PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2020

EDITOUR PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 11/20 www.petpla.net 27 PETcast In our new Road Show podcast, PETplanet meets industry experts from Down Under to Japan and talks with them about their successes, decisions and current developments. Listen to the full conversation at www.bit.ly/2HVwbAd Customer Factory INTRAVIS Service PLASTIC PACKAGING VISION INSPECTION WWW.INTRAVIS.COM ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE . IN PERSON OR ONLINE . 91% respectively. It is worth drawing attention here to the impressive 17% growth in PET used for RTD coffee. Covid-19 and consumer behaviour A comparison of the development in bottle sizes shows that despite the pandemic and with more and more time being spent at home, single-serve sizes are still an attractive option for consumers. The 300ml bottle intro- duced by Coca-Cola Femsa and Pepsi-Cola leads the way with a mas- sive 67% of the CSD market as popu- larity of this size continues to grow. The number of 1.5 l bottles is also on the rise here. “We can say that while numbers of 0.5 l bottles are not really growing, the same cannot be said for the 300ml and 1.5 l varieties which are on the up. Smaller sizes such as 250ml for RTD coffee and 230ml for RTD tea are also increas- ing and in line with this trend. This will also help us to determine whether there is a pandemic-related trend for larger bottle sizes for longer drinking times. With long-term temperature rises, more and more consumers are feeling the need to stay hydrated when on the go, which also explains the continuing success of smaller bottle sizes”, said Romano Reyes, Husky Injection Moulding’s Regional Manager for Rigid Packaging in the Philippines. Sources: GTAI, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Market Research Company Euromonitor International, Statista, WKO, World Bank Manila’s waterfront promenade on Roxas Boulevard