Into its twelfth year, the MEAPET (Middle East/Africa PET) conference is gearing up to return once more to Dubai on 14-15 March 2011. Leading brand owners, technology companies & PET preform market players are expected to share first-hand insights on emerging opportunities in Africa and ME.
An Australian university has banned the sale of water in PET bottles on its campus. The University of Canberra (UC), in Bruce, a suburb of Canberra, will eliminate an estimated 140,000 PET bottles from being sold annually.
Societe de Vin Internationale LTEE, a leading supplier of fine wines, beers, and alcomalts, based in Laval, Quebec, has made its debut in plastic packaging, introducing the first 1 Liter PET wine bottle for the North American airline industry.
Usually, plastic bottles, PETs are recycled by mechanical technologies, and they get several other uses afterwards: carpets, sweaters, etc. But now things are about to change.
Artenius PET Packaging Europe (APPE) is Europe's leading manufacturer of PET preforms and single and two stage containers as well as being a pioneer of PET recycling in Europe.
Growth opportunities for blow moulders, especially those in PET, are in no short supply. Researchers suggest that the latent potential for PET barrier bottles in beer, wine, and milk is equivalent to the current size of the carbonated soft drinks (CSD) market for PET bottles in Europe, which was just under 1 million tonnes in 2010.
Mineral water supplier Evian has developed a new 1.5-litre, light-weighted bottle that will be launched this month.
APPE (formerly known as Artenius PET Packaging) has announced that it doubled the amount of PET bottles it supplied for this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Vintage.
A bespoke bottle incorporating oxygen barriers and UV inhibitors, manufactured by RPC Corby, is providing clinical nutrition specialists Vegenat with a packaging solution that protects its latest formula for long-term efficacy.
Norland International Inc. has introduced the industry’s first oxo-biodegradable cap for 5-gal (19 l.) water bottles
The ASB-150DPW will be demonstrated, running a 14-cavity jar mold and producing 3360 bottles/hr. The machine demonstration is also supported by DAK Americas (PET resin), AF Compressors (HP compressor), and Universal Dynamics (resin dryer).
The industry’s first all-natural protein water has been launched in lightweight hot fill containers from Amcor Rigid Plastics, significantly reducing weight and cost while offering better performance than competitive hot fill alternatives.
