PLA-bottled beverages couple with compact, on-site compost unit
Naturally Iowa offers foodservice and institutional customers a composting solution for its PLA beverage bottles.
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First ever using of plastic keg
Brunehaut has become the first European brewery to send her Belgian abbey beer Saint-Martin to the other side of the world using the One Way Keg.
Pharma packaging made from R-PET
Rexam Prescription have launched 100% post-consumer recycled PET resin liquid oval containers.
Bottle shipping packaging system from Kolb
The latest innovation developed by Hans Kolb Wellpappe goes by the name of "Bo-Box" and is a new type of packaging for shipping bottles and bottled goods.
Bormioli Rocco`s new bottle and combinations for the dropper pipettes
The PET bottles family destined to the pharmaceutical market expands with the launch of the 500 ml bottle with rectangular basis. Made by the injection-stretching-blowing technique with neck finish PFP 28, the new PET bottle available in amber stands next to the already existing 200 ml bottle.
Green AirFree: the first airless bottle in recycled raw material
The use of PCR material was until now difficult to use in the cosmetic industry because of the problematic odor migration from the raw material into the formula.
Custom moulded lid provides ideal follow-on for Heinz
RPC Containers Market Rasen has provided a custom moulded lid - incorporating a levelling bar and a detachable scoop - for Heinz`s newly launched Nurture Follow-On milks for growing babies. The project confirms the site`s capabilities in manufacturing technically demanding and intricate designs.
Superfos has developed a new Paintainer
In order to meet market demands and customer needs, Superfos has developed a new Paintainer with many advantages compared to the traditional metal containers that are used for paint products.
Sophisticated packaging solution for hearty sausage snacks
For the packaging relaunch of the sausage snack Knacki Ball, Herta France, an affiliated company of the Nestlé Group, has relied on the know-how from the Greiner Group.
Amcor introduced new PET jar
Amcor PET Packaging introduced the new Amcor Big Mouth, a high-performance wide mouth PET (polyethylene terephthalate) container. The industry leader for hot fill applications, Amcor`s newest product is designed for pasta sauce, apple sauce, jams and jellies, salsa and other food products filled at temperatures up to 195° F.
Packaging made from Eastman Tritan copolyester
Eastman Chemical Company announced that its customer Thermos L.L.C., a global manufacturer of innovative food and beverage containers, has introduced a new type of hydration bottle as part of its Thermos Int?k product line. The product is made with Eastman Tritan copolyester, a new-generation copolyester that balances the properties of easy processing, clarity, toughness, and heat and chemical resistance.
Krones introducet ultra light bottle NitroPouch
Yet another accolade for the "PET lite 6.6" 500-ml bottle developed using Krones` "NitroPouch" process: to coincide with the opening of the BRAU Beviale in Nuremberg on 12 November 2008, the German Packaging Institute has now singled out the concept for the German Packaging Prize.
