Coca-Cola Amatil develops sustainability success with new cap for Powerade bottles

07 Sep 2018 --- Coca-Cola Amatil – one of the biggest beverage producers in the Asia Pacific region has launched the SyLon Sports closure, a custom solution for new Powerade bottles. The closure has improved recyclability as all three components are made of the same high-density polyethylene material, creating a cleaner recycling stream. It is an Australian-grown innovation which was designed, tested and prototyped by the Amatil Packaging Services Division in Eastern Creek, Sydney.

The SyLon Sports closure builds on Coca-Cola Amatil’s progress reducing the volume and variety of plastic content in many bottles.

The design is the first-of-its-kind to be approved by The Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola Amatil’s Group Managing Director Alison Watkins cut the ribbon at the launch in Western Sydney.

“We believe the SyLon Sports closure is an Aussie-manufacturing success story. 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.”

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

More than one hundred and twenty million SyLon sports closures will be manufactured by CocaCola Amatil each year for use in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Coca-Cola Amatil’s presence in Western Sydney also includes; its largest NSW manufacturing facility and distribution center located at Northmead, and a facility in Seven Hills where the company manufactures Australian Bitters Company’s Aromatic Bitters, the world’s second largest bitters brand.

Coca-Cola Amatil is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of ready-to-drink non-alcohol and alcohol beverages, coffee and ready-to-eat food snacks in the Asia Pacific region. Coca-Cola Amatil is also the authorized manufacturer and distributor of The Coca-Cola Company’s beverage brands in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Samoa.