EcoPack systems open Interpack 2011. The new European plastic packaging conference will take place on the European, in fact, in Düsseldorf on 10 and 11 May.

In EcoPack systems, manufacturers of packaging to meet with a common goal: to develop solutions-oriented system, to adopt new long-term strategies to reduce CO2 emissions in order to meet the economic and ecological demands of a market for greener.

Ronchi wants to emphasize the great importance of the event in the production of packaging too. Ronchi, with an unique know-how, is able to hand different types of products, from bottles, containers, tubes and many other types of packaging, for most plastic, just think of the PET, PE, PP, etc..

Ronchi SpA, like the supplier of fillers , unscramblers, orientors, and cappers, study solutions to solve customers’ need and is very happy to do his part in a “green packaging“.

Come to Hall 08th F01 to Interpack, at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, May 12 to 18.

350 billions units: this should bet he quantity of PET containers produced this year, according to Euromonitor, a London based company specialised in market researches. Out of these containers, many are utilized in the beverage industry, whereas PET confirms to bet he most used material in the world.
Side-by-side to the constant increase of the PET bottle utilisation, the importance of the factor of efficiency and profitability in the production of PET containers grows-up as well: this requirement is fully satisfied by the manufacturers of filling and packing machinery, which offers technologically advanced solutions allowing to save space and costs.
Among its features, it is a quite light material (40 grams approx per a 1.5L bottle), unbreakable and 100% recyclable.
For instance, the amount of companies utilizing bottles for cosmetics in recycled PET are in constant growth. In fact, the new technologies ensure the same mechanical properties of the raw PET and a similar brightness, without giving up to capturing packaging thanks to a wide possibilities of decorative subjects.

Nowadays, 40 billions litres fruit juice are drunk on the planet, with an average pro-capita of about 6 litres per year. The record of the pro-capita consumption goes to Canada (fairly 50 litres per year) followed by Germany (40 litres) and USA (36 litres) This latter alone represents one-third of the world total consumption.

Orange juice is the top hit of the preferences; the largest worldwide producer is Brazil, exporting 99% of its production, followed by USA where the production is almost thoroughly absorbed by the domestic market.

Packaging for fruit juices and soft drinks represents a remarkable marketing attraction, more than for every other segment of the beverage industry, capable of addressing choices. The pre-conditioned industrial product has affirmed itself during the post-war period, thanks to the wide-spreading of the very first conditioning technologies assuring a good conservation to the product. Currently the most utilized material is PET prevailing in the formats of 1L and 1,5L; single-serve formats are enormously growing-up too.