Looking for a list of manufacturers that make: 750 ml food grade
plastic bottles.
   We would be ordering in Quantities of:  10,000 to 12,000 bottles at
a time.
   We would like to pay:  Less than .50 each.   
   Plastic type:  PETE #1
   List should include name and address of company, contact name,
telephone, and website address.

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Request for Question Clarification by umiat-ga on 07 Jul 2003 10:21 PDT

There are a few items I need to clarify before I continue to work on
your question.

1. What type of food product will be placed in the bottles?

2. What shape bottle do you need? Please look at the following link
and tell me if this type of bottle would be acceptable if it was in
the right size:
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=USPlastic&category%5Fname=PET%AE+Bottles&product%5Fid=PET%AE+Boston+Round+Bottles

3. Some of the manufacturers would likely want to negotiate with you
directly concerning a price quote. Would this be acceptable in an
answer? It is difficult for me to negotiate a price when I am not
involved in the business.

4. In what country are you based? Are you willing to negotiate with
foreign manufacturers?

5. Are there companies you have already contacted that I can rule out?

umiat

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Request for Question Clarification by umiat-ga on 07 Jul 2003 10:51 PDT

Please also look at these two samples:

http://www.containerandpackaging.com/item.asp?item=B194

http://www.containerandpackaging.com/item.asp?item=B194

You have not mentioned anything about lids, either. Therefore, I am
assuming you are looking for a price quote on bottles without the
lids. Is this correct?

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Clarification of Question by select51-ga on 07 Jul 2003 11:00 PDT

The bottle style we’d like to see similar to what most liquors are
bottled in, not water bottle style.  They will need to have twist off
tops with a tamper evident tear off.

We are located in the U.S. but have dealt with Canadian manufacturers
in the past with success.

We have not contacted any manufacturers at this time.

We would be able to negotiate pricing on our own once we have received
a list of viable candidates, preferably a list of at least 10
candidates.

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Clarification of Question by select51-ga on 07 Jul 2003 11:01 PDT

A liquid beverage additive will be packaged in the bottles

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 07 Jul 2003 13:08 PDT

Select51-ga,

Are you looking for a bottling company -- that is, a facility that
will bottle your product for you?  Or are you looking to buy the
bottles yourself and do your own bottling?

The reason I ask is that -- if you do the bottling yourself -- I'm not
sure you can have tamper-resistant or tamper-evident twist off tops
without having access to specialized equipment.

If you can give a bit more detail about how you intend to fill and cap
10,000 bottles, perhaps I can find an appropriate source of bottles
for you.

Thanks.

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Clarification of Question by select51-ga on 07 Jul 2003 13:35 PDT

We have a manufacturing facility that will do the bottling.  The caps
will have to be packed separately from the bottles, but we will need
to purchase both bottles and caps.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 07 Jul 2003 18:52 PDT

If you haven't already, please contact Amcor at the site below, to see
if they meet your needs:

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http://www.amcorpetpackaging.com/

Amcor offers a full array of PET packaging for the fast-paced beverage
industry. Whether you need containers that are stock or proprietary,
cold or hot-filled, with or without enhanced barrier properties, we
can put you quickly into the marketplace with a PET package geared to
meet your product's specific requirements. Our comprehensive product
line includes packaging for the following market segments:

Soft Drinks 
Water 
Juices and Teas 
Sports Drinks 
Dairy 
Distilled Spirits and Beer

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Amcor PET Packaging is a leading global packaging company focused on
providing PET (polyethylene terephthalate) packaging solutions to the
consumer products industry. Headquartered in Manchester, Michigan
(USA), we have approximate annual sales of US $2.0 billion and employ
5,800 people at 48 manufacturing locations in 18 countries worldwide.

Our facilities produce PET containers and preforms for food and
beverage applications, including carbonated soft drinks, bottled
waters, juices, isotonics, alcoholic beverages, edible oils,
dressings, spreads and sauces. We also supply PET containers to the
personal care and agro-chemical industries.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. William Long
Global Headquarters
10521 S. Highway M-52
Manchester Michigan 48158 USA
Telephone: 1 734 428 9741
Fax: 1 734 428 4622


For all product enquiries - please email: shelley.steele@amcor.com


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I believe the PET bottles are the same as the PETE bottles you are
seeking -- please correct me if I'm mistaken about this.

