International packaging group Rexam will look to sell its PET
bottle facilities in Central and Eastern Europe as part of its
plans to focus on more globally recognised products like plastic
food packaging.
A portable, vision-guided robotic packer can orient and pack molded
bottles, jars, and caps, allowing smaller processors an affordable
means of automating their lines.
In answer to demands from beverage manufacturers to keep costs down
and to meet tough EU waste legislation, Portuguese packaging
company Logoplaste is expanding a new line of PET pre-forms claimed
to be the lightest packaging in its...
A rectangular polyethylene terephthalate (PET) container for hot
fill beverages offers increased strength and packs at a greater
density, claims its manufacturer.
A UK mineral water company has launched the first corn-based
biodegradable bottle in that country's market, linking its fund
raising activities with environmentalism.
A machine for applying barrier treatment to PET containers can
handle up to 40,000 bottles per hour, making it the fastest of its
kind in the world, its manufacturer claims.
A new barrier coating for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and
polypropylene (PP) offers a better method of extending the shelf
life of beverages than is currently available according to the
inventors of the technology.
If you can't beat them then you have to join them. One of the
world's largest providers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has
announced it is investigating the potential for a new line of
biodegradable bottles for the...
A new type of plastic bottling technology allows companies to
package hot-fill products in containers with smooth rather than
ribbed or panelled walls.
Customers of Alcan's plastic bottle business have been put on
notice that the company plans to sell the unit as part of an
ongoing restructuring of its food packaging operations.
Turkey's Anadolu Cam group will get a €26.5m loan to build a new
bottling plant in central Russia, yet the firm's biggest challenge
will be to address declines in glass packaging reports Chris
Mercer.
Teamsters unions at seven Coca-Cola bottling anddistribution
facilities in Connecticut and the Los Angeles area in US plan to
continue their strike today over wages and health care benefits,
reports Ahmed ElAmin.
Milliken Chemical has installed a Sidel, Series 2, SBO4 machine at
its R&D centre in support of its research into injection
stretch blow moulded clarified polypropylene (ISBM cPP).
Russian natural sauce producer Sostra believes a high quality
production technique called 'hot bottling' has led directly to the
success of its expanded premium product range, yet high pricing may
still deter consumers,...
A new plastic additive made from corn, designed to make plastic
bottles more rigid and stronger than ever before, has been
developed, writes Anthony Fletcher.
Leading East European drinks manufacturer Kofola has selected PET
preforms from Amcor PET Packaging for two of its juice and mineral
water brands, a move designed to bring the same brand values and
image to the take-home sector as...
Preform production equipment provider Husky has contributed to the
development of the first compostable water bottle made from
NatureWorks PLA corn-based resin.
Alto Plastics has been working with Kapiti Fine Foods (KFF) to
launch a new premium double-seal capping system to keep bottled
milk even fresher and leak free.
Asahi Breweries has cancelled plans to sell beer in plastic
bottles, sending a wake-up call to manufacturers and governments
across the globe to get their recycling operations in order.
A new company dedicated to developing and manufacturing coating
modules for use in beverage filling machines has been created
through an alliance of SIG Corpoplast and technology group Schott.
A new wireless diagnostic tool for bottle and can production lines
could revolutionise quality control in beverage packaging,
according to the firm behind the technology. Anthony Fletcher
reports.
KHS has completed a new glass bottling line for Interbrew UK at its
Magor plant in Wales. The company claims that the new production
facility has one of the highest level of performance in the UK
market.
Crown Holdings has introduced a plastic closure for bottled water
that combines economic 26.7-mm sizing with tamper-proof technology
and a triple thread bottle finish.
US federal investigators are investigating Coca-Cola's dealings
with Japanese company Takasago International in connection with
allegations of channel stuffing. It is alleged that the beverage
giant overstated financial results...
Food manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic will soon be
obliged by law to keep detailed records of the supply chain. As a
result, more and more bottling and packaging lines are adopting IT
technology to meet market - and legislative...
It's that time of year again. Companies are releasing their third
quarter results amid great fanfare, even if there isn't that much
to cheer about. The bottling industry in particular has had a
fairly difficult year, with...
Tetra Top, a packaging system provider within the Tetra Pak group,
has recently launched the Carton Bottle - a new packaging concept
that is said to be neither a carton packaging nor a plastic bottle.
In Japan, Showa Aluminium Can Corporation is to make an innovative
move to start production of aluminium bottles for beverages by
remodelling one of the existing aluminium can production lines at
its Hikone Plant.
Krones, the German equipment provider, has said that since
launching its bottle pockets in 1992 it has produced some ten
million - of which the current design is now said to have maximised
homogeneity and efficiency.
Torraspapel has extended its range of labelling solution in an
effort to muscle in on the ever-growing market for PET bottled
water. The company's new Creaset LWS paper range is said to offer
beverage manufacturers a harder wearing...
Amcor is building a second glass furnace on its existing wine
bottle facility in Gawler, South Australia, in a move that will
double its current production capacity.
Ball, Daiwa Can Company and Mitsui have entered into an exclusive
agreement for the sales and distribution of Daiwa's New Bottle Can
beverage container in North America.
Production of multi-layer containers has begun at RPC Verpackungen
Kutenholz, for a range of polypropylene condiment bottles
incorporating a waved shaping - a configuration that is
traditionally challenging to produce.
UK premium packaged spirit brands Red Square has sharpened its
consumer image with a new design implemented across a range of
serving sizes and decoration formats from Rockware Glass.
In the US, Graham Packaging has revealed its latest PET offering in
the form of a 64oz moulded bottle for Sunsweet prune juice designed
to offer increased branding and better ergonomics.
Trouble is brewing between Ontario's dominant beer retailer and a
small-city brewer over the use of 1970s-style "stubby" bottles,
following the launch of a nostalgia marketing campaign for its Red
Cap beer.
Pepsi Bottling Group, the world's largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola
drinks, said on Wednesday it plans to buy family-owned Kitchener
Beverages of Ontario, further expanding its presence in Canada.
The Pepsi Bottling Group said today that it has commenced cash
tender offers in the United States and Mexico to complete the
acquisition of Mexican bottler Pepsi-Gemex.
Pepsi Bottling Group, the largest maker of Pepsi-Cola drinks, said
on Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose, meeting expectations, as
strong results in Russia helped offset lower-than-expected volume
in the United States and Spain.