PETpla.net Insider 11 / 2020

CAPS & CLOSURES 37 PETplanet Insider Vol. 21 No. 11/20 www.petpla.net CAPS & CLOSURES 37 Michael Krueger: In the first weeks of the pandemic we saw very high demand, primarily family packs/ supply packs. Very quickly, small containers for on the move or single serve packs dropped as travel was no longer possible. So despite the initial peak, fewer caps were needed. Additionally, after April, stocks were full everywhere so volumes dropped. Since then, we have been returning to normal levels. PETplanet: Finally, a word about tethered caps. Is the bottler already prepared? Michael Krueger: Firstly, not all regulatory details have been defined. We do not expect big surprises. But of course it is harder to prepare for uncertain conditions. Bottlers have a very high level of interest in the topic and certainly do a lot to be prepared. But right now it seems that a sig- nificant number of bottlers will try to implement the conversion as late as possible. PETplanet: Is this purely a Euro- pean topic? Michael Krueger: I don’t have that impression. In many other coun- tries, similar regulations are in the pipeline; some bottlers also see teth- ered caps as an additional benefit for consumers. For us it is important that we can offer our tethered cap solution to our customers for all relevant neck finishes. This will be the challenge for us over the next few months. PETplanet: Thank you very much! www.corvaglia.com Corvaglia factory was built up in 2018 in the USA. ENDLESS INNOVATION SINCE 1919