Recent technical developments in resin formulation and the design
of pre-forms has allowed the beverage industry to use clarified PP
in the same way as PET.
Tetra Pak has launched a range of direct injection moulded closures
for gable-top cartons that it believes taps into current consumer
concerns for safety, convenience and style.
Tetra Pak has launched wine packaged in the firm's Tetra Brik
aseptic package, a move that could redefine how vintners and
retailers position and merchandise wine.
Toray Plastics claims that its new PET label film gives label
converters the opportunity to achieve superior silicone adhesion
performance, to streamline processing and to tap new markets.
DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers and its Security &
Solutions business has launched an effort to position itself as a
worldwide leader in providing security-related products and
services for packaging products in the...
PET industry association Petcore has given its full endorsement to
Plasmax, a SiOx-coated barrier from SIG Corpoplast, and ActiTUF, an
in-resin barrier technology from M&G, for coloured bottle
applications.
A US wine maker is packaging its Vendange product in 500ml Tetra
Prisma containers, in a bid to break out of the confines of
traditional wine packaging.
Eastman Chemical, the world's leading supplier of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) for packaging, claims to have made a
breakthrough in the manufacture of PET resin.
Packaging and bottling systems provider Krones has developed a new
high-speed packing tray capable of running at up to 100 cycles per
minute and a new PET-Asept Filling System for cold aseptic filling
of high- and low-acid products...
VBS International has developed a new means of pressure testing
non-carbonated liquid containers, which it claims is ideal for
processors who need to carry out high volumes of pressure testing.
A brand of wine packaged in Tetra Prisma 500ml packaging has been
launched in the US. This is the first wine to packaged in this way,
and the company behind it believes it offers consumers greater
convenience and freshness.
Tetra Pak has been a pioneering force in the central and eastern
European food and beverage packaging sector. However, with
accession just around the corner a series of new challenges are
about to present themselves. We spoke to a...
Leading juice manufacturer Pampryl has become the first French
producer to adopt aseptically filled multi-layer PET for its
ambient-stored 100 per cent fruit juices. The new packaging, from
Amcor PET Packaging Europe/Asia, also marks...
Owens-Illinois Plastics Group has launched a joint project with
Husky Injection Molding Systems in Ontario, Canada, to develop
higher cavitation multi-layer PET injection systems.
Arca Systems, which develops products and systems for materials
handling, has developed a new packaging system for soft drink
products together with The Coca-Cola Company.
The Voridian division of Eastman Chemical Company, the world's
largest supplier of polyethylene terephthalate resins for
packaging, has announced the launch of Voridian PET 9921P in
Europe.
