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rightful place in the market. However, we cannot do this alone – we currently, and will continue to, partner with pioneering adopters along the value chain who live up to their promises and see their sustainability commitments as more than a marketing opportunity to a concrete reality. Will you come with us? Let’s Go! Acknowledgements The support of Husky for the preform production and the know-how of co- injection is greatly appreciated. The bottle blowing and bottle testing was done in collaboration with Logoplaste Innovation Lab. /1 / ComPETence Magazine, ONE:20, p 100-103, “PET and PEF. A combination fit for future sustainable barrier packaging solutions /2 / ComPETence Magazine, TWO:20, p 56-61, “PEF as a multilayer barrier technology: a sustainable way to enable long shelf life in PET bottles”
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Fig 3: CO 2 loss data and barrier improvement factors of 500 mL 19,7 g bottles, courtesy of Logoplaste Innovation Lab. The bottles were filled with carbonated water, stored at room temperature (20-23 °C) and the CO 2 level measured by FTIR method.
Nevertheless, to commercialization PEF will face the same challenges typical of every innovative product - its acceptance will be constantly endangered by purely economic in its path concerns, which ignore the significant sustainability benefits that PEF can bring to help brand owners achieve their
promises on sustainability, and prove to both the industry and consumers that they are truly pioneers who walk-the-walk and will lead the transition to a circular economy from the front.
AUTHOR Elizabeth Eaves
Technical Application Manager Francesco Acquasanta Product developer and R&D Project Leader COMPANY
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