Filling & Packaging Equipment & Systems

SIG Combibloc launches ultra-slim carton to meet increasing small-format demand

09-Oct-2012 By Mark Astley

SIG Combibloc has launched a range of extra-slim, small-format beverage cartons in an effort to meet demand for smaller, more convenient packaging from emerging market consumers.

Coca-Cola in €6.5m French recycling venture

04-Oct-2012 By Rod Addy

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has invested €6.5m in a joint venture with APPE, France's leader in recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET), to increase the rate of recycling plastic bottles in France.

Four million unique Absolut vodka bottles see Ardagh claim ‘packaging history’

01-Oct-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Ardagh Group is claiming packaging history after modifying bottle decorating machinery to produce 4m different bottles for Pernod Ricard's Swedish brand Absolut Vodka.

JBF to build giant bio-glycol plant in Brazil to help Coca-Cola meet PlantBottle 2020 target

28-Sep-2012 By Elaine WATSON

JBF Industries will build a giant new plant in Brazil dedicated to the production of the recyclable PET material used in Coca-Cola's PlantBottles to help the soft drinks giant meet its goal of making every plastic bottle a PlantBottle by 2020.

Coke wows Kiwis with personalized PET bottles

26-Sep-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola New Zealand is selling PET bottles of Coke personalized with one of 150 names popular in the country, and encouraging Facebook fans to 'share a virtual can'.

Tetra Pak boosts Turkish output with lamination investment

26-Sep-2012

Tetra Pak has invested €25m in lamination facilities at its Turkish packaging material plant, to lift beverage carton production capacity by 20%.

Old Robinsons double concentrate bottle lacked ‘category cues’: Britvic

19-Sep-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Britvic Ireland admits that its old 1.25L double concentrate bottle was not meeting key category cues, which led it to revamp the range with a new 1L bottle launched in August.

Legal fight over bio-based isobutanol production

19-Sep-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Two chemical companies are locked in an ongoing legal battle over the production of bio-based isobutanol, a substance used in the production of plastic bottles for soft drinks.

Atkins launches trim resealable drinks packaging

18-Sep-2012 By Rod Addy

The Atkins brand is making it easier for consumers to get in trim by launching convenient resealable pack formats for its ready to drink cartons.

Tetra Pak presents…its cheapest ever screw-cap carton

05-Sep-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak is launching a new carton for juices, milk, nectars still drinks and wine with an innovative ‘pull ring’ from March 2013, and hailed the lowest-cost screw cap carton it has ever produced.

Tetra Pak cartons face fight to seduce UK wine lovers

30-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak cartons hold the lowest appeal among all packaging formats for UK wine consumers, and face a tough fight to win significant market share from the likes of glass and PET.

Britvic takeover talk gathers pace with Fruit Shoot still off shelves

24-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

One industry source tells BeverageDaily.com that Britvic could be a takeover target following its ‘Magicap’ Fruit Shoot recall debacle, but doubts whether Unilever or Diageo would be likely suitors.

Coca-Cola Enterprises adopts on-pack recycling label

23-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) says it is adopting the British Retail Consortium's (BRC's) on-pack recycling label to provide consumers with information on what packaging materials local authorities collect for recycling.

New wash-off labels bring sustainability benefits – Avery Dennison

22-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Avery Dennison has launched its first range of wash-off labels for glass and PET bottles, designed to wash off at temperatures lower than the industry average and assist recycling.

Beverage can made from 100% recycled aluminium under development, says Novelis CEO

17-Aug-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Novelis revealed they are working on a beverage can made of 100% recycled aluminium in their Q1 results conference call and described it as the “ultimate sustainable package.”

Japanese study finds ‘optimum’ aluminum bottle opening size for Coke drinkers

17-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

The majority of Japanese consumers believe that the opening diameters of screw-top aluminium bottles are too small, a study has found, while also determining that 33mm is the optimum size for 'drinking ease'.

Stricken Ball Packaging can site resumes full production

10-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Ball Packaging Europe says the recent fire at its beverage can production facility in North Wales was caused by a machine that applied a coating to can rims, as the plant resumes full production.

New Scottish government fund bids to bin packaging waste

10-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Zero Waste Scotland says it will continue to invest in firms that cut product and packaging waste, as it encourages SME’s in the country to apply for grants from its newly announced ₤100,000 fund.

