PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2021

BOTTLE MAKING 35 PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 07+08/21 www.petpla.net processing characteristics of rPET as well as less obvious factors, such as the increased level of powder that rPET processing creates. The company recently established the AWArPET brand to advance its environmentally conscious approach to the design and production of PET pack- aging. AWArPET helps to understand the impact of all packaging details, including preform colour, glue type and barrier options. Sipa says that this helps to, simultaneously, deliver on-shelf attractiveness and awareness of the role of recycling in a circular economy. AWArPET bottles are very light: SIPA has been involved in a design project for a 1l water bottle weighing just 16g, far lighter than most such bottles cur- rently on the market. The cut-glass look Not so long ago, Sipa helped bring to market a new PET bottle for a premium mineral water that was, historically, packaged in glass. The challenge was to implement features such as sharp cuts and angles but in PET, to give the bottle a cut-glass look. New renderings were produced that satisfied the customer’s market- ing needs as well as the bottle’s func- tional requirements. After the switch from glass to PET, the client gained 16% more market share while reducing the product’s carbon footprint by 65 per cent. www.sipasolutions.com "/"-:4*4 0' 4-&&7& 41&$*'*$ $)"3"$5&3*45*$4 -"#&- 7*4*0/ */41&$5*0/ 888 */53"7*4 $0. Sipa’s CAD container design