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Fox’s Confectionery has selected a high-clarity PET jar supplied by RPC Containers Blackburn to provide weigh-out packaging for its famous Glacier Mints and Glacier Fruits brands.

The General Line Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company introduces a 16-oz Mouthwash Bottle with a 28-415 finish in PET.

Extensive development and investment into the production of clear A-PET and GAG has made RPC Cobelplast-Montonate one of Europe’s leading suppliers of plastic sheets for printed box and drum applications.

McCormick Distilling Co., Weston, MO, commercializes the first PET liquor bottle with a built-in handle. The 1.75-L polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle for the company’s popular vodka brand is being supplied by Amcor PET Packaging.

Specialist in filling and capping machines for nearly 40 years, Serac will present at Interpack 2008 several packaging solutions and two exclusivities: Rp2 and Athéna

BERICAP will show a variety of new closure concepts at the INTERPACK for the food, beverage and chemical industry.

The General Line Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company has introduced Carafe Bottles in PET in 16-oz and 32-oz, both with 28-400 finishes.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved expanded use of Constar International's (NASDAQ: CNST) DiamondClear™ oxygen scavenging technology.

O.BERK Company has introduced Flip-Top Jar Covers in 70/400 and 89/400 finishes for use in 4- and 8-oz oz low profile PET jars.

The General Line Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company has introduced Grip-Handle Liquid Containers in PET in four sizes with 38-400 finishes: 48-oz, 64-oz, 2-L and 4-L.

BERICAP received on last November 27th two “OSCARS de l’EMBALLAGE 2007” from the French Packaging Institute for SuperShorty® at the occasion of a ceremony that took place at the Chamber of Commerce of Paris in front of 200 professionals from the packaging industry.

From 24th up to 31st of october 2007 Messe Düsseldorf opened their gates for the K, the world-wide leading fair for the plastic and rubber industry. Over eight days 3,130 exhibitors had the chance to convince approximately 242,000 specialized visitors from all over the world of their products. On 96 sqm HSM presented itself as specialist for the lasting compaction of PET bottles and for the pressing of foil, cardboard and special materials, like hard plastic (e.g. Television and computer frames).

At Sidel’s Booth 123, Hall 5, hygiene in beer packaging will take center stage. On display will be Sidel’s new hygienic crowner connected by air conveyor to a crown feeder. Alongside this equipment, show visitors will see hygienic and energy efficient conveyors

Sidel is paving the way for automatic, continuous quality control of blow molding. The Equinox™ system built into Sidel’s rotary blow molding machines ensures consistent, top quality PET bottle production for better overall bottling line efficiency.

At the Brau Beviale 2007, KHS AG, international manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food, and non-food sectors, will once again be living up to its reputation as a technological leader.

Following a successful trial with Marks & Spencer, RPC Containers Llantrisant is now producing standard PET juice bottles containing 30% post consumer recycled (PCR) content.

Huhtamaki is one of the first companies to introduce thermoformed food packaging made of RPET. The first products made of RPET (recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate) are thermoformed salad packs with an ovallike shape making the packs more efficient in terms of shelf space utilization, transportation and warehousing.

Sidel has developed an alternative to traditional stainless steel molds used in HR blow molding. The new mold is made of lightweight aluminum, which is easier to machine than steel. Higher machine output is just one of the mold’s many benefits.

Boxes Prestige in UK have created a range of cartons for Crabtree & Evelyn’s Fine Foods Range. The presentation packaging as well as the special nature of Crabtree & Evelyn’s products make them the perfect gift all year round.

Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) announced today the expansion of its popular mini™ brand closure portfolio with two new product offerings for carbonated and malt beverage producers. The new 28mm Xtra-Lok mini™ and 28mm MB-Lok mini™ closures are the first short height closures in the beverage industry that are capable of handling multi-serve PET package sizes up to 2.5 liters. The Xtra-Lok mini™ closure can be specified for use on either the 1873 or 1881 (under development) short height bottle finishes, depending upon customer requirements. The products provide beverage customers the capability and advantage of using one closure design for all of their PET bottle requirements. In addition to reduced inventory, the new closures provide significant packaging cost savings and environmental benefits.

Ten years of development at Sidel have resulted in Combi equipment that can package all beverages at all rates. Sidel’s latest Combi development, a range of record-breaking, high-speed machines that produce up to 61,200 bottles per hour, is now available.

After a market launch in 2005, Sidel’s SBO Universal™ blow molding equipment has already brought in orders for 400 machines. The equipment’s impressive performance – a 20 percent reduction in bottle blowing costs, a 23 percent boost in productivity, and coverage of all output rates up to 51,000 bottles per hour – has prompted brisk sales around the world.

Basell is launching a new high performance range of developmental polypropylene resins called Stretchene which can address the highly specialised customer requirements of injection stretch blow moulding applications (ISBM).

beckers bester GmbH & Co KG, Lütgenrode, Germany, now produces fruit juices and nectars in deposit-free, non-returnable PET 1-litre bottles with 38mm Plasti-Twist closure. Up to now, the familiar environmentally friendly, returnable 1-litre glass bottles were being used.

Sidel and Systech present the Systech 8700, a new oxygen transmission rate (OTR) analyser. Designed to meet the high output of Sidel’s ACTIS™ 48 machine, this compact, economical instrument cuts oxygen measurement time in half for barrier PET bottles.

Constar's revolutionary DiamondClear™ oxygen scavenger technology has completed the FDA's Food Contact Notification process and is now available for certain applications. This achievement again demonstrates Constar's commitment to providing the marketplace with superior oxygen scavenging technologies for rigid packaging and is an important step in the evolution of DiamondClear™. Providing a high degree of clarity and exceptional gloss, the patented DiamondClear™ oxygen scavenger is blended directly into PET (polyethylene terephthalate) to create a highly cost effective monolayer structure.

With the recent addition of two HyPET 300 systems, Retal Industries, a major packaging and component supplier in Russia and Eastern Europe, has extended its reliance on Husky Injection Molding Systems. From the initial machine supplied to their plant in the Czech Republic in 1994, followed in 1999 by the first machine supplied to Russia, Retal Industries has installed a total of 69 Husky systems to date. The company designated Husky as the main supplier for their PET preform systems more than five years ago.

Britvic's J2O premium juice drink is now able to reach new on-premise venues where glass is prohibited, such as vending, sports arenas, outdoor events, and airlines. This is thanks to the protection, unbreakability, and light weight of the novel PET bottle and closure supplied by Constar International Inc. (NASDAQ:CNST), a leading manufacturer of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) bottles.