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PET lightweighting solutions from Sidel bring measurable savings
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Monday, 13 April, 2026, 13 : 00 PM [IST]
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France
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Sidel has released an interactive tool that calculates the potential savings possible for primary packaging, according to customisable use cases. In the global context, PET savings are more important than ever to producers. Due to its longstanding packaging expertise and innovative developments, producers can now save on PET costs and lower their carbon footprint without sacrificing container performance.
Its new Packaging Optimisation Tool delivers an interactive experience, where visitors can calculate packaging savings as a result of customisable scenarios. This tool offers a comprehensive range of levers, such as bottle neck, body and base changes, on top of the adoption of partial labels or the integration of recycled PET. As users play around with possible shifts in these areas compared to their current production, they will be able to see the changing savings per year – both in costs and GHG emissions.
Vincent Le Guen, vice-president for packaging, moulds and line solutions at Sidel, said, “Rising and dynamic costs of PET are a significant challenge for customers, and every opportunity to optimise the package weight helps, both for their bottom line, and their sustainability goals.”
Achieving savings and sustainability targets is possible by making important choices, and producers can achieve significant PET savings through lightweighting and optimising their packaging design, with reductions such as up to 40% less bottle neck weight, 35% body weight reduction, and 20% in the bottle base.
Its experts smoothly assist with the best line conversions and moulds to meet requirements, following comprehensive packaging feasibility and performance qualifications. The investment quickly pays for itself in savings on PET, while benefitting from a lighter carbon footprint.
Beyond packaging design itself, producers can go even further with state-of-the-art technology for additional savings. Redefining lightweighting, the EvoBLOW Laser brings an additional 10% lightweighting on average without sacrificing performance. Its newest partial label roll-fed labelling solution can deliver labels with up to 75% material reduction, and the EvoFilm Stretch secondary packaging solution reduces plastic film by 50%1. These technologies make additional savings possible, to stay competitive and contribute to sustainability.
Historically, it has been leading the way with solutions to reduce raw materials in packaging and promote circularity. The first to industrialise blowing for PET packaging, its company name translates to “Industrial Company of Light Packaging” (from Société Industrielle Des Emballages Légers in French).
Jerome Neveu, packaging and moulds product manager, said, “This new online calculator is flexible, interactive, easy to use, and freely available, helping create awareness of what is possible for cost savings and advancing sustainable packaging.”
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