What we're looking for

We are looking for solutions that enable 25+% light weighting of HDPE and PET bottles, while maintaining package overall strength to meet existing packing line and supply chain requirements. Solutions can be developmental, not limited to commercial solutions.

Solutions of interest include:

• Innovative materials or additives
• Innovative bottle making processes beyond traditional blow molding and injection stretch blow molding (ISBM)
• Insights or approaches from industries beyond packaging with expertise in materials efficiency, e.g. shoe design, aerospace, automotive, architecture, etc.

Our must-have requirements are:

• Enable 25+% light weighting of HDPE or PET bottles.
• Maintain overall package strength.
• Maintain recyclability in recycling streams for plastic bottles/closure.

What's out of scope:

• Temporary packaging line solutions that do not improve bottle strength, like using support (pucks) to provide artificial strength to lightweight bottles as they travel through the packaging line.
• Known light weighting approaches for packaging, such as simple shape modifications and wall thickness reduction.