Clip Aside Tethered Caps: established and flexibly adaptable to new requirements
An important step has been taken. EU Directive 2019/904 made tethered caps mandatory for non-returnable PET bottles and beverage cartons with a capacity of up to three liters from July 3, 2024 onwards. The Clip Aside tethering system on the closure’s drop band was developed early on by BERICAP to simplify the process of switching filling lines over to the new tethered closures. Today, more than 15 billion bottles on over 70 filling lines have been fitted with the BERICAP Clip Aside caps. The sustainable and user-friendly closures with an up to 180-degree opening angle are available for neck finishes ranging from 26 to 38 mm in beverage categories such as carbonated soft drinks (CSDs), water, juice and tea drinks, and dairy products. Customers aiming for a quick and flexible switch over to resealable tethered caps that represent an alternative to aluminum seal foils (“alu seal-free”) in the milk and dairy segment will also find the solutions they are looking for at BERICAP.
Sport caps for a mobile future
BERICAP’s sport caps are also available in a tethered version. Sustainability and comfort are key attributes of the products in this portfolio, and the BERICAP sport caps are produced in a particularly eco-friendly way. For example, the one-piece sport cap “Biarritz” and the two-piece premium closure “Monet” are manufactured in a mono-material design for optimum recyclability. Users also appreciate the sport caps’ convenience. They can be opened using just one hand and the dust cap folds back up to 180 degrees for ease of drinking, even when exercising or on the go. BERICAP’s sport caps have an additional tamper-evidence feature for optimum product protection.
