“NitroPouch” concept bottle at 6.6 grams of PET
11 February 2009 | By Popsop Team
The German Packaging Institute has now singled out the concept of “PET lite 6.6” 500-ml bottle developed using Krones’ “NitroPouch” process for the German Packaging Prize.
This new bottle at 6.6 grams of PET constitutes a milestone in the field of lightweight beverage containers. The innovative “NitroPouch” process had already won the 2008 Water Innovation Award in Gold in the “Best Packaging Innovation” category, and also the WorldStar from the World Packaging Organisation.
The “NitroPouch” concept, as the primary package, minimises material and energy consumption. The mouthpiece specially developed for this bottle dispenses with the neck ring otherwise customary, and weighs only 1.3 grams; the closure, too, is sensationally light at 1.1 grams. Nitrogen is used to build up a defined pressure inside the bottle, so that it does not collapse during transport and handling.
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Tags: bottle design, design concept, plastic packaging
