PETpla.net Insider 04 / 2011

BOTTLE MAKING 26 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 04/11 www.petpla.net the neck of the bottle. Although, as regards the 0.5l bottles, Kenya was still on a similar level to Germany, the error ratio for the 1l bottles was more than 5 times as high. Only South Africa offers a constant level of quality across all volume categories, at what is a com- paratively low level. (Fig. 3) The label may be rated as the outstanding visual characteristic of any bottle. Here too, apart from the printing, a wealth of different characteristics may be observed. The characteristics of “Label Type” and “Label Material” (cat.) are set out by way of examples in the following diagram. What is to be deduced from this is very clear, i.e. that, as far as abels are con- cerned, the preference is for wraparounds made from plastic; one qualified exception here is Kenya, where paper in relatively large quantities is also used. In addi- tion to the body label which, depending on the process, is produced from plastic film, glued labels made from paper as well as from plastic are also used to a minor extent (Fig.4). 26 Fig. 3: Average weight [g] and height [mm] of lid and by volume and country of origin Fig. 4: Orange Peel by volume and country of origin