Additive package conveys icy image
Canadian Plastics
The challenge: make polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles of Russian Prince vodka look "cold". The solution: A masterbatch from Clariant that gives the PET bottle a frosted glass appearance.Yvon Ga...
The challenge: make polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles of Russian Prince vodka look “cold”. The solution: A masterbatch from Clariant that gives the PET bottle a frosted glass appearance.
Yvon Garneau, sales manager for Clariant Masterbatches Division-Canada, explains how the frosted look is achieved. “We had to make sure that the colorant was dispersed correctly and that the final appearance of the blown bottle was consistent. Bacardi-Martini Canada Inc. had been having problems with swirls and color imperfections on the finished product.
“Our solution involved adjusting the additive masterbatch package, moving to a micropellet to aid distribution and setting the processing parameters to ensure the final frosted-glass appearance.”
For the Russian Prince bottle, Massiplast (Mississauga, Ont. – formerly Mag-Plastic) molds the preform, and Pet Pak Containers (Mississauga) blow molds the bottles.
Clariant Masterbatches Division-Canada 800/265-3773
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