Amcor Rigid Plastics, a producer of rigid plastic packaging in the US has expanded the use of roll-on pilfer-proof (ROPP) finish design for aluminum screw-cap PET bottles to meet the increasing demand for premium packaging of wines and spirits.
Amcor with its positioning in the wine market with aluminum screw-cap containers has further extended its ROPP offering to the spirits category with the new 1.75L and 750ml stock PET bottles which offer light weight and smooth conversion from glass.
Amcor said it has worked in close collaboration with its sister company, Amcor Flexibles Capsules Group, to ensure that the industry standard aluminum closure used for glass spirits bottles could be transferred to PET bottles.
Its ROPP finish design, available in 30-mm by 60-mm finish (750ml) and 36-mm by 52-mm finish (1.75L), enables a smooth conversion from glass to PET with minimal changes on the glass filling line.
The use of similar aluminum closure for glass on PET bottles offers a major advantage to brand owners with similar filling experience at reduced changeover and cost. In addition, it also allows the brand owners to mimic the premium look of glass to achieve better-quality aesthetics.
According to the company, the ROPP finish containers are designed to withstand the top load required for aluminum cap applications as the aluminum screw-cap PET bottles for spirits are convenient, lightweight, and shatter resistant.
The PET bottles meet all the required testing to ensure a secure seal with the aluminum closure and various decorating options with customized printing and embossing to upscale the aluminum closure.
Amcor Rigid Plastics is the global manufacturer of plastic packaging for the beverage, food, spirits, personal and home care, and pharmaceuticals industries with 65 facilities in 12 countries.
