PETpla.net Insider 01+02 / 2012

CAPPING / CLOSURES 31 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 01+02/12 www.petpla.net About Corvaglia Corvaglia has been known as a supplier of ‘turn- key’ solutions for cap manufacturing systems since the early years of its existence. The first such systems were installed in 1993 in China and Korea, where at the time the majority of caps were being imported from Europe and there was a demand for local produc- tion capacity and expertise. Faced with competition from a new generation of very efficient compression moulding machines for two-piece caps made from PP with a PVC liner, Corvaglia strengthened its research function and focused on optimising the weight of one piece HDPE caps. Carbon footprint and sustainability programmes underpin the route of focusing on single- piece closures. Romeo Corvaglia was among the first to experiment with new neck thread standards, which saved consider- able amounts of material both in the cap itself and in the neck form of the bottle, as well offering certain techni- cal advantages. Nestlé Italy set up the first line trials with the short neck design in 2004 and a new short and lightweight closure, suitable for water and carbonated products, was the result – PCO Corvaglia. This neck is still used on the majority of bottles in Italy. The ISBT’s a global standard that was, in its basic dimensions, very close to the Corvaglia solution, and led to a large number of weight optimisation programmes. Corvaglia was con- tracted to one of the water bottlers in the USA to develop further optimisations for bottling still water. www.corvaglia.ch Would you like your products to stand out from the crowd? Thanks to the technology of Holland Colours you can turn your PET bottles into almost any colour. Our outstanding experience and efficency in producing colouring additives guarantees that your product will differ from your competitors’. Would you like to renew your PET bottles with unique shades? We can provide the solution for your business success. Holland Colours European Division Halvemaanweg 1, 7323 RW Apeldoorn, P.O.Box 720, 7300 AS Apeldoorn, The Netherlands I Tel: 31(55)368 0700 I Fax: 31(55)366 2981 I E-mail: [email protected] SILK SCARVES? COLOURFUL BALLOONS? A MODERN STATUE PERHAPS? Or eye-catching PET bottles that are good to grab?