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Wine debuts in barrier-coated PET bottles

In March 2008, Artisan Wine Co., British Columbia, introduced to Canadian markets its Painted Turtle brand Semillion/Chardonnay and Cabernet/Shiraz wines in 750-mL silicon oxide-coated PET bottles from Ball Corp. (www.ball.com).

Pw 6420 Artisan

The FDA-compliant, ultra-thin (less than 100 nanometers) SIG PLASMAX SiOX coating is supplied by SIG Beverages (www.sig.biz/site/en), a div. of SIG Holding AG. It is a commercially proven, transparent, oxygen-barrier coating that resists cracking, abrasion, delamination, and other degradation. Applied to the inside of the PET bottle by a process called Plasma Impulse Chemical Vapor Deposition, it helps protect the wine’s shelf life and is said to be easily removed during the PET recycling process. The aluminum screw-cap closures are from G3 Enterprises (www.g-3enterprises.com). And the recyclable, liner-backed film labels, flexo-printed in 12 colors with UV inks, are supplied by Tapp Technologies (www.tapptech.com).

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