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PowerFlex PET bottle

PowerFlex PET bottle

Cliffstar Corp., one of the largest private-label beverage suppliers in the U.S. , is offering for the first time its own brand of premium beverages. The Chadwick Bay line, produced by Harborside Inc., a Cliffstar subsidiary, includes single-serve enhanced juice, enhanced water, organic juice, and smoothies bottled in an attractive and lightweight PowerFlex polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle from Amcor PET Packaging.

Amcor PET Packaging succeeds with 2.5 ounce PET hot fill bottle

Amcor PET Packaging succeeds with 2.5 ounce PET hot fill bottle

Amcor PET Packaging has created an industry first with the introduction of a new and unique 2.5 ounce hot fill PET container. Natural energy drink industry leader Steaz successfully launched the Steaz Energy Shot earlier this year and the response nationwide has been nothing short of sensational.

Krones PET lite 6.6: ready for the supermarkets

Krones PET lite 6.6: ready for the supermarkets

Krones PET lite 6.6 has proved its suitability for actual practice - lightweight bottle is far more than just a concept. PET lite 6.6 has left the concept phase behind it and demonstrated its suitability for actual practice.

Successful IML launch in Colombia

Successful IML launch in Colombia

Since the middle of last summer Campi margarine tubs have been available in the refrigerated displays in Colombian supermarkets. The Campi packaging upgrade was carefully prepared and it is now very different from the previous deep-drawn rectangular container with its direct offset printing.

Northumbria Blow Mouldings gets a handle on the future

Northumbria Blow Mouldings gets a handle on the future

A British blow moulder has become the first in Europe to produce 4 and 5 litre handled containers in extrusion blown PET which it says offer aesthetic improvements and cost reductions over HDPE and go where stretch blow cannot.

New aluminium can made by Rexam

New aluminium can made by Rexam

Rexam has been chosen by Guy Anderson Wines to help bring their new wine brand "CanCan’ to the market, using their 250ml aluminium cans.

Cutting-edge green packaging solution for Carrefour

Cutting-edge green packaging solution for Carrefour

For fresh domestic fish transport, Carrefour had been looking for a more environmental friendly way of packaging fresh fish. The established expanded polystyrene (EPS) tray packaging was under heavy dispute for environmental reasons and Carrefour wanted to ban this kind of packaging for the fish tray end-use by forehand.