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Following long years of contract-bottling, the smoothie and juice producer innocent has decided to build the very first bottling plant of its own. Krones won the order for four complete PET bottling lines and the corresponding IT landscape. The paramount consideration for “the blender”, as innocent has christened its greenfield project,
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To meet growing demand in the fruit juice market, Berry M&H has introduced a new family range of square round PET bottles. Developed for a wide variety of juice and other non-alcoholic drinks, the SQROUND bottles are available in five sizes – 250ml, 300ml, 500ml, 750ml and 1 litre – and as
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In cooperation with Sidel, Spanish dairy company Andía Lácteos de Cantabria S.L. have modernised their plant in Renedo de Piélagos with the most modern, state-of-the-art aseptic PET bottling technology for ultra-high-temperature (UHT) milk for the Spanish dairy player. Andía Lácteos de Cantabriaare a part of the Iparlat Group, which originally were created
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Focus on weight reduction and conservation of resources Packaging weighs just 55 grams thanks to optimized base and neck Returnable bottle containing up to 35% recyclate Together with Austrian packaging expert Alpla KHS has now developed a returnable PET container that at 55 grams is extremely light. The 1.0-liter bottle’s high
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Berry Bramlage is launching a range of premium jars that enable cosmetic and beauty products to create a strong on-shelf presence and brand image while meeting consumer demands for more sustainable packaging. The new Infinity Quartz range can be specified in a choice of materials (including post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic), finishes
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Nestlé Waters North America announced that three more of their U.S. domestic still water brands have started to convert their packaging to 100% recycled PET. Ozarka Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, Deer Park Brand 100% Natural Spring Water and Zephyrhills Brand 100% Natural Spring Water packaging, which has long been 100%
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Pretium Packaging, a leading North American manufacturer of plastic containers and closures, has made a $5 million dollar investment in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) stretch blow moulding equipment and infrastructure that spans across 6 of its 19 manufacturing locations. “This expansion effort provides a comprehensive approach to supporting our existing and new
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The fifth PETcast takes us again to Taichung city where we meet Aaron Lai, Managing Director of Limner Technology. The company concentrates on the manufacturing of heavy-wall PET bottles and jars for the cosmetic and beauty care segment. With a rich history in mould making, Limner’s products are also produced on
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In this PETcast we meet Chairman Keith Dai from THC in Taiwan. Enjoy our interview with conversion giant and OEM bottler Taiwan Hon Chuan (THC) from Taichung city. We discuss with Chairman Keith Dai on the latest developments and expansions within his company, which now runs 39 plants in total in Taiwan
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In this PETcast we meet Managing Director Po-Chao Huang from Target Plastic in Taiwan. The family business started the manufacturing of PET bottles before it expanded into filling of beverages as well which are now being sold even overseas. Enjoy Mr Huang’s success story in our third PETcast edition!
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Today Diageo North America announces that its blended American whiskey Seagram’s 7 Crown bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET). The move is a first for the brand and for Diageo. Building on a decade long commitment to making its packaging more sustainable, Diageo North America will remove virgin
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