Barrier-Coated PET For Wine and Beer

WEB EXCLUSIVE Ball Corp., Broomfield, Colo., is the first PET bottle maker in North America to use the Plasmax 12D barrier coating for wine and beer bottles.
New Product Announcements Published: 8/1/2008

Energy-Efficient Labeler For Large Containers

A new front/back bottle labeler has an energy-saving feature for 5-gal containers that require a 12-min cool-down before labeling.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2008

New IR Lamps Save Energy In Stretch-Blow Molding

Royal Philips Electronics, Somerset, N.J., and Sidel Inc., Norcross, Ga., have jointly developed infrared lamps that reportedly cut electricity use by 15% in PET bottle molding.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2008

Stretch-Blow Molders Provide Higher Output

New all-electric stretch-blow molding machines from W.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2008

Nylon 6 for Fuel Tanks

New nylon 6 barrier materials from Rhodia Engineering Plastics, Cranbury, N.J., are aimed at monolayer and multilayer fuel tanks that meet new vapor emissions standards from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the U.S.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/1/2008

Blow Moldable Acetal

A new acetal from BASF Corp.
New Product Announcements Published: 6/1/2008

Extrusion Head for Fuel Tanks

In March, we incorrectly reported that W.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/2/2008

First Liquor Bottle With Built-in Handle

The first PET liquor bottle with a built-in handle has been developed by Amcor PET Packaging, Manchester, Mich., for McCormick Distilling Co., Weston, Mo.
New Product Announcements Published: 5/1/2008

Novel Oxygen Scavenger For PET Packaging

New oxygen-scavenging technology for PET packaging has been developed by the ColorMatrix Group, Berea, Ohio.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2008

Now, a Monolayer PET Bottle for Ketchup

A novel oxygen scavenger with glass-like clarity from Constar International, Philadelphia, has been commercialized in a 46-oz monolayer ketchup container for ConAgra Foods’ Hunt’s Ketchup.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2008