• Total penetration of O₂ reduced to 0.1 ppm per month. That’s an O₂ barrier up to 30 times greater than a non-treated PET bottle. ACTIS^TM offers the same rate of efficiency in protecting against O₂ penetration from the air through the package and against migration of O₂ that is present in the PET itself.
• Loss of CO₂ is limited to 1% per month, making the barrier to CO₂ nearly 7 times greater than the barrier of a standard bottle.
• Thanks to its internal barrier layer, an ACTIS^TM treated bottle efficiently reduces migrations of all types including aldehydes, aromas, PET catalysts, and even loss of water.

1. ppm: parts per million
2. The improvement factor can vary widely depending on the\par performance of the non-treated package

Quality beer

As a natural product, beer is a sensitive beverage. The penetration of even the tiniest amount of oxygen (O₂) into the package can change beer’s taste and aroma, and losses of carbon dioxide (CO₂) affect its carbonation and foaming properties. Bearing in mind such particularities, there was gloom in brewery industry to use PET for packing beer although this product had been adopted for almost other beverage.

Specifically developed for beer, ACTIS^TMcurbs these types of problems. ACTIS^TM extends the life of beer in PET bottles to at least 6 months, so that consumers always enjoy the quality they expect.

All quality criteria combined, the quality of beer in ACTIS^TM treated PET is no different from the same beer packaged in glass.
Alfred Jorgensen Laboratory, an international beer-tasting benchmark organization, following taste tests lasting over 6 months.

All the advantages of PET bottles

• shatterproof, reclosable, lightweight for carry-along consumption anywhere.
• easy to customize, to guide the consumer selection process.
• hygienic thanks to the cap protecting the neck finish.

ACTIS gives PET bottles a previously missing advantage: a barrier layer to gases and various migrations. In the package, next to the beverage itself, is where ACTIS protects the drink the best. Therefore, the ACTIS™ process can be used with most carbonated and oxide-sensitive drinks. Please feel free to consult Owens-Brockway Plastic Containers.

Presented at the Hartford Chapter
October 2000 meeting by
Arnie Grot, Vice Chairman