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Description

Squared, round or rectangular-shaped bottle; PET* has excellent mechanical resistance and gas proof qualities; its appearance is close to glass

Bottle production is composed in 2 stages⁽⁸⁾:
a) injection at 270°C into a mould to obtain a small-sized pre-form (see picture)
b) hot stretching of the pre-form at less than 100°C followed by the air blowing

Composition

- PET: polyethylene terephtalate
- PE or PP cap with inviolability device

Cost price

Pre-form cost:

Summary bottle ¼ litre

- 1,5 litre:

> 11.25 p.

- body:

5 p.

- 1 litre:

> 8.13 p.

- cap:

0.88

- 1/2 litre:

> 6.25 p.

- label:

0.25

- 1/4 l:

> 5 p.

total approx.

6.13 pence

- Cap:

0.88 p.

Only the larger sizes are worthwhile

- Label:

0.25 p.

Shelf-life

More than 6 months

Volume

1.5 litres, 1 l, ½ l, ¼ l, 200 ml

Packaging machine output

From 600 litres/hr

Capital investment for the smallest machines

- Bottle manufacturing plant from the pre-form 600 l/hr: £ 212.5 k
- Packaging line (filling, capping, labelling): £ 56.25 k

For a small production, it is advisable to buy the ready-made cap

Recommended or essential outer pack

Shrinkable film, carton, pallet

Positioning of the product on the market

Fruit drink designed mainly for family consumption (large volume/low cost); Competition with the drink-can (small volume)

Replaces the PVC, mainly on the mineral water market

Positioning in relation to the environment

- Possibility of recycling for the same or a secondary utilisation
- Bottles are destroyed by incineration (good calorific power)

Test-production of textile from the recycled PET fibre