The world market for beer filled in PET bottles and closed by plastic screw caps is steadily growing. Consumption of beer in PET is strong in Eastern-European and Asian countries; also in Germany an important share of the beer market is already in PET.Beer as an oxygen sensitive product can be…

Brands have been built up through investment in research, design and quality, furthermore in creating and maintaining consumer satisfaction and loyalty - which is at the heart of the success of manufacturers of branded goods.Trust in the quality and safety of brands is fundamental to consumer…

Less than 10 years after having introduced on the market the first plastic closures for still water, traded as HEXACAP®, that weighted less than 2 g and that were produced on large scale across the world (almost 10 billion closures per year), BERICAP is now engaged with another major challenge with…

BioGaia AB has concluded a global collaborative agreement with Bericap Sarl, the French subsidiary to the German Bericap Group, which is one of the world´s largest manufacturers of caps and other package closures, with 20 factories in 18 countries that produce approx. 50 billion closures per…

   Silgan White Cap Americas announced today the Honest Tea launch of a new tea line-up with brighter tastes and labels. Each product uses a custom printed, 38mm Plasti-Twist™ Plus closure. The new line-up – which includes Citrus Green Energy Tea, Honey Green Tea, Lemon Black Tea, Peach White Tea…

   As the world leader in premium commercial cleaning and sanitizing, ECOLAB has grown to $ 5 billion in global sales.In more than 160 countries, businesses rely on more than 23,000 associates worldwide to keep their operations clean and sanitary. Late 2007, ECOLAB Healthcare Europe, selected…

Light weighting of closures is the latest trend due to increase of resin costs. At the same time users of plastic closures need to save costs. Light weightening is the major contribution of BERICAP to sustainability of packaging, respectively the saving of non-renewable resources. …

   BERICAP Asia secured a contract with CHEVRON INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD for supply of 40 mm screw caps (type SK40/24 PV4 IHS) for the new consumer pack design for the CALTEX and CHEVRON brands of automotive products.The contract covers regional supply of caps to plants in China, Thailand, Vietnam,…