Coca-Cola Amatil unveils new closure for Powerade bottles

Coca-Cola Amatil has launched the new Sylon Sports closure for Powerade bottles in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Designed and tested by the Amatil packaging services division in Eastern Creek, Sydney, the closure is made of high-density polyethylene material to create a “cleaner recycling stream”.

Coca-Cola Amatil said the design is the “first of its kind” to be approved by The Coca-Cola Company.

Alison Watkins, Coca-Cola Amatil’s group managing director, cut the ribbon at the launch in Western Sydney. “We believe the Sylon Sports closure is an Aussie-manufacturing success story,” she said.

“Until now, we have imported closures from Europe and faced challenges with global supply. Our packaging services division team at Eastern Creek took initiative and designed, tested and prototyped a closure cap which is more cost effective, better for the environment, and will be made in Western Sydney.

More than 120 million Sylon Sports closures will be made by Coca-Cola Amatil each year.

“Our team said they could develop a reliable closure without compromising our commitment to sustainability – and did.”

More than 120 million Sylon Sports closures will be manufactured by Coca-Cola Amatil each year for use in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Last month Coca-Cola Amatil announced it had started a strategic review of SPC, its Australian fruit and vegetable processor, including options to sell the business.

The review will look at how growth can be unlocked, through a change in ownership or a merger.