PETplanet Insider 
           
Magazine for Bottlers and Bottle-Makers in the Americas, Asia, Europe and all around the Planet

           
PET planet Publisher GmbH          
Heidelberg / Germany         
           
Launched in 1999 as the first of its kind, PETplanet Insider’s name proved to be the message: a specialised magazine focussing on PET (Polyethylenterephthalat) from the pellet to the closed bottle including the many different applications possible. As the market is spread out over the globe, the name „planet“ was justly chosen, particularly as the German-based publication appears in English for world-wide understanding. And the insiders are partly the steadily growing number of readers who appreciate a head start by PETplanet Insider’s quick and reliable information, as well as the companies advertising where just the right group of customers can be reached. But PETplanet Insider’s does not stop to relish in its own achievements at this point but has declared its goal to be the support of PET in every way possible. This includes covering of all major events and exhibitions, and various other ideas centred on PET.       
           
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PET for energy  
Swiss retail giant Migros has launched a new energy drink           
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 27. October 2008, p. 63     
           
Organic soya drink in a transparent bottle           
Swiss Rivella have launched Rivella yellow based on soya serum  
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 27. October 2008, p. 63     
           
Dispensed from a tube   
Austrian food manufactures Julius Meinl filled jam in a tube designed to stand upside down 
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 27. October 2008, p. 64     
           
Spray in gold an green   
Italian company Salov launched sprayable olive oil in a slim cylindrical bottle         
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 27. October 2008, p. 64     
           
Who will buy KHS?       
KHS press conference & interview with Valentin Reisgen, CEO KHS AG, at Brau Beviale 2006 in Nuremberg           
in: PETplanet Insider No. 11+12 / 11. December 2006, p. 8          
           
SIG financial results first half 2006: Sales up, erosion of margins halted, profits from the Far East    
Interview with Rolf-Dieter Rademacher, CEO SIG Holding AG, Neuhausen am Rheinfall / Switzerland           
in: PETplanet Insider No. 7 / 25. September 2006, p. 36-37          
           
Rivella turns to cold aseptic for “Michel” fruit juices           
Swiss Rivella using standard low cost PET bottles           
in: PETplanet Insider No. 4 / 24. April 2006, p. 30-31       
           
Antimony: Is it a health hazard in PET?  
About the levels of antimony (Sb) in PET container material          
in: PETplanet Insider No. 3 / 27. March 2006, p. 40-41     
           
Apple-shaped PET bottles         
Swiss Thurella brand Obi Pur new in the Migros retail chain          
in: PETplanet Insider No. 12 / 12. December 2005, p. 34 
           
Handy new pouring closure        
New fruit syrups by the swiss retail giant Migros  
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 11. October 2005, p. 43     
           
A continuing growth market and a new supplier in the market        
Interview with Wilfried Bruessel, CEO PET Packaging Solutions (PPS), Cham / Switzerland
in: PETplanet Insider No. 04-05 / 04. April 2005, p. 28-29 
           
Glittering label for honey
Swiss Migros sells honey in PET container         
in: PETplanet Insider No. 09 / 06. September 2004, p. 65
           
Sensitive Beverages      
Co-Editor from the “Special Issue” PETplanet Insider / August 2004          
chapter 1: Introduction: Hot filling. Cold aseptic filling. What is all about?, p. 6-7     
chapter 2: Sensitive beverages products: Specifications and parameters affecting shelf-life, p. 8-13  
chapter 3: Hot fill and cold aseptic filling methods with reference to different packaging materials, p. 14-27   
           
Hot fill or cold aseptic?  
PETplanet Insider Special Issue 
in: PETplanet Insider No. 07-08 / 02. August 2004, p. 44-45         
           
New PET line ups capacity by 50 percent           
Rhäzünser in the Swiss Grisons enjoys the growing Swiss mineral water market with a new PET line from SIG Simonazzi    
in: PETplanet Insider No. 06 / 21. June 2004, p. 30         
           
Large bottle to satisfy a large thirst         
Juice in 5-Litre-PET-Bottle from PPH Rakwin for the Polish market
in: PETplanet Insider No. 05 / 17. May 2004, p. 34           
           
PET replaces carton for fabric conditioner
Lenor in PET from Procter & Gamble in the Swiss market
in: PETplanet Insider No. 04 / 19. April 2004, p. 35          
           
Building a “future-proof” cold aseptic line 
Procomac Safeaseptic at Hochwald Sprudel in Schwollen (Germany)        
in: PETplanet Insider No. 03 / 15. March 2004, p. 30-32   
           
SIG plasma coating does the job for Bischofszell Foods   
SIG Corpoplast / Schott HiCotec Coating Machine Plasmax 12 D in Bischofszell (Switzerland)        
in: PETplanet Insider No. 01-02 / 16. February 2004, p. 28-29       
           
Krones prefer multilayer for beer 
Interview with Volker Kronseder, CEO Krones AG / Germany        
in: PETplanet Insider No. 12 / 10. December 2003, p. 03 
           
But Sidel too, are optimistic       
Interview with Gérard Stricher, CEO Sidel S.A. / France   
in: PETplanet Insider No. 12 / 10. December 2003, p. 03 
           
DrinkPack Congress at Nuremberg / Germany     
Beer in PET and the proliferation of container types – two hotly discussed subjects at the congress            
in: PETplanet Insider No. 12 / 10. December 2003, p. 28-29         
           
High pressure – low cost           
The first CompAir PET compressor at Peterstaler Mineralquellen in Germany         
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10-11 / 27. October 2003, p. 38
           
Wine spritzers in PET   
Rebstöckle Weinschorle from Badischer Winzerkeller in Germany
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10-11 / 27. October 2003, p. 56
           
Always looking for new ideas     
SIG Combibloc established the SIG allCap strategic business unit in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (Switzerland) 
in: PETplanet Insider No. 07 / 01. July 2003, p. 19           
           
PET pioneer in a reluctant market – Gerolsteiner 
in: PETplanet Insider No. 05-06 / 26. May 2003, p. 40-43  
           
Opening up new markets           
Improved barrier technology and CAF help PET to conquer the fruit juice business  
in: PETplanet Insider No. 10 / 30. September 2002, p. 30-31        
           
High speed moulding of recycled PET     
Cutting the cost of plastic pallets and crates       
in: PETplanet Insider No. 01-02 / 05. February 2001, p. 8-9