While the traditional 750ml glass bottle is still the dominant wine packaging format, its limitations have led consumers to seek alternative formats, according to a Rabobank analyst.
APPE is targeting new application areas for its novel oxygen-scavenging barrier system marketed under the the ActivSeal brand, the company revealed to BeverageDaily.com in an exclusive interview at Brau Beviale 2011 in Germany.
The US PET recycling rate needs to at least double from it was in 2009 in order to achieve a sufficient level of supply, concluded a report released yesterday.
Agr International presented new software for PET blowmolding at Drinktec last week that promises to improve quality consistently, replace an operator and deliver a quick return on investment.
Beverage can producer Ball Packaging Europe has developed a
resealable beverage can, which the company claims could change the
face of the beverage can market.
Jolt, an energy drink originally marketed in 1985, is being
re-launched in an innovative new aluminium beverage package from
Rexam Beverage Can North America.
Finnish packaging provider Huhtamaki has supplied Unilever with a
line of innovative packaging for its Carte d'Or ice cream yoghurt,
recently launched in a number of European countries.
Lithuania's breweries are raising sales of beer in plastic PET
containers, with sales of these products forecast to account for
one-third of the total beer sales this year - according to a report
from the Baltic News Service.
Expansion for its bottle making business into European markets is
the aim as Pechiney Plastic Packaging (PPP) continues to develop
its range of niche packaging operations with a new plant due to
open in the south of France soon.
Mecmesin, the global force and torque test solutions provider, has
configured force measurement equipment to provide a cost-effective
and easy-to-use system for PET bottle production handling.
