There was a great feeling of anticipation as around 150 delegates, representing over one hundred companies, converged on the conference room. This was going to be the first SAPET conference held in South America, especially for the PET industry in the region. This unexpectedly high participation was a reflection of the hunger to learn...
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According to GBI Research, the largest market for PET is carbonated soft drinks (CSD) while the second biggest is bottled water, with both accounting for more than 65% of the global PET demand. There is, however, one other market that has strong potential for growth (with regards to PET applications) but is widely untapped...
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The Beverage Marketing Corp. in New York City says Mexico’s bottled water market composes 13 percent of the world’s total, and has grown at 8 percent for each of the past five years. For big companies, the boom in bottled water consumption in developing countries such as Mexico, India, China and Indonesia has been...
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