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KHS to focus on PET bottle design and innovative stretch blow moulding and barrier technology at the trade show.

Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petaineris to produce recyclable PET vodka bottles for Galatea, one of the largest suppliers to Systembolaget, the Swedish state monopoly alcohol retailer.

A 150 ml squeezable bottle is being used by Fuchs Gewürze of Dissen for its ‘Crema di Balsamico’ flavouring.

Beiersdorf has developed an enhanced version of its 500 ml bottle for Nivea Baby.

The durability and convenience of a reusable plastic bottle incorporating 30% post-consumer recycled (PCR) material has provided eco-cleaning brand aquo with a strong packaging solution that underpins the brand’s waste reducing solution.

Evolve Beauty has introduced a range of 100% recycled bottles and jars, created in partnership with M&H Plastics.

Sleever International, specialist in sleeve decorative solutions, will present at Luxe Pack show 2009 in Monaco, the latest developments in SLEEVER® technology, with its solutions to brand dynamisation.

There's nothing like a wide-scale marketing operating to enable consumers, particularly youngsters, to identify with brands. Hoop Kofola, Czech specialist of soft drinks for kids, has taken advantage of the event to re-look the packaging of Jupik, its cornerstone reference, and align it with the rest of the campaign.

RPC UKSC (UK Stock Containers) has designed an eye-catching new engine oil bottle to distinguish the premium nature of Tetrosyl’s Carlube brand from competitor products.

General Bottlers CR, the Czech subsidiary of Pepsi Americas, have selected the 28mm Original Sport Cap from Seaquist Closures for their recently launched new product Toma Natura still water in a 0.7litre bottle.

Belgian mayonnaise brand Devos Lemmens has launched a ‘fun’ range of flavoured mayonnaises in a 300 ml squeezable multi-layer headstand bottle manufactured by RPC Kerkrade. The new product follows the successful introduction of a 450 ml bottle across the standard Devos Lemmens range.

Aisacan bottle concept - the latest innovation utilising the Cyclero® technology - has been awarded with an Alufoil Trophy 2009 for its first commercial application for an iron sports drink. The concept is a joint development between Huhtamaki Ronsberg and Aisapack Vouvry. The Aisacan® WCUP bottle range developed for the Belgian sports nutrition products provider WCUP features a rigid top and bottom, while the body of the pack is a rotogravure pre-printed alufoil flexible laminate (PP/Printing/Adhesive/ALU/Adhesive/ PP). The Aisacan is suitable for fruit juices without pulp, sports drinks and flavoured water with a pH below 4.

PET lite 6.6 has proved its suitability for actual practice - the lightweight bottle is far more than just a concept

Sara Lee in Denmark has selected eye-catching full sleeve labels from CCL Decorative Sleeves to provide maximum on-shelf impact for the launch of Biotex stain remover in a 750ml trigger spray pack. The product is also being introduced in the same striking blue and yellow pack in the Swedish market under the Tabort brand name.

AGUA SAN BENEDETTO SPAIN just recently has decided to introduce the THUMB’UP® sports closure 26,7mm for their still water FUENTE PRIMAVERA AGUA MINERAL, filled in 330 and 500ml bottles in Spain, which completes their range of products.

RPC Kutenholz has redesigned two bottles for Aachen-based cosmetics brand BABOR COSMETICS, in a new image characterised by simple beauty. A combination of black and white silk-screen printing and a silver hot stamp of the BABOR logo underlines the premium quality of the product.

Tymbark has recently launched an innovative beverage dedicated to young consumers. Kubuś Waterrr is a spring water with addition of fruit juice in three flavours: apple, lemon and strawberry. Thanks to aseptic production it contains neither preservatives nor colorants. Waterrr has been introduced to the market in an attractive fully sleeved 0.5L bottle, capped with the Original Sport Cap in 30-25 neck finish. The handy bottle can be easily carried around during school and leisure activities. Furthermore, the closure, equipped with the SimpliSqueeze® beverage valve, prevents the product from being accidentally spilled in kids’ backpacks.

RPC Containers Raunds has produced a custom moulded bottle for a new range of plant foods from Bayer CropScience.

UK-based Steribottle has teamed with Rexam for the development and manufacture of its new MK3, the world’s first 100 percent recyclable, rigid feeding, ready-to-use baby bottle.

The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company, has introduced the Rhonda Collection of flint glass bottles in both 15mm crimp and Europa (threaded) finishes.

The launch of a new vitamin ‘value pack’ by Boots has highlighted the capabilities of RPC Containers Market Rasen in the manufacture of large sized vitamin bottles.

The Thermic Juice bottle range produced by RPC is desighed for oxygen sensitive drink products such as fresh juices, smoothies or nutritional drinks to give products a good shelf-life when stored under ambient conditions. The tamper-evident cap and induction seal liner combine to give maximum security. The Thermic Ribs® and multilayer material structure of the bottles have been specifically designed to allow the bottles to withstand high temperature processing, even sterilisation.

