A holistic approach to packaging design and development

From concept to finished bottle Sipa’s capabilities in systems to produce preforms by injection moulding and using the Xtreme extrusion-injection-compression moulding technology are well-known; so is its position in bottle stretch-blow moulding, with both reheat systems and single-step injection-stretch-blow moulding, in moulds for preforms and for bottles to complement these moulding

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Fully recycled

by Ruari McCallion The Finnish company Pramia Plastic Oy manufactures rPET granulate, from which its parent company Pramia Oy manufactures its entire range of bottles without using any additives. The exclusive use of rPET reflects Pramia Oy’s commitment to environmental sustainability, which was recognised in 2012, the same year it acquired

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Bottle design for sustainability

An ‘on-field’ approach by Sacmi The availability of advanced instrumentation and pilot lines means that every solution developed by the laboratory, together with customers, can be tested in the field to validate the performance of the cap, preform and blow moulded container. Functional and elegant design, lightweight and sustainable. With an

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Tomra introduces next-generation flake sorting technology

Tomra launches of the new Innosort Flake for high-throughput purification of plastic flakes. Its features are claimed to enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer, colour and transparency achieving high quality even from very contaminated inputs. Equipped with a powerful sensor combination, the development sorts polymers by material type and colour, removing

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Chlorophyll Water launches 100% rPET bottles with Clean Flake technology

Chlorophyll Water has transitioned to bottles made from 100% rPET with Clean Flake technology. These rPET bottles are manufactured from food-grade PET which is recycled as per the technologies approved by the US FDA and European Food Safety Authority (Efsa) for food-grade recycled material and repurposed into new PET bottles. “As

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Berlin Packaging partners with the Association of Plastic Recyclers to offer PET bottles for recycling tests

Berlin Packaging, a leading Hybrid Packaging Supplier, has partnered with the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) on a sample bottle program to assist in the design and testing of recyclable PET plastic packaging. Under the partnership, Berlin now offers small quantities of specific PET bottles required to conduct PET recyclability test

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