Among the products that packaging manufacturer Retal exhibited on its stand at Brau Beviale 2018 was its new High Grip closure. This system, which was presented for the first time at the trade fair, features a taller overall design and continuous slats, which are intended to provide an optimised, non-slip opening and closing of beverage bottles. The closure height is at the same level as the classic PCO1810 closures and also fits PCO1881 bottle necks, but only at a weight of 2.45g. Read more
Co-packers can now reuse existing stacking trays designed for standard 1810 specifications thanks to RETAL's High Grip closure solution – with over 20million units already sold.
High Grip helps customers reduce the plastic in their beverage packaging as it's the same height as a standard closure, at 19.85mm, but just 2.45g, saving around 1.3g of weight per bottle, thanks to its deeper grooves that distribute the weight across the taller lid.
Using less plastic but still maintaining excellent rigidity due to the height, the RETAL High Grip is also ideal for older people or those with reduced mobility in their hands as it's easy to hold and use – helping beverage brands to meet their CSR targets while keeping consumers happy.
RETAL worked closely with a market-leading bottle filling company to create this functional solution that delivers high market acceptance thanks to its consumer-friendly attributes such as being easy to open and grip.
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Confirmed investment will allow RETAL to use up to 100% recycled material starting mid 2019, decreasing waste and increasing overall production efficiency at its APET film factory in Lithuania. The new line in Lithuania will add a further 40% capacity to the global packaging company's extensive APET film capability to ensure a high-quality product and excellent consistent service for its customers throughout Europe and beyond.
With the growing market demand environmentally-friendly packaging, RETAL Baltic's APET film is aligned with the trend. Viktorija Jureviciute, General Manager RETAL Baltic, says, “APET film can create a closed loop for raw materials. We can take up to 100% secondary material to produce our films, so that's a lot of industrial and post industrial waste being utilized in a sustainable and effective manner. APET films from RETAL bring environmental and economical value for our customers.”
Post consumer- and post industrial waste is taken from the market, alongside its own PET waste, to create the rPET used in its films, bringing RETAL Baltic as close as possible to the closed loop strategy it aims to achieve.
Jureviciute says, “We also support our customers' own closed loop; we take back waste material to recycle, and not just our own waste. Every year we use less energy and recycle more. We work together with our customers to deliver better value – not just a better price - throughout the production process.”
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RETAL's film business has been consistently growing as its customers' demand has increased. Jureviciute notes, “We have many long-standing customer relationships; our investment and development runs alongside their changing needs. We have a significant share of the thermoforming and FFS (Form, Fill, Seal) markets in Europe, not just for monolayer PET but also with multilayer solutions, which is growing considerably.”
“In the growing niche market of metallized films, we are also developing a strong reputation as preferred supplier,” adds Jureviciute. “They're particularly popular in confectionery packaging – we have ten different shades of gold metallized film for chocolate packaging! We supply the leading chocolate brands.”
RETAL has been producing high quality films for over a decade, including a range of BOPET and LDPE heat shrink films, made in its factories outside of Lithuania, to meet the exacting demands of its customers.
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На Международной выставке пластмасс NPE2018: RETAL объявил о запуске решения для горячего розлива, которое приведет к существенной экономии средств.
Обладая значительными экологическими преимуществами, наше решение для упаковки с использованием горячего розлива имеет низкий вес и позволяет сократить расходы на транспортировку, а также выполнено в превосходном дизайне, отвечающем требованиям ведущих мировых брендов.
Влад Гаскаров, R&D специалист RETAL, сообщает: «Мы создали комплексное решение для горячего розлива, которое делает существующий на рынке дизайн не актуальным. Это настоящий прорыв в секторе упаковки, и мы рады заявить на NPE о его запуске в этом году. Продукт не только значительно легче, чем существующая на рынке упаковка, но также позволяет производителям выдувать бутылки на своем собственном оборудовании. Компаниям больше не нужно покупать пустые пластиковые бутылки и перевозить их за сотни километров. Благодаря новому комплексному решению по производству преформ и крышек для горячего розлива, клиентам больше не придется «перевозить воздух» - они смогут выдувать свои бутылки. Это большое преимущество как для брендов, так и для сохранения окружающей среды».
Для североамериканского рынка RETAL разработал индивидуальный дизайн, который позволяет снизить вес упаковки на 10-15%. Специальная горловина RETAL, наряду с существенным снижением веса представляет собой первоклассное комплексное решение в области упаковки. Мы планируем выпуск полной линейки размеров бутылки, при всех инновационных преимуществах продукта и без ограничений прав собственности. Г-н Гаскаров также отметил: «Мы оптимизировали дизайн корпуса за счет более качественного распределения материала и создания равномерной толщины стенки бутылки. Это отвечает требованиям ведущих мировых брендов напитков, с самыми строгими стандартами на рынке»
RETAL traditionally became a participant of the largest European BrauBeviale exhibition for the beverage industry, which took place in Nuremberg in November. This year RETAL presented an updated product range to their European colleagues.
BrauBeviale exhibition has been regularly held since the late 70s of the last century, with its scale growing every year. In 2016, BrauBeviale has set another record by hosting in three days about 38 thousand specialists from all areas of the beverage industry: distributors, suppliers, manufacturers of equipment, technologies, services, raw materials, packaging materials and finished beverages. Most of participants are companies from Northern, Central and Eastern Europe.
RETAL stand enjoyed great popularity among other 1300 exhibitors. Exhibition guests appreciated the stylish futuristic design of the site. RETAL brought to Germany the whole range of their products - preforms, caps, and containers. New developments of the company were of a particular interest among the visitors: containers for dairy packaging and the cap 1881 Xlight SF. By the way, the latter has been already actively used by European partners as a modern solution on the market of packaging of carbonated beverages.
RETAL has been constantly improving in promoting their brand and reputation, therefore the preparation for the next BrauBeviale has already begun.