A PET paint container for solvent and water-based paints is the first in the category to use a two-stage process able to cut freight costs by up to 90% claims the UK developer Plastic Can Company (PCC).
The concept allows preforms to be manufactured centrally, with the handle ready fitted. The nested performs and the lids can be shipped and stored at the paint filling plant.
It means paint companies can respond to seasonal demand without stockpiling bulky containers says PCC.
A single reheat stretch-blow moulding machine will produce up to 34,000 cans/day, it is said.
The can is an ‘ideal high-end application’ for post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET that reduces cost and boosts the green credentials of the contents, according to PCC’s CEO Richard Lawson.
“PCR material is more available than ever before, but at present most of it goes into low value end-use applications such as fibre and strapping.”
The option of a can with ‘sparkling crystal clear clarity’ is also possible.
Different blow moulds can produce a variety of shapes from the same perform, including space-efficient square cans and grip shaped, as well as embossing.
“There’s really no limit,” says Mr Lawson.
The lid is removed by a ring-pull feature, which is clipped back on to the lid ready for the next use.
PCC is seeking licensees in North and South America.
The Plastic Can Company
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