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Plastic Bottle Corp. (Libertyville, IL) has come out with a new line of bottles called Laura Ovals for the cosmetics and health and beauty markets. The three sizes include a 2-oz PVC bottle with a 20/415 neck finish or a 20-mm tall finish that accommodates a linerless threaded closure; a 4-oz PVC bottle with a 24/415 neck finish; and an 8-oz bottle produced in PVC or OPET with either a 24/410 or 24/415 neck finish.

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