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Ironbridge goes plastic with new Petainer KEG
Ironbridge Brewery in Shropshire, UK, has teamed up with Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business to supply a new high-quality English lager in lightweight, recyclable Petainer Kegs. The brewery is targeting sales in the keg beer market through mail order deliveries.
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Read moreFirst cider orders for new plastic KEG from Petainer
Aspall, the Suffolk-based UK cider-maker, is to export its award-winning products to Russia, America, Japan and Europe using new lightweight, recyclable beverage KEG containers made by Petainer, specialist in plastics packaging technology business.
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Demand increases for Petainer's innovative new plastic keg
An independent brewery in Russia has placed an order for new lightweight, recyclable beverage containers made by Petainer, the specialist plastics packaging technology business.
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Graham Packaging gains BRC-IoP accreditation
The New Year was a double celebration for the Graham Packaging Etten-Leur team, when the company heard they had received the "A" status BRC-IoP, which is the highest possible rating for the Quality Management System for the factory. The entire team at Graham Packaging Etten-Leur worked very hard during the course of last year to achieve this industry honour.
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“The Polyfoil PET tube offers high resistance and better oxygen protection” assures Neopac's Dr. Philippe Kern
The Polyfoil tube is now available in PET. Dr. Philippe Kern, Head of Material Development, is presenting the latest Neopac developments at the PCD Congress. WEBpackaging here presents all about this new tube in this reprinted interview.
Read moreThe AMI annual conference covers latest advances in polyolefin additives and compounding
The global demand for thermoplastics is expected to grow by around 100,000 tonnes by 2015, driven by the developing economies. Polyethylene comprises 35% of this market and polypropylene is 24%, according to leading market consultant Noru Tsalic of Applied Market Information (AMI). This is an annual increase of 5.6%. The key applications for PE are packaging at 69% and infrastructure at 11%, while for PP the percentages are 43% in packaging and 11% in automotive and appliances. This market information was discussed at the AMI conference on Polyolefin Additives, which took place in October 2011 in Cologne, Germany and where some very innovative developments were displayed.
Premium Access RequiredNew Scandinavian sales manager to expand Petainer
Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Daniel Walhjalt as regional sales manager for the Scandinavian markets. Daniel’s main focus will be to increase sales of Petainer PET packaging to Scandinavian food manufacturers. He will also be responsible for increasing sales of beverage containers – including the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly Petainer Keg – in Norway and Denmark.
Premium Access RequiredPetainer names sleek table sauce bottle design as winner of international competition
Specialist plastics packaging technology business Petainer has selected a design by students at Birmingham City University as the winner of the company’s second international student design competition. The winning design detailed a sleek and classy table sauce bottle for ketchup, mayonnaise and other sauce-based condiments. Besides, it has the potential to be easily branded and allows a range of different sauce varieties to be packaged in the same way.
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Need airless? Love glass? Yonwoo has the answer!
Cosmetics brands that need the protection of airless technology but prefer the aesthetics of glass now have the answer. Quadpack has recently announced that it will be distributing Yonwoo’s Crystal Round range. Adding a new twist to the classic Boston Round, Crystal is made of PETG, but is constructed to look like glass.
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