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28 Extrusion International 1/2020 EXTRUSION INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY NEWS Modern PET Bottle Concepts New concepts in PET bottles are the next big thing in wine and Amcor unveiled its most recent designs at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in February in Sacramento. In ad- dition to custom designs, Amcor is announcing its collabora- tion with British multi award-winning start-up Garçon Wines tomake their signature andmore sustainable flat wine bottles available to the U.S. market. “We know today’s wine consumers are looking for a unique experience,” said Beth Rettig, vice president of spirits, wine and food, Amcor Rigid Packaging. “Amcor’s concepts are sleek, modern and perfectly matched to today’s lifestyle re- quirements for convenience and sustainability. PET bottles are unbreakable, beach- and pool-friendly, and the designs are only limited by the imagination. There are also environmental benefits: our bottles are lightweight, infinitely recyclable* and have a lower carbon footprint than glass bottles or aluminum cans.” Amcor and Gar- çon Wines will also be collabo- rating to produce the flat wine bot- tles made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) PET plastic in the U.S. A 2018 DowPack- aging Innovation Amcor www.amcor.com , www.amcor.com/choosepetbottles Garçon Wines www.garconwines.com Awards Diamond Finalist, Garçon Wines’ flat wine bottle has been generating significant interest in its home country of the UK, as well as in Europe, and is now set to come to the U.S. to continue its multinational expansion. A serious challenger to round glass bottles, the recycled PET flat bottle with granted patent and patents pending in theU.S. will becomewidely avail- able in theU.S. in the secondhalf of 2020. By innovating in shape and using best-in-class material, it becomes a game-changing, sustainable solution. “As we are facing a climate emergency and existential threat, we urgently need to be making step changes to products to slash their carbon footprint. Flattening the wine bottle saves space and making it from recycled PET saves weight and en- ergy,” said Santiago Navarro, CEO and co-founder of Garçon Wines. “We are highly motivated by the opportunity to col- laborate with Amcor for our flat wine bottles in the world’s largest wine market. As the leading plastic packaging compa- ny to the U.S. wine industry, Amcor is the perfect partner for the stateside launch of our innovative wine bottles.” PET, which has rapidly become the world’s preferred packag- ing material, is lightweight, shatterproof, resealable, reus- able, and infinitely recyclable (With existing technologies in- cluding chemical recycling). PET plastic bottles often have the lowest carbon footprint and their production results in up to 70% less greenhouse gas emissions, according to Amcor’s As- set Lifecycle Analysis. For more information: Davis-Standard, LLC www.davis-standard.com Acquisition Davis-Standard, LLC announced that it has acquired Deacro Industries, Ltd (“Deacro”) of Mississauga, Ontario. Deacro (www.deacro.com ) designs, manufactures and assembles high performance slitting, rewinding and roll handling equipment for the converting process of paper, film and foil materials. “Deacro is a market leader in high performance slitting and re- winding equipment technology for flexible packaging applica- tions and we are excited to welcome their dedicated team to Davis-Standard,” said Jim Murphy, Davis-Standard President and CEO. Murphy added: “We are enthusiastic about this op- portunitywithDeacro; our organizations share a common focus on providing our customers solutions, service and technology.” Clarence Beishuizen, President of Deacro Industries Ltd., re- marked on transaction. “We are very pleased to join Davis-Standard, an organization that shares our business values and long-standing reputation as a global leader in the industry.” he said. “With Davis-Standard we have a partner that is committed to our customers, employ- ees and advancing technology. Deacro will continue to operate and serve its customers as before and we are enthusiastic about our opportunities with Davis-Standard.” Murphy concludedwith: “This is an exciting day for both organi- zations as we begin our future together.” Pictured is Deacro’s Model T800 duplex twin-turret slitter, which provides unloading of finished rolls and core set-up while simultaneously running web