PET Bottle Output Rises, Energy Consumption Falls

WEB EXCLUSIVE: At last month’s Drinktec exhibition in Munich, Germany, Sidel of France introduced new technologies and services to produce more PET bottles faster with less energy consumption.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2009

New Neck Finish and Closure For Edible Oils

The trend to lightweighting caps and neck finishes on PET bottles for still and carbonated beverages has now spread to edible oils.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Hot-Fillable PET Bottles Now 20% Lighter

A new lightweight PET bottle for hot-fill applications requiring smooth walls has been developed by Graham Packaging Co.
New Product Announcements Published: 7/1/2009

Say ‘Oui’ to French Wine In PET Barrier Bottle

Three varietals of French wine from Boisset Family Estates are the first in the U.S. that are packaged in PET bottles using MonOxbar Plus oxygen scavenger from Constar International Inc., Philadelphia.
New Product Announcements Published: 4/1/2009

Extrusion Blow Molding Of New SBC Polymer

Industrial-scale extrusion blow molding of a new styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) was demonstrated recently at German machine manufacturer Kautex Maschinenbau, represented here by Kautex Machines Inc., North Branch, N.J.
New Product Announcements Published: 3/1/2009

New Stretch-Blow Molder With Preferential Heating

A new linear stretch-blow molder with preferential heating produces flat and complex-shaped PET bottles at up to 5600 bottles/hr for household, personal-care, and pharmaceutical uses.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2009

Unique Mold Cooling Cuts Cycles, Raises Output

New aluminum mold blocks from ThermaForm LLC, Troy, Mich., incorporate conformal cooling technology to reduce cycle times for blow molded bottles.
New Product Announcements Published: 2/1/2009

New Barrier Approaches For Wide-Neck Jars

New monolayer and multilayer designs for hot-fill barrier packaging have been developed for oxygen-sensitive foods such as pasta sauces, salsas, and fruit.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2009

Pepsi Unveils Lighter Half-Liter PET Bottles

Pepsi-Cola North America, Purchase, N.Y., has lightweighted its flavored non-carbonated 500-cc PET bottles by more than 20%. The weight of iced-tea and fruit-drink bottles was cut from 23.5 g to 18.6 g through structural bottle design, according to ...
New Product Announcements Published: 11/1/2008

Transparent Colors For PET Bottles

WEB EXCLUSIVE A new transparent color masterbatch is said to offer an exciting fluorescent appearance to PET bottles energy drinks and personal-care products.
New Product Announcements Published: 11/1/2008