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.

The bi-coloured closure, with transparent body and blue spout matching the colour of the labels, contributes to an attractive total package. The success of the product in the market is proof enough of its shelf appeal.

The cap is equipped with the SimpliSqueeze® beverage valve for optimal flow control. The beverage valve is coloured to enable detection by vision systems, and can be sorted in the sink tanks used in PET recycling as it has a different density from PET and will therefore float. This ensures the respect of the PET recycling stream, increasingly important as the use of RPET grows in beverage.

Klara Kovacs, Purchasing Manager CEG of Pepsi Americas commented: “We were keen to use a silicone valve because of silicone’s superior performance and organoleptics but wanted to be sure that the valve could be integrated into existing recycling processes.”