Swimming® silicone, exclusive to Aptar Food + Beverage, is available as a standard for beverage packaging and by request for other applications using PET packaging.  Conscious of the importance of PET recycling, a  growing number of customers have adopted this solution:

• Ringnes, part of the Carlsberg group, chose the 28mm Original to cap the new 300ml pack for its iconic Imsdal brand.  Designed for children,  the bottle is ideal for use on-the-go, during sports or leisure activities -  a healthy way to keep hydrated.  Ringnes chose the SimpliSqueeze® beverage valve, in order to ensure compatibility with the PET recycling stream.
  
• General Bottlers CR, the Czech subsidiary of Pepsi Americas, selected the 28mm Original SimpliSqueeze® Sport Cap for Toma Natura still water in a  700ml  bottle.  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 and wanted to be sure that the valve could be integrated into existing recycling processes.”
  
  
• Tymbark has launched an innovative beverage dedicated to young consumers (Waterrr) with the Original Sport Cap in a 30-25 neck finish.  The handy bottle can be easily carried around during school and leisure activities.  The closure, equipped with the SimpliSqueeze® beverage valve, prevents the product from accidentally leaking in kids’ backpacks.

 
According to PTI Europe tests, “Results show that these «floatable» valves do not have a negative impact on PET recycling as they can be removed completely from the PET fraction by a sink/float operation. “  Similarly, COTREP tests concluded “the recyclability tests demonstrated that the valves were easily separated during the float stage”.

Aptar Food + Beverage is part of the Aptar Group family of companies, along with Aptar Beauty + Home and Aptar Pharma.

Aptar Food + Beverage creates innovative dispensing systems for leading food and beverage manufacturers.  With a wide range of dispensing solutions and broad geographic presence, the company helps its customers stay ahead of the ever-changing demands of consumers around the globe.

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