A lightweight PET bottle custom-designed by Amcor, Ann Arbor, Mich., has replaced the traditional extra virgin olive oil glass bottle of Argentina’s Morixe Hnos which allows the company to export its oil across Brazil to meet growing demand. Moreover, Amcor’s bottle is said to replicate 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).