Since a very early stage BERICAP understood the necessity to develop light weight closures for the beverage industry in order to reduce the packaging cost for its partners and at the same time helping the environment by reducing the CO2 emission (Green House Gas effect), whilst using less raw material, which also support the saving non renewable resources.

The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company, has introduced the Penelope Set of flint glass lotion bottles in 30-ml, 20-410 finish and 60-ml, 24-410 finish. The cylinder-shaped bottles are ideal for prestigious cosmetic lotions, creams, moisturizers, and toners. This line can be further enhanced with optional frosting, ceramic decorating, and labeling, as well as a variety of closure options.

RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz has helped Neudorff to develop two new stylish and attractive dosing bottles for its new organic fertilizers. Both bottle sizes – 250 ml and 1 litre volume – are produced from customer owned toolings. The bottles are equipped with a specially developed dosing system that enables an easy and clean dosing of the product.

Consumers throughout Europe believe that bottled water should be offered in packaging that is safer for the environment. That is a key finding of research undertaken by multi-packaging specialists Hi-Cone into bottled water packaging in France, Germany, Spain and the UK.

The combined forces of the economic downturn and environmental pressures are causing a sharp slowdown in the global bottled water market, according to a recent analysis by global beverage industry specialists, Canadean. The situation is most marked in the USA, where Canadean is forecasting annual growth of under 1% for the next five years. This is a significant deceleration from the double-digit rates seen from 2000 to 2008, and has major implications for the PET plastics industry, in particular.

New BorPure™ from Borealis, a provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, will create new-found opportunities for the beverage industry to develop screw caps with best-in-class organoleptic performance for bottled water and soft drinks. The pioneering BorPure multimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) grades fulfil current market trends for an ‘as bottled’ taste without compromising on cap quality, aesthetics or converters’ demands for higher productivity with manufacturing cost reductions.

An innovation project has paved the way to BASF’s success in using a conven­tional stretch blow-molding machine to create the lightest half-liter polystyrene bottle ever: it weighs a mere 7.5 grams.

SIAPI is an Italian company on the international scene for the design and construction of two-stage linear blowers for bottles in PET, PP and PLA. All SIAPI machines are entirely electric, of simple design and aesthetics, but absolutely tops with regard to the technology of their mechanical and electronic components and the energy-saving solutions adopted.

The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company, has introduced the Orion Line of flint glass bottles.

Borealis, a provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, starts to re-launch its Bormed™ LD PE range for blow, fill and seal products in response to customers demand for continued availability of the high-performance grades.

Together with RPC Kutenholz L´Oréal Paris has developed an eye-catching new bottle containing two high quality face care products under the label “Derma Genesis”.

Michael Schlegal of Systempack Manufacture explains how his Munich based company has been producing a variety of unusual bottles since 1895. Systempack specialises in giving interesting solutions for beer, wine and spirits which will make high class products stand out on the supermarket shelves.

At the Emballage 2008, to be held from 17 to 21 November at the exhibition centre in Villepinte, Paris, Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, will be showing some of its numerous complete-system solutions. Including a newly developed pack grouping unit and a modularised labeller plus solutions for life-cycle service and intralogistics.

The German Systempack Manufaktur has introduced a new range of bottles, including those with a swing cap, which it will be showing at Brau Beviale.

An accolade for the best packaging innovation in 2008: Krones AG, Neutraubling, Germany, won the 2008 Water Innovation Award in Gold from the trade periodical “bottled water world” in the "Best packaging innovation" category for a 0.5-l PET bottle weighing a mere 6.6 grams. This year’s competition, organised by Zenith International Publishing, attracted 201 entries from 40 different countries.

The strong relationship between The Big Squeeze Fresh Juice Co. and RPC Containers Corby has been underlined by its continuing use of recyclable bottles from the site for its Twisted juice brand.

Rosewood Packaging is targeting drinks manufacturers and bottlers with its new, revolutionary bottle suspension packaging. The product, originally produced as a bespoke pack for a UK based customer, achieved a gold trophy at the prestigious Starpack Industry Awards, earlier this year.

Tuthilltown Spirits, LLC has chosen O.BERK Company to provide custom glass bottles and closures for its new line of Hudson River Spirits, including Four Grain Bourbon, River Rum, Baby Bourbon, Manhattan Rye and Single Malt whiskeys, as well as Heart of the Hudson and Spirit of the Hudson Vodkas. These spirits are New York’s first production whiskey since the Prohibition and represent a new breed of handcrafted, top-shelf micro-distillery products.

