Sidel launches one-stop shop for seamless switch to rPET bottle production

The RePETable offer is a range of services dedicated to rPET, designed to extend virgin PET benefits to rPET and achieve consistent production performance and bottle quality.

Sidel packaging innovation experts are continuing to develop advanced knowledge about rPET resin and solutions for efficient bottle production by leveraging its unique small-scale recycling pilot line in France.

The RePETable offer has been designed for customers to pick and choose services that best suit their specific needs. Sidel's RePETable offer is additional to its packaging optimisation services for lighter bottle weight, helping customers make a cost-efficient transition to rPET.

Sidel offers rPET-ready features with packaging services and mold solutions, equipment upgrades and process support which achieve consistent, high production performance and bottle quality, even with up to 100% rPET. The blowing process is optimized to manage challenges associated with rPET grades and out-of-spec rPET is identified and rejected before processing. 

Sidel’s investment in its small-scale recycling pilot line is supporting primary packaging suppliers in innovating with new materials for closure, sleeve, glue, label, additives, colouring and any other primary packaging material.

The services delivered through this pilot line ensure primary packaging recycling process efficiency, resin quality, and rPET bottle performance. Sidel is using this line to recreate every step of the recycling process from washing, drying and pellet extrusion to crystallisation and Solid State Polymerisation, including dedicated process and laboratory controls at every step.