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Welcome to Plastech's Sustainable Plastic Packaging ("SPP") blog! place where some of the most important developments and trends related to sustainable plastic packaging are presented and commented.
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Light weighting of packaging is a core target of the industry in general, which falls in line with cost reductions, but also follows the internal sustainability guideline of many companies today - saving of non-renewable raw materials by using less packaging material and therefore support the reduction of CO2 emission (greenhouse gas effect).
The "Tandem Blow" process developed by Bekum is increasingly proving to be an engine of efficiency. This process, first unveiled at the K1998, can point to an extremely successful market penetration after almost 10 years. The success of this technology ideally complements the trend towards small drinking yoghurt bottles, such as Actimel & Co. 
Sidel is introducing first automatic blow molding regulation system. The Equinox system built into Sidel`s rotary blow molding machines ensures consistent, top quality PET bottle production for better overall bottling line efficiency. 
