Packaging

Leading Container Manufacturer at Drinktec, Munich

Thursday 15. August 2013 - Leading Container Manufacturer Petainer takes Beer, Wine and Cider to the Four Corners of the World - Drinktec, Munich (Hall B3, Stand 530)

Petainer’s innovative PET plastic kegs allow drinks companies to deliver drinks anywhere in the world at a fraction of the previous cost, opening up new market opportunities. The environmentally friendly kegs will be on display at trade show Drinktec in Munich in September.The environmentally friendly kegs will be on display at trade show Drinktec in Munich in September.
Petainer will be showcasing its game-changing PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) plastic kegs at the trade show Drinktec in Munich in September.
The lightweight kegs are available in 15, 20 and 30 litre capacities for drinks including beer, cider, wine, concentrates and low pressure carbonated soft drinks.  The kegs are also available in preforms, which can be distributed, blown and filled locally.
Petainer, which works with customers including Carlsberg, says the lightweight kegs cost less than 10 per cent of the price of the alternative steel keg, and offer many other major cost, environmental and quality benefits too.
PET is much lighter than steel which allows manufacturers to test overseas markets where previously cost would have been prohibitive.  One lorry can carry some 35,000 preforms and, in addition, more standard Petainer PET kegs can be carried than steel kegs.
Unlike steel kegs or other plastic variants, the PET kegs are recycled after use so they do not have to be cleaned, tracked, stored or maintained.  As there is no need to wash them, Petainer kegs also remove the need to use cleaning chemicals and the energy costs of the cleaning process.  In a world of “water stress” every Petainer keg saves 12 to 15 litres of water.  The Petainer kegs are good for your carbon footprint and your pocket, with the contents remaining in top quality.
There is no taste taint as aluminium or other metals are not present to influence taste. All Petainer kegs use sophisticated ‘barrier technologies’ to restrict oxygen ingress and reduce CO2 losses. The brown pigmentation in the plastic – plus a branded cardboard outer box if required – provides UV light protection.
Petainer’s Annemieke Hartman-Jemmett, Group Commercial Strategy Director, commented: “PET kegs are our future.  Previously the steel keg cost was more than its contents, and brewers and drinks suppliers were losing money on every keg.  Our high-tech kegs are shaking up the market and allowing brewers and drinks suppliers to deliver drinks anywhere in the world at a profit and with a greatly reduced environmental impact.”
“The Petainer keg is only one of our products on show at Drinktec. Additional products include small container preforms, refillable and one way bottles, and water coolers (BPA free),” she added.
“The team at Petainer prides itself on its DrinkinventivenessT, the ability to solve complex beverage drinks supply challenges simply and profitably, and are ready to take on any food or drink distribution challenge. If you would like to know how we can get beer to Beijing or cider to Canberra, or are curious how we manage to get 35,000 kegs on one truck, then do visit our stand in Hall B3, Stand 530 at the Drinktec trade show in Munich, Germany from 16 to 20th September 2013,” concluded Annemieke Hartman Jemmett