Vertical compensation technology

From Yenra

Announced December 17, 2008, AriZona Beverage Company has recently introduced a range of its ready-to-drink beverages in twenty-ounce custom PET bottles. These bottles are made with Constar International's Vertical Compensation Technology (VCT), a panel-less bottle for hot-fill beverages. AriZona Beverage Company is the first major brand to commercialize Constar's VCT technology.

Constar is supplying AriZona Beverage Company with "Tallboy" PET bottles for seven SKUs of AriZona iced teas and juices, including Green Tea, Sweet Tea, Lemon Tea, Half & Half Lemonade Iced Tea, Watermelon Juice, Mucho Mango, and Fruit Punch.

Many of AriZona Beverage Company's products are hot-filled, which requires bottles that can accommodate the initial heat of filling and the proceeding cooling process. Constar's PET bottles with VCT technology provide a high performing, highly appealing alternative that employs a special geometry to address the hot-fill process. The new bottles were designed using Constar's CONSTruct advanced predictive engineering software, which optimizes performance and material use.

The new AriZona PET bottles with VCT technology also satisfy consumers' desires for green packaging. PET is among the most recyclable of plastics and is accepted in curbside recycling programs. Used PET has a high market demand and recovery value, finding its way back into bottles as well as products like carpet, clothing and sleeping bags.

Constar's vertical compensation technology is available in stock and custom design bottles and jars for hot-fill applications.