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PET bottles

16 Jul 2025

drinktec 2025: Transforming beverage packaging

By Staff Writer

Gentlebrand, a Sidel company, will be showcasing its latest packaging designs from lightweight, wine-friendly PET bottles to premium packaging for glass and cans at drinktec 2025 (Hall C5, Booth 627).  drinktec 2025, is the leading international event for innovation in the beverage industry, taking place from 15-19 September at Messe München, Germany. Future-forward packaging   At...
13 Jan 2025

ALPLA's commitment to recycling 

By Staff Writer

ALPLA invests 60 million euros in PET recycling plant in South Africa. Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA is building a state-of-the-art recycling plant in the South African coastal town of Ballito, north of Durban. The plant, with an output of 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET material, marks the company’s entry into the African recycling market....
23 Apr 2024

Sidel's spotlight at Djazagro 2024

By Staff Writer

At its stand in Djazagro (B033, Hall C), Sidel shares its experience in installing the fastest bottling lines in the region and developing pioneering aseptic packaging. Djazagro takes its name from “Djazair”, which means “Algeria” in Algerian Arabic, and “agro”, which represents the agri-food sector. The four-day show brings together 23,000 professionals and 650 exhibitors...
17 Apr 2024

KHS presents the new-generation InnoPET Plasmax

By Staff Writer

Plasmax, the pioneering coating technology from KHS, continues on its successful course. The new machine generation is convincing with its higher outputs, even better quality, greater flexibility and improved efficiency.The only plastic bottle to date to combine highly effective product protection with 100% recyclability by material type is manufactured using a revolutionary coating technology that...
16 Jan 2024

Further addition for Nature MultiPack: KHS provides universal adhesive for plastic bottles

By Staff Writer

Following the launch of a universal adhesive for beverage cans, KHS is now also offering this pioneering further development for plastic bottles. This increases the possible uses of Nature MultiPack, one of the most environmentally-friendly forms of secondary packaging currently available on the beverage market. KHS has further streamlined its resource-conserving system that joins beverage...
23 Oct 2023

A PET bottle designed for carbonated beverages with long-lasting reuse

By Staff Writer

With upcoming European regulations requiring beverage producers to embrace packaging circularity and returnable bottles, Sidel has developed a dedicated PET bottle for carbonated beverages designed for long-standing reuse. In accordance with the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the focus is on creating a circular economy where returnable bottles are at the forefront. With a...
13 Jun 2023

ALPLA invests 60 million euros in PET recycling plant in South Africa

By Staff Writer

Packaging and recycling specialist ALPLA is building a state-of-the-art recycling plant in the South African coastal town of Ballito, north of Durban. The plant, with an output of 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET material, marks the company’s entry into the African recycling market. Construction will start in summer 2023 and completion is planned for autumn...
28 Aug 2019

Are PET bottle alternatives a truly green option?

By Staff Writer

A new study from environmental think tank Green Alliance has shown that bottled water alternatives are not as green as they claim to be. The study examined if alternative forms of packaging – aluminium, glass and cartons – are less harmful to the environment than PET or the other food grade plastics used for making...
20 May 2019

SABIC introduces upcycled compounds to extend life of PET bottles

By Staff Writer

SABIC introduced its LNP ELCRIN iQ portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) compounded resins derived from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) to support the circular economy and help reduce plastic waste. By chemically upcycling consumer-discarded PET (primarily single-use water bottles) into higher-value PBT materials with enhanced properties and suitability for more-durable applications, the company is encouraging the...
13 Sep 2017

Designed with yoghurt drinks in mind

By Staff Writer

Close collaboration between Sidel’s packaging team, and Yili’s Liquid Milk Division has seen the creation of a PET bottle for the company’s new Changyi brand.
07 Sep 2016

Multipack technology

By Staff Writer

At All4Pack 2016, from 14-17 November, KHS GmbH will be presenting current highlights in plastic and secondary packaging, along with the latest innovations for PET bottle applications.

27 May 2016

Consistent production of higher quality PET bottles with Sidel Matrix Intelliblower

By Staff Writer

Sidel recently developed Intelliblower technology, a significant innovation which brings control and self-regulation to the blow moulding process. The patented technology ensures greater accuracy in distribution of material during the production of individual bottles, with the elimination of inconsistencies resulting in improved quality, regardless of bottle weight.