North America, PET
Strategies returns on Oct. 6-8, 2010, with a lineup
of speakers guaranteed to invite deep discussion on many
of the new technologies and key issues facing the
industry.
With that in mind, we
asked this year's presenters and panelists to comment on
the following question:
What is the
most critical challenge facing rigid plastics packaging
in the current market environment, from either an
economic or technology perspective?
Here are
some of their responses:
Brand Owner
Responses:
"The most
critical challenge facing rigid plastic packaging
is meeting consumers' evolving needs in both an
economical and sustainable way. This
includes the technical challenges of keeping rigid
packaging innovations affordable to consumers and
sustainable for the planet's natural
resources.
Shell Huang
Coca-Cola Co. |
Shell Huang
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"One
critical challenge for rigid plastics packaging is
the investment in innovation for brand owners. The
"cost of change" for new rigid packaging designs
has become a key decision factor in
this difficult economic environment for
consumer packaged goods (CPG)
companies."
Ron Olson
Turtle Wax Inc. / Provident Spend
Management |
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Converter
Responses:
"As
we look to convert foods out of glass, we face
several challenges that present speed bumps on the
road to conversion; 1) Price stability in the
resin markets giving confidence that economics at
project start are the same when the package
launches; 2) The ability to present a
consistent appearance across a family of products
when one or more them requires retort processing
and the desired material is PET; 3) The cost of
closures for plastic jars and the cost of closing
machinery for hot packed
products."
Paul Baillie
Graham Packaging
Co.
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Paul
Baillie
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"In
thermoformed, clear rigid plastic packaging, the
most critical challenge we see is how to balance
strong customer demand for increased recycled
content with cost-effective, high-performance
materials that perform as well as those they are
replacing ... and doing it
globally."
Peter Gianniny
Klockner Pentaplast |
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Supplier
Responses:
"The
most critical challenge facing our industry is the
current magnitude of the split between economics
and technology when answering the market demands
for sustainability. What is needed is an
answer to the market's demands for a more
sustainable packaging solution,
that:
·does not pollute
the current PET recycling
stream,
·does not
demand a change in consumer
behavior,
·does not add
cost,
·does not
negatively affect product performance,
...and
has the data to prove that it is an
environmentally sound solution, not a
greenwash."
Tom Malone
MicroGREEN
Polymers
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Tom
Malone
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"Providing
desirable packaging presentations with optimized
dimensions of performance and cost have been the
traditional challenges in packaging. The
additional demand for "earth-friendly" or
sustainable packaging concepts while preserving
high performance is now an added challenge posed
by brand owners and consumers. It is a fresh
opportunity for innovation and for the employment
of new materials and creative
solutions."
Jeff Sherry
Kureha
America Inc. |
Jeff Sherry
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Association/Consultant
Responses:
"Sourcing
of feedstock for PET will become more critical as
will public concern regarding the end-of-life
options for PET bottles. Members of the PET
industry must be more proactive in sourcing PET
feedstock from non-petroleum based sources and be
even more engaged in promoting product
recycling."
John Bernardo
Sustainable
Innovations
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John
Bernardo
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"The
biggest challenge facing rigid packaging is
managing cost curves with those of growth.
Previous technological advances focused heavily on
performance throughput at the converter level, but
market conditions related to the theory of Peak
Oil should have resin producers looking at ways to
manage their own efficiencies as they cope with a
declining refinery base, and ultimately rising
costs."
Ralph Vasami
PETRA -
PET Resin Association
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Ralph
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Exclusive Insider View:
Constar's
R&D Work
| Constar
Intl., Philadelphia, has quite a heritage in
polyethylene terephthalate (PET). As does Mike
Mooney, |
Constar's Alsip Technology Center in
suburban
Chicago. | Constar director, design engineering, who
was involved in PET back in the early 1980s while at
Wheaton Industries.
Read More...
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Corn Growers Turn To Corn-based Tray From Sealed Air For
Biodegradable Choice
| A cooperative of
10 Southeastern corn growers is packaging its
product in none other than a corn-based tray made
from Sealed Air Corp, Elmwood Park, NJ. Pioneer
Growers has |
A large cooperative is starting to roll out
use of biodegradable trays from Sealed Air, while
looking for new color
choices. | been
using polystyrene foam tray packs for its
corn since the mid 1980s, but decided a couple of years
ago that it wanted to reduce the amount of its product
that wound up in landfills. The Cryovac NatureTray was
the answer.
Read More...
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PET
Strategies 2010
Defining the
Future of Plastic Containers
Oct. 6-8,
2010
Hilton Riverside New Orleans
Agenda now available online
Early
Bird Registration Only Available Through September
17. Register at www.petstrategies.com
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PET Strategies Agenda Addresses Key
Issues;
Free Proceedings from 2009 Event
Available
This
year's PET
Strategies conference has made two critical
changes certain to make this even a more vital
conference. First, the conference scope has been
broadened to include more than PET -- all plastics
materials and such processes as thermoforming will
be represented at the
event.
And, secondly, the
scope of this event has been widened to shine a
greater spotlight on some of the key issues and
trends affecting the packaging industry. Witness a
keynote address from Shell Huang of Coca-Cola Co.
on the future of alternative plastics, in the wake
of Coke's PlantBottle, and a
thought-provoking address from John Bernardo of
Sustainable Innovations on future industry
challenges.
The
conference will be held Oct. 6-8, 2010 at the
Hilton Riverside New Orleans. Those who
register for the conference now will receive a
complimentary copy of the 2009 PET Strategies Plus
conference proceedings. Register today at www.petstrategies.com.
Attendees
will also gain a critical advantage on beverage
market trends from Bill Peciorello of Consumer
Edge Research, a major beverage analyst; learn
from Waste Management Recycling Services president
Pat DeRueda how the industry can better raise
recycling rates; and understand new developments
in aerosol containers (from Dan Durham of PTI),
food packaging (from Paul Baillie of Graham
Packaging Co.), hot-fill technologies (from Amcor
Rigid Plastics), and label identification (from
Jon Maley of Avery
Dennison).
Plus, hear an
illuminating PET market forecast from Edgar Acosta
of DeWitt & Co. and understand the latest in
color trends from Linda Carroll of Ampacet.
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Pat DeRueda
Coca-Cola's
Shell Huang will discuss the future of the
PlantBottle and biopolymers in beverage
packaging.
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