Amcor Rigid Plastics Unveils Round Wide Mouth PET Jar for Food Packaging
New 24oz Hot Fill Container Replaces Glass and Delivers Unprecedented Consumer BenefitsMANCHESTER, Mich., October 7, 2011 – Amcor Rigid Plastics, the world’s leading producer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging, is ready to unseat glass as the dominant material in 24oz wide mouth food containers. The industry leader in hot fill technology sees major market opportunities for its newly introduced 24oz round, wide mouth PET jar for the food industry. The stock hot fill container is a lightweight replacement for glass for pasta sauces, apple sauce, salsas, jams and jellies, and other