Blow Molding

No sustainability management program will be successful unless top management is committed to it. Top management will generally respond better to a well-reasoned financial argument but there is no conflict – it is entirely possible to be more sustainable and to improve profits at the same time. 

Companies that produce Fluoropolymers may try to switch to PFAS-free solutions or ask for an exemption, which could be temporary.

If energy use is not visible and measured then there will be no improvement. Every site needs an ‘Energy Policy’ – a statement of commitment on energy use.

Sidel’s StarLITE R bottle is said to offer blow molders a wider processing window for making carbonated soft drink bottles from 100 percent recycled PET.

#SleeveConnect project uses CPET shrink sleeves on colorless, recycled PET bottles that can snap together.

New Sidel bottle blow molding machine molds virgin or recycled PET bottles that are up to 10 liters in volume, at a rate of 18,000 bottles per hour.

Hegen, a maker of specialty baby bottles, is commercializing the first feeding bottle made with recycled content. The Singapore company is using a grade of PPSU from Solvay that is certified as a circular feedstock.

Yankang Plastic Machinery touts machines making 20,000-liter water tanks.

New patent suggests that using spring-loaded pistons can better control parison consistency in extrusion blow molding applications.

SPE conference to examine impact of PFAS bans, regulation, economic impact and alternatives.