PETpla.net Insider 05 / 2017

MATERIALS / RECYCLING 19 PET planet Insider Vol. 18 No. 05/17 1l transparent PET for fresh milk with a shelf life of four days in refriger- ated conditions. PET for fresh milk by Gowardhan was launched more than a decade back. (photo by Parag Dairy) Amul, the Indian milk major, uses 1l plain PET for pro-biotic milk (Chaas) and uses PET for fresh milk (A2 milk) in 500ml transparent PET bottles. Amul started aseptic filling of Lassi and flavoured milk in 200ml plain PET bottles in 2013 with shelf life of four months and six months resp. It received good market response, so two more PET aseptic filling lines were installed. The launch of the energy drink ‘Stamina’ in PET also received good market response. The UHT milk of Amul is packaged in 200ml opaque white bottles made from Relpet OP5821 resin. PET for different milk vari- ants and dairy products has shown good growth. Reli- ance’s Relpet grade PET resin bottles are used in full range of milk variants. It includes fresh milk, flavoured milk, buttermilk, UHT milk and these milk variants are filled in more than ten locations across India. PET is catching up fast for ‘Farm Fresh’ milk in India. The Indian milk majors are studying use of PET bot- tles and jars for packaging of different milk variants and VADP’s to improve product’s appeal and to hasten inor- ganic growth of their dairy products. In addition, APET trays, glasses, cups and lids are slowly gaining acceptance in the Indian dairy sector due to enhanced clarity, improved physicals and also lowest embrittlement temperature. Sweetened syrups Relpet bottles were developed for Rooh afza in 2013 after a two year long test process where upcon Hamdard have now shifted totally to PET. This shift received good market response and pack size also increased from 700ml to 750ml PET. Rooh afza has been also test launched in 250ml and 1.5l PET. They are now working on more PET conver- sions for the other products. 6JG -*5 U[UVGO HQT GHƂEKGPV 2'6 DQVVNKPI .KIJVYGKIJV 2'6 1WT NKVGT 2'6 DQVVNG HQT JKIJN[ ECTDQPCVGF DGXGTCIGU YGKIJU LWUV ITCOU s YKVJQWV EQORTQOKUKPI KVU UVCDKNKV[ 6JKU KU C YQTNF TGEQTF s QPG YG YCPV VQ DGCV CU UQQP CU RQUUKDNG /QTG KPHQTOCVKQP QP VJG CFXCPVCIGU QH NKIJVYGKIJV 2'6 ECP DG HQWPF CV YYY MJU EQO HE LIGHT PET BOTTLE IN THE WORLD IS STILL TOO HEAVY FOR US. drinktec 2017 September 11 – 15 Hall B4 | Booth 328 (photo by: vataworld.files. wordpress.com)