PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2014

TRADESHOW REVIEW 31 PET planet insider Vol. 15 No. 11/14 TRADESHOW REVIEW 31 Milk processed as liquid milk in dairies represents a small portion of 25% of total milk production – so far. Liquid milk packaged  in carton 72%  in HDPE 10%  in PET 8%  in glass 5%  in others 5% Miguel Arto concluded from the statistical data: “Plastics (HDPE + PET) at almost 20%, is currently lag- ging behind carton, the market leader. But PET shows highest growth rates above all, since it has been proven, that monolayer white bottles offer suitable light protection and are a real and competitive alternative for packaging UHT milk.” Taking into consideration - weight – energy for production – sustainabil- ity – see-through – mechanical resist- ance – PET is best positioned with a high score in every key performance. PET for milk – according to Miguel Arto – is set to grow with the market, in particular by providing a substitute for cartons. “It’s a DCU bottle”, enthused Miguel Arto and presented examples, PET bottles for long life liquid milk – Novapet dairy and DCU proposal: DCU – resin by Novapet, bottle designed by GEA Procomac together with PET Engineering 1litre capacity, dia. 33mm; W=22 Gr full barrier for UHT milk – or DCU – resin by Novapet, bottle designed by PET Engineering 1litre capacity, dia. 33mm; W=19.5-21.5 g full barrier for UHT milk – Savings in weight due to light- weighting almost 50% - from 44g for a 1.2l UHT milk bottle in 2007 reduced to 23g for a 1l UHT milk bottle in 2014.