PETAINER LAUNCHES PETAINERKEG™ HYBRID
Petainer, a leader in plastic container innovation, has
unveiled its new petainerKeg™ Hybrid as part of its global keg family of
products. The one-way Hybrid keg offers universal filling, excellent handling,
safety and sustainability benefits.
Petainer’s team of scientists and technical experts have
worked closely with partners such as KHS, the global leader in keg filling
equipment, and customers to ensure the keg design meets the exacting needs of
users across the drinks industry – from beer, wine and cider, to cold brew
coffee and kombucha.
Commenting on the launch, Erin Corstanje, Group Director NPD
& Technical support said:
“We set out to design and develop a versatile PET keg which
provides the best user-experience and compatibility with existing systems which
lowers the barrier to entry for draught products. We have achieved this and
maintained the significant cost and sustainability benefits which are so
important to our customers’ CSR objectives, such as reducing the carbon
footprint and water use.”
Nigel Pritchard, Chief Operating Officer, Petainer Group,
said: “Petainer is the global leader in one-way PET kegs. The launch of Hybrid
marks another step in our growth plans as we continue to invest and innovate to
ensure that we are meeting the needs of our customers across all of our key
markets around the world.”
More cost-effective and sustainable
PetainerKeg™ Hybrid has a lower total cost of ownership than
other packaging formats such as steel and glass, because it can be filled, sent
and recycled when it is empty, cutting out costly return logistics and washing
processes. In addition, only minimal investment or adjustments to filling lines
are required because the keg has been designed to be filled using existing equipment,
whether it is manually or on semi and fully automatic lines.
The keg can also be sold as a kit and then blown and
assembled at the filling plant in the local market, providing cost-efficiencies
and helping to improve profits for larger breweries producing high volumes of
draught beer.
Easier to use and recycle
The keg provides superior handling and stacking compared to
competitor products, thanks to its ergonomically designed top and bottom
chimes, and is just 10% the weight of a traditional steel keg, making handling
at the filling plant and on-trade easier.
Like other products in the petainerKeg™ range, Hybrid can be
used with universal coupling systems, with flat fittings compatible with Micro
Matic A and G systems and well-type fittings compatible with Micro Matic S and
D systems, so customers know their product can be dispensed anywhere in the
world.
Once empty, the keg is easier to depressurise and
disassemble than other PET kegs – the chimes simply unclip from the keg body so
that all parts can be recycled as part of the waste stream.
Enhanced product safety and protection
Petainer’s kegs meet the highest industry standards for
safety and product protection and have been fully approved for use by three out
of the top five global breweries. Hybrid provides enhanced product safety
because it is blown from a heavier weight preform to provide a thicker keg
wall. This makes it more pierce resistant and can withstand an operating
pressure of 3.10bar (45psi), with maximum operating pressure of 4.14bar (60
psi).
Hybrid’s thicker wall also means improved CO2 and O2 gas
barrier properties, helping to protect the quality of the beer. Independent
tests show that the keg keeps the beer as fresh as other containers in the
packaging mix. VLB taste tests* show that after nine months the taste hasn’t
changed and is on a par with steel kegs.
More info: www.petainer.com/
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