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Apple-shaped bottles get plastic version

Watsonville, CA-based apple juice processing company S. Martinelli & Co. has partnered with Graham Packaging Co. L.P. (www.grahampackaging.com) to launch a PET plastic version of its 10-oz apple-shaped glass juice bottle.

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Plastic closures are supplied by O-I (www.o-i.com).

Martinelli wanted a hot-fillable, panel-less, label-free container with barrier properties. The challenge for plastic container supplier Graham was to maintain the shape of the bottle when the hot-filled juice cooled inside the container. The challenge was met by using liquid-nitrogen dosing into the filled container head space.

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