Evian new mineral water bottle into rPET material

France's Danone Group plans to integrate 50% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) into its new generation of lightweight water bottles in 2011.

The new mineral water bottle made by APPE will be 11% lighter than the original and the weight will be reduced from the previous 32 grams to 28.6 grams. Danone also plans to increase the output of this new type of mineral water bottle. By the end of 2011, the proportion of rPET bottles will increase from 25% to 50%.

Danone said that if customers want to squeeze this new type of water bottle, they will find that during the extrusion process, the bottle of mineral water will be deformed axially instead of the original horizontal direction.

APPE is planning to produce this rPET bottle at its Bona Plant in eastern France.