PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2010

BOTTLE MAKING 27 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 07+08/ 10 www.petpla.net container with almost 30% more top- load strength better than other, exist- ing hot-fill bottles. The Purity Organic active perform- ance bottles will be used for the com- pany’s whole juice and juice-flavoured drinks. They have an appearance and feel approaching that of a straight-wall container and are also claimed to be more durable, dent-resistant and have strong stacking capabil- ity. Amcor further says that labels fit more securely and the reduced neck finish – down from 43mm to 38mm – offers easier drinking and less spillage. Amcor has been develop- ing its Active Hinge technol- ogy across a variety of sizes. Eight and ten-ounce bottles have been commercialised at 24g weight and it says that it will commercially launch a 12oz version, also at 24g weight, in Q3 2010. The same period is also scheduled to see the commercial launch of a recent development of the 20oz model, named Coflex. It features Active Hinge technol- ogy with the addition of VAB – a vacuum absorbing base. This particular product has been test-run on small filling lines at 25g weight. Once it has been successfully com- mercialised, Amcor plans to integrate the Active Hinge/ VAB design beyond the cur- rent 29g bottle weight. Amcor PET Packaging manufactures PET packaging for the world’s beverage, food and non-food industries, at 60 facilities in 12 countries. Its parent company, Amcor Hold- ings, has a total of 217 plants in 34 countries across the world. Reported sales reve- nues for the year ended June 30 2009 were US$8 billion. www.amcor.com Strong fresh air for PET-bottle industry Gain new heights in savings and energy-efficiency with the new oil-free ZD compressor Time to gain new heights. The highly energy efficient ZD compressor, with superior screw and booster technology, offers Class Zero quality air and is extremely silent with no vibrations. The air-cooled ZD provides you an exceptional reliability , no water consumption, while driving down investment and installation cost. It all adds up to sustainable productivity for today’s challenging low carbon economy. This new ZD is The answer for all your high pressure 40 bar applications. For more information, visit www.atlascopco.com/petcompressors Amcor’s Purity organic active performance bottles are used for Purity Organic’s whole juice and juice-flavoured drinks.