New PET Bottle Offers High Line Speeds and Less Breakage

Press Release Summary:

  • Bottles are sealed to combat contamination and re-sealable for ongoing protection
  • Enables reduction in CO2 emissions which equates to 217 cars operating for a year
  • Provides energy reduction during production which equates to 5190 household lights turned on annually

Original Press Release:

Creating New, Lightweight Solutions for Olive Oil

Ann Arbor, Mich., April 7, 2021 – Converting its traditional extra virgin olive oil bottle from glass to plastic allows Morixe Hnos to export its oil across Brazil to meet growing demand. The lightweight polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle, custom designed by Amcor, replicates the touch and feel of the incumbent glass container while reducing the overall costs associated with exports.

In addition to being lightweight, the 500ml PET bottle delivers major manufacturing efficiencies, will not shatter, and offers greater sustainability advantages* than its glass predecessor, including:

  • a 78% reduction in CO2 emissions which equates to 217 cars operating for a year (per million bottles).
  • a 61% energy reduction during production which equates to 5190 household lights turned on annually (per million bottles).
  • 15% higher line speeds, less breakage, and savings in secondary packaging.
  • 60% more finished product per truck, thus substantially reducing transportation and logistics costs.
  • 90% lighter in weight

Consumers will also find the bottle has the same shelf appeal as Amcor worked closely with Morixe to maintain its brand identity by incorporating several design features including the same straight shoulder angle (near 90-deg)

“We’re thrilled to supply a lightweight bottle that maintains consumer appeal and delivers major production and sustainability advantages, while opening the door to new opportunities in edible oil,” said Martin Darmandrail, Amcor’s Special Containers Director, Argentina.

“The project gives us great satisfaction as a team because it confirms that, with the right partners, we can innovate and improve as a company,” said Martin Noel, Projects and Business Development Manager for Morixe. ”Amcor provided us with industry-leading expertise and the technical tools that gave us an invaluable opportunity for growth and a competitive advantage in the edible oil market.”

Morixe is also expected to use lightweight PET bottles for additional product lines in the near future.

PET, which has rapidly become the world’s preferred packaging material, is lightweight, shatterproof, reclosable, resealable, reusable and infinitely recyclable**. In the midst of today’s hygiene concerns, capped and sealed PET bottles keep food and beverages protected from pathogens like viruses and bacteria. They are also sealed to combat contamination and re-sealable for ongoing protection.

About Morixe

Morixe has a long, rich history in the food making business going back more than 100 years. The company has achieved a strong reputation thanks to the quality and reliability of its products. Morixe continues to invest and innovate to develop new food product categories that satisfy its customers and expand its markets. The company is leveraged in the quality and competitiveness of its products and competes regionally.

Morixe is trust, Innovation, Responsibility and Quality. For more information, visit www.morixe.com.ar

About Amcor

Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 47,000 Amcor people generate US$12.5 billion in sales from operations that span about 230 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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