Sharing bottle sales beat general UK lager market: Molson Coors

06-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors launched a sharing-size 710ml Corona Extra bottle in the UK off-trade from May, and said Nielsen data showed that larger bottles were outperforming the general lager market in this channel by 9%.

Super-transparent ‘no label’ look causes industry stir: Verstraete

02-Aug-2012 By Anne Bruce

Belgian printing company Verstraete claims there is a lot of interest from potential customers as it prepares to roll out its novel super-transparent label across Europe and North America.

Rexam prefers patience to Russian Roulette in 2012

01-Aug-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Rexam will await the effects of higher beer prices before adding extra Russian beverage can capacity, as new comments by Russian president Vladimir Putin sent major brewers’ share prices tumbling yesterday.

Coca-Cola Amatil: NZ $35m beverage boost

31-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola Amatil has opened a new manufacturing facility in New Zealand at the cost of NZ$35m, which includes two beverage bottle production lines and a new aluminium can line.

Molson Coors punch-top cans give lift relative to glass: Ball Packaging hints

27-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Ball Packaging has hinted that its new ‘punch top’ cans developed for beer client Molson Coors had given the latter a ‘lift in cans’ relative to glass containers, as specialty packaging boosted Ball’s muted Q2 results.

Coke plans to roll-out 'first of its kind' water recovery system from 2013

24-Jul-2012 By Ben BOUCKLEY

The Coca-Cola Company has developed and tested a ‘first of its kind’ beverage process water recovery system that it says could save up to 100bn litres per year if adopted across its bottling network.

‘Next generation’ beverage can tab could ignite industry revolution - Canadian inventor

20-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

A Canadian inventor tells BeverageDaily.com that he believes his patented ‘next generation’ swivelling beverage can tab could be a runaway success, as he confirms talks with major beverage companies.

Stand-up beverage pouch represents ‘natural evolution’ in wine packaging – Smurfit Kappa

18-Jul-2012 By Mark Astley

A new stand-up beverage pouch range developed by Smurfit Kappa represents a 'natural evolution' in wine packaging, offering a lighter, cheaper alternative to glass, the company claims.

Finnish study touts xylans as starch replacer in future bioplastics

17-Jul-2012 By Jane Joseph

A new Finnish study suggests that xylans and mannans, plant cell wall polysaccharides derived from agricultural and forestry sidestreams, could replace starch as a base material for biodegradable packaging.

PET player APPE refutes reports of shelved expansion plans

16-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

APPE has refuted reports that parent company La Seda de Barcelona (LSB) has shelved plans to grow the plastics packaging business after failing to raise sufficient share capital.

Bemis to fit printed electronics on its packaging by 2014

12-Jul-2012 By Joe Whitworth

Bemis has partnered with a printed electronics company to develop 'intelligent' packaging which it claims should be on the market in 2014.

Bright young things in Brazil spell bright prospects for SIG Combibloc

12-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

SIG Combibloc has highlighted the strong growth potential of RTD coffee drinks in Brazil as it launches 250ml cartons there for the first time, with demand led by a 'dynamic, young consumer group' who consume beverages 'on the go'.

'Sleek Can' work sees Ball Packaging crack Italian market

11-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Ball Packaging has managed to break into the Italian market with its new 330ml 'sleek can', with Italian beverage company San Benedetto adopting the packaging across RTD tea, Tonica and Lemon Schweppes lines.

Britvic Fruit Shoot recall costs rocket - analyst notes 'avoidable' crisis

11-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Britvic revealed today that it suspects there may be a 'design issue' with a new packaging cap design that led to a massive Fruit Shoot beverage recall last Tuesday, and predicts the crisis could now cost it between £15m and £25m.

Viral 'Coca-Cola Bag' video spoof dupes world media

10-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

A hoax video claiming that the Coca-Cola Company planned to launch a 'Coca-Cola Bag' worldwide has duped the world media, leading the company to rush out a statement yesterday clarifying it was not the author of the media that went viral on...

Guala eyes sub-Saharan Africa growth potential with MCG Metal Closures deal

05-Jul-2012 By Rory Harrington

Guala Closures said it has reached an agreement to take over a South African closure manufacturer as part of a strategy to boost its presence in the fast-growing sub-Saharan African market.

