PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2016

BOTTLING / FILLING 16 PET planet insider Vol. 17 No. 05/16 www.petpla.net 1.0, 1.25 and 1.5l, to a maximum production output of up to 16,000bph. This production level represents an output three times faster than the previous BMV line it replaced. This significant increase in production capacity assisted BMV in serving its national market, as well as providing opportunities for expanding exports in Poland and Russia. Lightweighting and recycling make contributions to BMV sustainability As a means of showing gratitude for the natural resource from which the company profits, together with a sense of responsibility to the environ- ment, society as a whole and future generations, BMV is firmly committed to contributing to the maintenance of ecological balance. Consequently, the company determined to meet several sustainability targets and the introduc- tion of the complete line, coupled with the new bottle designs made a signifi- cant contribution. One of the important environmen- tal concerns is the amount of plastic used to produce the bottles and BMV is strongly committed to reducing this as much as possible. “The company became the first in Lithuania to reduce the amount of PET in its bottles, adopt- ing a short-neck capping system and cutting the use of PET by up to 50t per year. The new bottles designed by Sidel also contributed to lightweighting the bottles by up to 30%,” comments Pranckus. BMV then took the decision to use only packaging that is recyclable in its bottling. Finally, the Baltic producer focused on improving its production equipment wherever possible in order to become even more environmentally friendly. The company intended to reduce the total amount of electrical power it consumes through the implementa- tion of eco-friendly technologies. “The Sidel Ecoven used within the Combi configuration makes a big contribution to this target and both of the complete Sidel lines significantly reduce the company’s consumption of electricity,” concludes Pranckus. www.akvile.lt www.sidel.com The new line is flexible to produce four PET bottle formats: 0.5, 1.0, 1.25 and 1.5 litres, to a maximum production output of up to 16,000bph. At the end of the line the pack conveyer and pallatiser.