O.BERK Company has introduced a new program with its vendors to present “green” packaging as an option for its various clients in the cosmetic/personal care, pharmaceutical/healthcare, food/beverage and chemical/industrial markets

The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company, has introduced the Eros Line of flint glass perfume bottles. These oblong-shaped bottles for perfumes and colognes are available in 50-ml and 100-ml, both with 15-mm crimp neck finishes. The Eros line can be further enhanced with optional frosting, ceramic decorating, and labeling.

Some say that rum is the distilled flavor of the Caribbean islands. Now, a specialty rigid paperboard can from Sonoco provides the canvas to present the vibrant, premium quality of Doorly's XO Specially Selected Fine Barbados Rum contained in the bottle inside.

Devos Lemmens, the leading mayonnaise brand in Belgium, has been successfully launched in a multi-layer headstand bottle thanks to the expertise of RPC Kerkrade.

The South-German packaging-specialist Gaplast is one of the recipients of a DuPont Packaging Award 2008. The company’s patented Bag-in Bottle technology, for the manufacture of disinfectant bottles with a capacity of 1000 ml. and airless functionality (see picture 1), succeeded against almost 80 entries from Europe, America and Asia. According to the jury, principal reasons for its selection were the responsible deployment of resources and optimised energy usage during production. Roland Kneer, proprietor and managing director at Gaplast, along with Stephan Kneer, technical manager, accepted the award on the company’s behalf during a ceremony held at DuPont headquarters (Wilmington, Delaware, US) on 17th April 2008.

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

In April 2008, Isklar, a premium still Norwegian Glacial Natural Mineral Water will make waves when it breaks into the UK market. The launch is the result of a close collaboration between Isklar and Sidel, one of the world’s leading suppliers of beverage packaging equipment.

The European Commission has closed an infringement procedure against Germany relating to the deposit system for one-way drinks packaging, such as cans and plastic bottles. The Commission considers that the rules applied are now in line with the requirements concerning the free movement of goods and Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.

The Cosmetic Packaging Group, a division of O.BERK Company, has introduced a new line of flint glass perfume bottles beginning with the Carelis Collection. These square-shaped bottles for perfumes and colognes are available in 30-ml, 50-ml and 100-ml, all with 15-mm crimp neck finishes. The Carelis Collection can be further enhanced with optional frosting, ceramic decorating, and labeling.

Following the successful introduction of its 520ml top-down bottle, leading food manufacturer HAMKER has developed two further sizes in partnership with RPC Kutenholz - a 270ml bottle and a 700ml bottle for mayonnaises, dressings, convenience sauces and ketchup.

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.

Nutrend, the leading Czech producer of nutrition and dietary supplements for sports enthusiasts and all those who lead an active life-style, has launched two new sports drinks. The IsodrinX and Carnitin Drink range come in a handy 750ml pack capped by a 28mm Seaquist Closures Original Sport Cap with SimpliSqueeze® silicone valve.

RPC Kutenholz has provided attractive bottles to assist a comprehensive relaunch of the Florena personal care brand, under the slogan, “Experience Nature Close to the Skin.”

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

The House of Piper Heidsieck has called upon designers Viktor&Rolf, reputed for their unique style in the fashion world, to reinvent the Rosé Sauvage vintage for a very exclusive edition.

Seidel will exhibit at the Cosmoprof (Cosmopack) in Bologna (10/04/2008 – 13/04/2008). Seidel manufactures aluminium caps for the bottles and tubes as well as aluminium design rings to decorate the caps of the crème jars for the Bvlgari skin care line. All parts are anodised in shiny silver and feature the well-known Bvlgari logotype debossed accurately into the shiny metal surface.

2006 was the year when recovery of plastics reached the 50% for the first time. Underpinned by strong growth in mechanical recycling as well as energy recovery resulted in 3% points increase over 2005.

The challenge: to present the bottle as art book with a large binding.

Leader of the automatic dishwasher product market, Reckitt Benckiser confirms its domination with a totally innovative launch: Turbo Dry, a 2-in-1 rinse agent that speeds up the drying of dishes. To achieve rapid acceptance by consumers, the product’s packaging needed to be particularly explicit. A mission that the brand successfully implemented with the help of sleeve leader and specialist, Sleever International®.

After several years in development Rexam launched the FUSION Aluminium Bottle at Brau Beviale 2007. This dynamic innovation builds on Rexam’s commitment to consistently present the market with new beverage packaging opportunities that enable brand owners to add value through premiumisation and differentiation.

OCME, among the first companies in Europe to introduce the wrap-around system suitable to pack products coming from the large consumption industry, presents today a new series of very high speed wrap-around packers. The first model was installed in China at China Resources Breweries.

Eastman Chemical B.V. announced today the European availability of films made with Embrace LV, a new halogen-free copolyester resin for shrink film labels for packaged consumer goods. With better balanced shrinkage and physical characteristics previously unavailable in copolyester product offerings, Embrace LV is a single resin solution for shrink labels for the food, beverage and personal care markets.

