How to start a PET bottle production business?

How to start a PET bottle production business? Starting a PET bottle production business — whether as a standalone contract moulding operation, or as in-house bottle production for an existing filling or packaging business — requires a clear understanding of the...

What plastic is used to make water bottles?

What plastic is used to make water bottles? The vast majority of commercial water bottles — from small 330 ml single-serve bottles to 5-litre family containers — are made from PET: polyethylene terephthalate. PET’s combination of glass-like optical clarity, structural...

What is a PET preform and how is it made?

What is a PET preform and how is it made? A PET preform is the thick-walled injection-moulded intermediate from which a finished PET bottle is produced by stretch blow moulding. It resembles a thick-walled test tube: closed at one end, with the finished bottle’s neck...