Amcor has designed OmniPack™, a family of stock PET bottles that helps co-packers meet the requirements for ecommerce-ready packaging. 

Amcor is supporting three industry associations as part of its broad-based effort to build awareness and education within the packaging industry, as well as increase post-consumer resin use and recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and jars throughout North America and LATAM.

Legislation introduced in Michigan would place a new 10¢ deposit on non-carbonated beverages, including water, sports and energy drinks, juices, ready-to-drink iced tea and coffee, wine and liquor, and mixed drinks.

The special wash-off adhesive for labels 62Rpw, which HERMA will be introducing, will allow recycling operators to produce high-purity PET pellets that do not contain any detrimental residues – no remains of paper or film labels, and no residual adhesive. 

Berry Global's new 100% recyclable BioPET bottle is made from plant-based materials, including sugarcane. Made from PET-30, 30% (by weight) of the bottle’s resin comes from plant-based renewable resources.

Brazilian dairy brand Letti is the first to adopt transparent one-liter PET bottles for its fermented milk products. The custom containers replace the traditional white, opaque high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles that have dominated the market.

Nestlé Waters North America has signed an agreement with recycled PET plastic (rPET) supplier CarbonLITE, which will expand its U.S. operations by building a third facility in Pennsylvania.

Krones, a manufacturer of filling and packaging solutions, has acquired MHT Holding AG (MHT). MHT provides injecting molding tools and services to the PET industry.

PTI has entered into a business alliance with Big 3 Precision Products to help brand owners achieve quality and speed-to-market goals for PET bottle products.