Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) have introduced the DairySeal line of packaging, which features ClearCor – an advanced PET barrier technology that maintains superior taste and freshness.
With the introduction of DairySeal, the exploding nutritional, dairy alternatives, and ready-to-drink market will now have a more sustainable packaging option, which can be leveraged across all retail channels.
The ClearCor PET barrier technology is a concentrated capsulation in the centre of the preform that allows more flexibility and resin options, and positively impacts the overall performance of the barrier in the packaging, while maintaining recyclability.
The DairySeal line of packaging can be made with up to 80 per cent of recyclable material, while maintaining superior taste and performance for the brand.
“PET is the most recycled plastic in the world, with more than 1.8 billion pounds of used PET bottles and containers recovered in the US each year alone,” noted Greg Rosati, ARP’s vice-president of marketing and sales for specialty containers.
“With the development of our DairySeal line, we are able to offer PET packaging that helps improve sustainability for brands in the dairy alternatives, nutritional drinks, and ready-to-drink coffee space.
“In doing so, ARP is bringing this packaging and its significant environmental and commercial benefits to market.”
Along with providing more sustainable benefits, DairySeal maintains its physical integrity during shipment, allows for customisable design while meeting shelf requirements, and is designed to help improve overall consumer satisfaction in a highly competitive landscape.
The DairySeal line is currently available in 8 oz, 11 oz, 12 oz and 14 oz stock options, with additional sizes and shapes planned for future stock demand.
“A superior dairy product deserves superior packaging. The DairySeal line in PET offers brands easy access to e-commerce and convenience store distribution channels, where refrigerated shelf space is designed for round, rigid plastic bottles,” said Rosati.
“The DairySeal line will help drive a circular economy where brands, consumers and the environment all benefit.”
The attributes of PET is reinforced by a report from McKinsey & Company, the Cliamte Impact of Plastics, which found that PET bottles have the lowest emissions because of their lightweight properties and the low amount of energy required to produce them.
By contrast, aluminium cans produce twice the emissions of PET bottles, and emissions from glass bottles are three times higher.
Additionally, a recent study conducted by the National Association for PET Container Resources found the impact of a PET bottle on global warming, smog, acid rain and water usage, was far less than its glass bottle or aluminium can counterpart.
