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Sidel introduces world’s lightest industrial bottle X-LITE Still

idel has introduced world’s lightest industrial bottle for example, when compared to bottles weighing 12 g,
SX-LITE Still the latest innovative 500 ml PET packaging the new solution can save a remarkable 1,485 tonnes of
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weight and a height of 195 mm, Sidel X-LITE Still is the N:K \HDU &RPELQHG WKHVH UHGXFWLRQV DPRXQW
lightest 500 ml PET bottle in the world for non-pressurised to 3,000 tonnes of CO2 saved, which equals 25 round trips
still water, between New York and Paris by plane with 200 passengers
offering the on board. For bottled water producers, this means that
greatest level the cumulated savings of PET resin and energy can reach
of performance up to two million Euros per year.
– even at very
high production
speeds, (Based Unilever trials wrapper-less
on packaging
production lines Solero multipacks
integrating Sidel
Super Combi nilever has recently announced a trial for Solero
running up to Upackaging to be sold plastic wrapper-less in its
91,800 bottles per hour). with a very light water neck multipacks. The Solero Organic Peach packs will
finish. This bottle is perfectly complemented by a feature in Ocado with 35% less plastic compared to
Novembal Novaqua RightCAP26 closure. Sidel X-LITE the original Solero Organic pack with individual plastic
Still integrates the proven StarLITE™ Still base solution, wrappers. The new PE (Polyethylene) coated cardboard
already implemented worldwide due to its increased box has built-in compartments, so the individual ice
stability and stress resistance through the value chain, creams can be inserted, without a plastic wrapper,
LWV HQGOHVV GHVLJQ ÁH[LELOLW\ DQG WKH FOHDU OLJKWZHLJKWLQJ and the box can be widely recycled.Noel Clarke, vice
possibilities it offers. Moreover, the energy savings president of refreshment at Unilever, said: “As we
enabled by StarLITE Still – mainly achieved through a head towards summer, we’ve listened to our customers
reduction in blowing pressure and heating power – are and are working hard to rethink plastic packaging for
significant, with no compromises on the packaging RXU LFH FUHDP UDQJHV :H·UH GHOLJKWHG WR EH WULDOOLQJ
performances. This base design can be adapted to all Sidel this wrapper-less Solero multipack with Ocado in the
UK. If successful and the feedback from customers is
blowing platforms and applied to existing production lines positive, this innovative pack could reduce the amount
to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). X-LITE Still of plastic we use in the future to package our ice
has been optimised by the company’s engineers for the FUHDPV µ +HOHQ %LUG VWUDWHJLF HQJDJHPHQW PDQDJHU DW
Sidel Super Combi, the single smart solution integrating
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preform design for optimal mechanical performances, and creativity that
this latest addition to our packaging portfolio is able Unilever, a founding
to withstand label application on the empty bottle, in member of The UK
spite of its extremely light weight. It allows for the ideal Plastics Pact, has
bottle shape design for nested packs and enables an shown in developing
optimum top load resistance of 34 kg, able to match the this new pack. It will be
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explains Laurent Naveau, Sidel Packaging Expert. As the who we know want to be able to recycle the packaging
lightest bottle in the world for still water, Sidel X-LITE WKH\ EULQJ KRPH IURP VXSHUPDUNHWV :H ORRN IRUZDUG
Still dramatically reduces the consumption of PET resin: WR VHHLQJ WKH UHVXOWV RI WKH WULDO µ

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