PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2011

BOTTLES 37 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 07+08/11 www.petpla.net Juice drink for children Czech drinks company Mattoni has recently launched a new juice drink for chil- dren, named Aquila Bimboo Frutta, which is available in three flavours and was developed in cooperation with Czech paediatricians. Labelling on the 33cl PET bottle features popular movie characters such as Shrek and Captain Jack Sparrow. The high-fruit drink has no added sugars and is filled on a Krones aseptic filling line. The package is completed with a standard Original 30/25 sport cap from Aptar. Mattoni has a long-standing relationship with Aptar and has been using the 28mm Original sport cap on its leading brands for several years. www.mattoni.cz  www.aptar.com Fine food German retail giant Metro is selling milk in a one litre PET bottle under its own premium label, Fine Food. The tall, easy grip bottles have a shrink sleeve label with a nature-orientated design and a 32mm screw cap with tamper- proof seal. The shelf life of the low-fat UHT milk and UHT full-cream milk is six months if kept in cold storage. www.metrofine foods.com Slimming without tears 750ml sugar-free fruit drink for slimmers is being marketed by the French company Juvaligne of Paris in a distinctively shaped, red PET bottle. The waisted bottle features front and rear labels adapted to suit the shape and a screw cap with tear-off tamper-proof seal. Its bright red, strident colour and its waisted shape ensure that it stands out at the POS. www.juvaligne.com Lightweight hotfill bottle in SE Asia PT Ultra Prima Plast, a manufacturer of VC shrink film and injection-moulded products in Jakarta, Indonesia, has entered the growing PET packaging business in SE Asia with a new lightweight 500ml bottle, which is being used for FitActive, a house brand for distribution in supermarkets and local retail stores in Jakarta. The new product is intended to satisfy demand for affordable, quality packaging for new dairy-based nutritional drinks with real fruit juice, delivering quality packaging and reducing waste. The company worked with Sidel to develop a customised solution. The project’s aim was for a 20% weight reduction and savings on manufacturing costs. Sidel conducted design and feasibility testing at its Packaging & Tooling Center (PTC) in Shanghai and developed a 22.5g 500ml square-section hotfill PET bottle with a filling temperature of 89°C. Good high-temperature and mechanical performance is delivered by special panels. www.sidel.com