Nampak Plastics Europe

Turnaround measures launched in Europe and South Africa as group fiscal year results fall

New plastic milk bottle manufacturing plant to open in Scotland

Collaborating with Nampak on “hole-through-the-wall” HDPE blow moulding facility / Deal worth close to EUR 10m annually

Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging

Lightweighted HDPE bottle is the “ideal packaging system” for short shelf life products / James Crick of Nampak Plastics Europe talks to PIE about the company's “Infini” bottle, future lightweighting plans and the road towards increase recyclate content

Positive reaction to lightweighted milk bottle / Average 15% weight saving / Licensing deals under discussion

Plans to introduce HDPE stretch blow moulded bottles / Initial application for niche product lines / Lower carbon footprint

Milk bottle plant to open in Northern Ireland in 2010 / Bottles to contain minimum of 10% rHDPE