Fast, sensitive beverage filling meets Chinese PET single-serve needs - Sidel

04-Jul-2012

Sidel has told BeverageDaily.com that its new High Speed Combi Predis FMa filling system was designed meet the high volumes demanded by the single-serve PET beverage market in countries like China.

Packaging safety recall to hit Britvic profits by up to £5m

04-Jul-2012 By Rory Harrington

A packaging fault that has triggered the recall of millions of bottles of a fruit drink targeted at children is set to cost manufacturers Britvic up to £5m (€6.2m), said the company.

Coke ‘stole’ breakthrough PEM molecule - US collaborator claims

03-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

US firm Ethox Chemicals is suing Coca-Cola for allegedly stealing a novel molecule the former claims it invented called ‘PEM’, designed to improve on PET by adding a gas barrier to limit bottle permeability and extend shelf life.

‘Surprising’ wine label study shows brands should speak to Chinese

02-Jul-2012 By Ben Bouckley

A new study assessing Chinese attitudes to wine labeling has debunked the traditional view that consumers are only really attracted to wines promoting traditional and French labeling cues.

UK’s first beverage carton processing plant to boost recycling rates - industry

29-Jun-2012 By Rory Harrington

The UK’s first beverage carton reprocessing plant is to be established thanks to a partnership between packaging giants Tetra Pak, SIG Combibloc and Elopak with Sonoco Alcore.

New lightweight can end uses ‘best available’ technology: Rexam

26-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Rexam Beverage Can Europe has confirmed to BeverageDaily.com that it has introduced a new CDL beverage can end that uses 10% less metal, with production starting in the first quarter of 2012.

Sidel targets Asian markets with new high-speed PET filler

25-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Sidel will launch a new version of its Combi Predis FMa machine this year for filling single-serve PET bottles with sensitive beverages, to meet the industry need for higher speeds and lower operational costs.

SABIC: 'tough' new HDPE grade shows our dairy commitment

25-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has launched a new blow-moulding grade of HDPE (high density polyethylene) to make bottles for milk, other dairy products and juices in ‘tough’ conditions.

Customer feedback drove carton range revamp to boost line speed: Tetra Pak

25-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Tetra Pak says customer feedback led it to introduce new sizes for a carton range popular in developing markets such as China, but claims they could also cut waste and boost line efficiency in developed markets.

World’s first paper wine bottle to hit UK supermarket shelves by end of 2012

22-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

UK packaging company GreenBottle has signed a deal with a major wine supplier to produce the world’s first paper wine ‘bottle’ for supermarket sale this year, and claims there is wider global interest within the beverage industry.

Film star Molson Coors rips up cardboard packaging script

21-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Molson Coors claims that a multi-million investment in film will reduce the weight of its secondary packaging for UK beer Carling by sixty-three per cent, and told BeverageDaily.com it plans to extend use to Coors Light.

‘Cost-conscious’ airlines lead flight to PET packaged wine – Amcor

20-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Amcor Rigid Plastics says US airlines are driving demand for wine bottles made from lighter, cheaper PET rather than glass within the high growth single-serve market.

Perfect symmetry: EU project bids to transform fruit processing wastewater into juice packaging

14-Jun-2012 By Rory Harrington

An international coalition of experts is bidding to develop a groundbreaking bioplastic for juice packaging using materials extracted from wastewater generated during fruit processing.

Bacardi debuts new exotic flavoured rums in ‘breakthrough’ bottles

11-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Bacardi claims that it is the first company to infuse flavored rums with two novel ingredient combinations, with the US launches also featuring 'breakthrough' temperature and light-activated bottles, as flavoured rum growth tempers slight non-flavoured...

Britvic hopes for 'fruit alchemy' with J2O brand and bottle revamp

07-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Britvic has redesigned the packaging for its key J2O brand in tandem with the launch of reformulated recipes for its core flavours, with a slimmer bottle designed to give the appearance of a taller, more sophisticated shape.

PepsiCo bottle does not infringe Coke ‘Contour' trademarks – German court

07-Jun-2012 By Ben Bouckley

Coca-Cola has lost a trademark fight against PepsiCo after a German court ruled that the latter’s ‘Carolina’ glass bottle does not illegally resemble Coke’s hallmark ‘Contour Bottle’.