PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2010

PET bottles 34 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 04/10 www.petpla.net The PET dab of mustard The Krallmann Group develops and produces caps for PET bottles that oper- ate by means of a valve system. On Messrs. Carl Kühne’s ‘K-squeezes’, this is how the cap is pro- duced using the 2-com- ponent procedure. The TPE valve, which is injection moulded directly into the cap, has been individually coordinated with the product requirements and, in conjunction with the shapely PET bottle made by cooperation partner Gizeh PET, enables clean, fault-free dispensing and metering of precisely the amount of mustard required. The bottle is designed to stand on its cap. This ensures that there is always sufficient mustard at the valve opening so you don’t have to shake the bottle. www.krallmann.de Single-serve PET bottle for health drink Amcor PET Packaging is supplying organic beverage manufacturer Sambazon, Inc., with a new range of specially designed 11 fl oz (33cl) single-serve PET bottles for its new, premium Antioxidant Elixir acai drink. The easy grip, clear packages are covered with a full-body PET shrink label and aimed at the ‘on-the-go’ market. Clarity was the deciding factor over HDPE. www.amcor.com Unusual sauce bottle The French subsidiary of Bakka- vor, based in Mâcon, is selling vari- ous salad dressings and sauces in an unusual long-necked 150 ml PET bottle. The bottles have a self-adhe- sive label and are sealed by a silver- coloured PE screw cap with tear-off tamper evidence. Sweetener in PET Krüger of Bergisch-Gladbach has a 300 ml pack of “Cologrin“ sweetener, based on sodium cyclamate and sodium saccharine, in a clear PET bottle. The screw-on, colour-coordinated dispenser cap, which tapers to a point, and the conical fold-back overcap, have a snap- off tamper-evident feature. A wrap- around paper label carries the required product and commercial data and nicely finishes off this modern pack. “Karamalz” in PET By changing the packaging of their “Karamalz” malt bever- age to a modern, lightweight 0.75 litre PET bottle, with a unique design and shape, the Eichbaum brewery of Mannheim, Germany, hope to increase their market share. The dark coloured bottle has an embossed logo in the upper area and the word “Karamalz” further down. A colour coordi- nated, tamper evident screw cap and a wrap-around paper label give this package an attractive look on the shelves. Lidl chooses PET The European discount supermarket chain Lidl, headquartered in Neckarsulm, Germany, is selling a 1l pack of “Hather- wood” brand blackcurrant syrup in a PET bottle. The bottle has embossing in the upper and lower parts that significantly improve its stability. A wrap-around paper and a colour coordinated screw cap with tear-off tamper evidence complete this attractive, high quality pack. Chilli sauce from a clear bottle The 300 ml pack of chilli sauce with mango and pineapple is sold by the Dutch company Go-Tan of Vesteren in PET bottles. The bottle has neck and base areas with good stability and is dressed with a wrap-around plastic label that carries all of the important product information. The screw cap is fitted with a hinged lid for easy dispensing and the bottle is tamper-proofed and sealed by an aluminium composite foil over the neck.