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Article: The future of PET. (Packaging).
- Article from:
- Food Engineering & Ingredients
- Article date:
- October 1, 2002
- Author:
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PET IS INDISPENSABLE AS A PACKAGING MATERIAL. IT IS EVEN SO WIDELY USED THAT MANUFACTURERS START LOOKING FOR MORE DISTINCTIVE POWER AND EXCHANGE THEIR PLASTIC BOTTLES FOR CARTONS. FURTHERMORE, THE MANUFACTURERS ARE STILL WAITING FOR A UNIFORM COATING SYSTEM. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF PET?
Glass -- the food producer's worst nightmare. One tiny fragment on the production floor and the entire factory grinds to a halt. The well-thumbed handbook "glass fragment procedure" has to be consulted, entire production runs have to be destroyed and shop shelves cleared. The media have to be informed and the customer services' telephone does not stop ringing.
The advent ...