THE NEW STANDARD IN CLEAR POLYPROPYLENE

Clear PP ISBM for Sports Drink Bottles

Inherent benefits
› Heat resistance
› Lowest density
› No BPA concerns
› Processability
› Chemical resistance/ESCR
› Excellent clarity
› Surface replication
› Surface Gloss

Sustainability
› Lower weight
› Low energy consumption
› Easy to recycle
› # 5 for recycling logo versus # 7

Processability
› No need for drying
› Low processing temperature
› Low injection pressure
› Low blowing pressure
› No annealing step required
› Not sensitive to shear & heat

Cost efficient
› Raw material
› Multiple suppliers
› Low bottle weight
› Capital investment (standard machine)
› Low energy consumption

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Millad® NX8000 clarified polypropylene
... cost efficient, balanced properties combined with outstanding optical performance.

cPP ISBM versus Heat resistant co-polyester/PC ISBM for Sports Drink Bottles

PP CLARIFIED WITH HEAT RESISTANT PC

Material Characteristics MILLAD® NX8000 CO-POLYESTER

Density (g/cc) 0.90 1.17 1.20

Tg(°C) 130 (Vicat) 109 150
Processing Temperature (°C) 220-230 280-285 280-300
Drying Requirements No 4 hrs@ 88°C 4-6 hrs@ 121°C
Mold Temperature (°C) 20 60-65 60-80

clear pp
Starbucks New VIVANNO™ Cold Cups*
Reducing Our Environmental Footprint — One Cup at a Time

Take a closer look at Starbucks newest VIVANNO™ cold cups

and you’ll notice something a little different. Traditionally, our cold
cups have been made from the industry-standard PET plastic. You
can identify it by the #1 symbol on the bottom of the cup. Although
it’s the same PET that is used for most beverage bottles, the
manufacturing process for cups makes them incompatible with
bottles in most recycling systems. Unfortunately, this means that
most recyclers won’t accept any PET cups for recycling.
We’re also concerned about the climate impact of our cups and
other packaging. One cup does not make much difference, but we
sell over one billion cups every year, so any improvement we can
make in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from producing
our cups has a pretty big impact.
That’s why we asked an external group of scientists to look at the
entire life cycle environmental impact of our cups, from extraction of the raw
materials, to converting the plastic resins into cups to their transportation, to
their use and finally their disposal. What we discovered is that PP cups actually “What we discovered is that PP cups
use 15% less plastic than PET cups and emit 45% less greenhouse gasses
during their production. This life cycle assessment (or LCA) approach is how we actually use 15% less plastic than PET
plan to start measuring the true environmental impact of our major decisions
around packaging. It’s not enough to just focus on recycling anymore. To be
cups and emit 45 % less greenhouse
truly responsible, we need to know all of the impacts of our decisions around gasses during their production”
cups or coffee or the way we build our stores.
But, speaking of recycling, PP cups are a great improvement over PET because
PP can be mixed (or co-mingled) together without impacting its ability to be
recycled. So if your recycler accepts yogurt or margarine containers (also PP)
for recycling, they should also take Starbucks ne VIVANNO™ cups. Just be
sure to check with your local recycler first! This may be new to them too. “Speaking of recycling, PP
Starbucks is excited to introduce our newest beverage in our newest cup. As cups are also Clear PP a great
the first company to use post-consumer recycled paper fiber in hot cups, we’re
always looking for ways to reduce the environmental impact of our operations. improvement over PET”
Enjoy your VIVANNO™!

*http://blogs.starbucks.com/blogs/customer/archive/2008/07/22/starbucks-new-vivanno-cold-cups-reducing-our-environmental-footprint-one-cup-at-a-time.aspx

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