PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2012

PET products 36 PET planet insider Vol. 13 No. 05/12 www.petpla.net ‘Natural colour’ rainbow Doehler has extended its portfolio of natural colours with the introduction of the Red Brilliance range. The colouring concentrates are produced from the black carrot in compa- ny’s plant in Akkent, Turkey, in keeping with its focus on the increasing demand for colours from natural sources. Its full range extends from “warm orange” to “shining ruby” hues, and on to shades of blues. All colours meet the requirements of Clean Labelling and can be used in a variety of food and bev- erage applications. The company says that both colour and ‘naturalness’ have important roles in the purchasing decision. The challenge for natural colours is the achievement of con- sistent quality, stability and long-term availability. Doehler says that it has been able to optimise the physical processing of the black carrot. The colouring concentrates gained from this pro- cessing are claimed to be superior to other colours containing anthocyanin, in terms of stability and cost-in-use. The colour concentrates are free of sulphur dioxide. The company has signed a number of agreements covering the cultivation of the carrot in Turkey, in order to secure access to consistent quali- ties and control of the entire value chain. www.doehler.com Injection blow moulding for developing markets The new Model 20 injec- tion blow-moulding machine from Jomar Corporation, of New Jersey, USA, has been designed as a relatively low- cost machine and is aimed par- ticularly at developing markets. The Model 20 is the smallest in the Jomar line but the com- pany says that it can deliver high-quality bottles in large quantities. It has the capac- ity to produce 15 million 30ml eye-dropper bottles annually, assuming 6,000 operational h/a. Alternatively, short runs of two million bottles could be produced from a single mould in the same period or less. Jomar manufactures injection blow-moulding machinery for the pharmaceutical, health care, personal care, beauty, food, beverage and household products markets, with capacities ranging from 20 to 175t. www.jomarcorp.com