Nestlé Waters, the world’s bottled water leader, received the 200,000th blow mold made by Sidel. This mold will be making ultralight half liter bottles produced at high speed.

Numerous breweries and mineral water bottlers are indirectly affected by higher world market prices for dairy products. Traditionally used labeling adhesives contain casein obtained from cow’s milk. The price of casein has recently risen dramatically and, in the opinion of raw materials experts, is unlikely to decrease shortly. As an alternative, Henkel supplies innovative casein-free adhesives that are significantly less expensive and perform equally.

The right packaging sells, and promotional packaging sells even better. Campaigns can boost day-to-day sales when they capture spontaneous consumers who might not otherwise have bought the product. The concept is to build on the impulse of the moment – Do it now! – whether by presenting gift ideas for Christmas, Easter or summer holidays, or simply by brightening an ordinary day. Brand owners work hard to tempt consumers with attractive packaging, often containing a “free” gift or offering an attractive price that convinces people to take the plunge.

Announced September 13 at the 2007 Global Bottled Water Congress in Mexico City, the 2007 bottledwaterworld awards honored the water market’s best innovations chosen from 169 entries from 32 countries. The prize for the year’s best packaging innovation went to Sidel for its NoBottle™.

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

Connoisseurs pay attention to a Bourbon’s age, but a distiller’s years of experience are important too. To celebrate Master Distiller Jim Rutledge’s 40 years in the industry, Four Roses is releasing its first limited-edition Bourbon.

In May, Arla Foods in Sweden launched six “On-the-Go” products in Tetra Top Carton Bottle; Pucko Ischocko (milkdrink with chocolate flavour), Smoothie Jordgubb (strawberry smoothie), Smoothie Hallon (raspberry smoothie), Latte Kaffe Vanilj, Latte Kaffe and Latte Cappuccino (coffee drinks).

Axilone, one of the main leaders in caps and closures for the perfume, cosmetics and make up industry, is the only producer of plastic and metal components based in Europe, in the USA and in China. Axilone is positioned to respond to the global needs of its customers.

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.

RPC Containers Corby is moving swiftly to extend two of its standard multi-layer bottle ranges as the long anticipated move in the retail market towards headstand designs begins to gain momentum.

Sidel has developed an elegant, high-performance package that is also the lightest PET bottle yet for water (9.9 g per 500 ml bottle). This novel concept, dubbed NoBottle, is possible due to another Sidel innovation known as Flex.

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.

Sleever International, the leading provider of sleeving solutions globally, will be at the Vinexpo – Marketers 2007 with the latest in sleeving technology, including the solutions to decorate and to promote sales through collector items for the wine market.

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.

Anheuser-Busch is introducing Michelob Lager and Michelob Light in elegantly re-designed embossed teardrop bottles based on the original package launched in 1961. Known as “a beer for connoisseurs,” Michelob’s historical roots date back to 1896 when Adolphus Busch, the company’s founder, made a decision to brew the world’s finest beer available exclusively on draught.

Inspired by the cosmetics industry, the food sector is increasingly focusing on upscale and fashion-inspired packaging to better promote its products. Ingenious cases, boxes and coffrets in a number of material and design combinations are tempting consumers.

Lithuanian food manufacturer Valdorfo Didmenos has become one of the first companies in continental Europe to select RPC Corby’s upside-down multi-layer Hercules bottle, in order to enhance the brand image of its premium ketchup.

At the trade show Luxe Pack de Monaco the 8th Prix Formes de Luxe in the category standard solutions was granted to DieterBakicEnterprises and its packaging for CORINE DE FARME, Sarbec Cosmetics. This year Dieter Bakic had already received two prestigious awards for his packaging for NIVEA BEAUTÉ and DECLÉOR.

Luxury box injected in PS with built-in handle. This gift pack contains 75cl Cognac bottle and 2 stemless glasses, it was developped for NAVAN brand (GRAND MARNIER Group).

Rexam Dispensing Systems presents, for the first time, its super low profile pump (SLPP) in a more transparent and more neutral innovative design available on its whole pumps range.

For more than 20 years MEGA has been a leader in Airless Technology. From our state of the art facilities in Germany and US we have developed a superior offering of German engineered airless dispensers used in oral care, consumer health care, skin and body care, as well as cosmetic applications.

Eastman Chemical Company and its four partners on the «Bb» project unveil an exciting evolution in luxury packaging for the cosmetics and personal care markets with a new, sensory-stimulating concept illustrated from the world of babies but designed for adults.

After Baïa and Makao, the new stock item Bali from Bormioli Rocco, launched at the Luxe Pack, is an invitation to travel.

RPC Verpackungen Kutenholz has developed a handy upside-down ketchup bottle for food manufacturer Heinrich Hamker Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co. KG.

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.