The new PepsiCo plant bottle appears to tick all the “green” boxes for a disposable drinks bottle but the innovation should not be taken too seriously until it arrives on shelves.
A manufacturer of bottle closures says its latest cooperation with
a leading German brewer reflects the growing demands within the
industry to adapt to a new lightweight standard.
One-piece closures are dominating the European food and beverage
closure production market fuelled by cost reduction and light
weighting initiatives, according to plastic market analysts, AMI.
As winemakers come under greater pressure to ensure they are
offsetting the environmental impacts of their operations, one
global vintner believes that the humble carton may offer a
productive new solution.
Plasmax, a manufacturer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle
coatings, says that while it has not yet made its latest size
applications available in Europe, it expects growing potential for
the product within the bloc.
A recent development in x-ray detection for packaging leaves no
place for contaminants to hide, whether in glass, metal and even
stone or bone, according to its manufacturer.
A new polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for wine offers a
lower weight form of packaging without sacrificing product
quality or the environmental benefits associated with glass, its
manufacturer claims.
A new beaded guide that can be fitted into processing and packaging
lines allows multiple products to run side-by-side without bottle
necks, while reducing damage, its manufacturer claims.
A new soft drinks bottling system, which uses only two pneumatics
functions, improves filling accuracy while reducing maintenance
costs, its manufacturer claims.