If Amcor works out for you...great.  If it doesn't, please let me know
what the issues are -- price, minimum order volumes, materials, etc. 
The more I know about what works for you and what doesn't, the more
likely it is I can find what you need.

Good luck.

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by select51-ga on 08 Jul 2003 05:29 PDT

Reply to Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 07 Jul
2003 18:52 PDT

Yes PET is the same.  The company you included appears that they do
make what we need.  Again we are looking for multiple
vendors/manufacturers of these items.

Hello again,

Thank you for confirming that Amcor appears to make what you are
looking for.  I've listed below most of the major suppliers of
food-grade and CSD (carbonated soft drink) grade PET/PETE bottles in
the U.S. and Canada.  I'm sure several of them will have the products
you need; information on prices was not readily available, however.

I like to provide all my customers with the best answer possible, so
please let me know -- through a Request for Clarification -- if you
need any additional information to meet your needs.

pafalafa-ga

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Amcor PET Packaging
Mr. Brian Walsh
910 Central Parkway West
Mississauga, Ontario L5C2V5
905/275-1592 ext 402  


President and Chief Executive Officer 
Mr. William Long 
Global Headquarters 
10521 S. Highway M-52 
Manchester Michigan 48158 USA 
Telephone: 1 734 428 9741 
Fax: 1 734 428 4622 
 
 
For all product enquiries - please email: shelley.steele@amcor.com 
 

http://www.amcor.com/petpackaging/


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Ascent, Ltd.
2470 Stanfeld Road, Unit A
Mississagua, Ontario  L4Y 1S2
905/566-1551

PET containers available range in size from 250 ml (8 oz) to 1.5 L
(50.7 oz).

http://www.ascentltd.com/indexS.html


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Ball Corporation
Mr. Alan Teague
4300 Highlands Parkway
Smyrna, GA  30082
770/437-7162 

Water: 8oz., 12 oz., 300 ml. vendable, 500 ml., 20 oz., 24 
oz., 750 ml., 1L, 1.5L, 2L square CSD: 16 oz., 20 oz., 24 oz., 1L,
 2L, 3L 
Hot Fill: 8 oz., 64 oz. - with and without partitions

For recycling information:
Ms. Dixie Rorem
303/460-5218

http://www.ball.com/

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Carolina Canners
Mr. Walter Egan
P.O. Box 1628
Cheraw, SC  29520
843/537-5281 

CSD: 16 oz., 20 oz., 2L 

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Constar, Inc.
Mr. Bill Secoy
One Crown Way
Philadelphia, PA  19154
215/552-3724

CSD: 20 oz., 24 oz., 1L, 2L, 3L
Water: 16 oz, .5L, 1L, 1.5L

http://www.constar.net/

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Grafco
Mr. Thomas C. Frank
7447 Candlewood Road
Hanover, MD  21076
410/850-4242  ext. 340 

Water, Round, Smooth Round, Gripped Square, Oblong, 
Sauce, Vinegar, Cylinder, Bullet, 
Modern Round, Oval, Smooth Oval, Ribbed Oval, Sprayer, 
Squat Sprayer, Mini Oval, Triangular, Oval Extract: 
1 oz. - 205 oz.

http://www.grafcopet.com/

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Graham Packaging
Mr. Gerry Claes
2401 Pleasant Valley Road
York, PA  17402
717/849-8501 

Various Custom Sizes 
and Shapes 

http://www.grahampackaging.com/

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Owens-Illinois Plastics 
Mr. Ron Pfenning
One Seagate, 29-LDP
Toledo, OH 43666
419/247-1184

http://www.o-i.com/pkgsolutions/foodbev/plastic/overview.asp

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Novapak
Mr. Ken Janowitz
2 Industrial Way West
Eatontown, NJ 07724
732/542-0060

Personal Care/Household Chemicals/Food
Cylinder, Oval, Custom: 
4 oz. - 64 oz.

http://www.novapakcorp.com/napps.htm

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Plastipak Packaging
Mr. Gene Muellen or 
Mr. Tom Busard
P.O. Box 2500 C
Plymouth, MI  48170
734/455-3600

Beverage: 12 oz., 16 oz., 20 oz., 
24 oz. 1L, 2L, 3L
Salad Dressing: 8 oz., 16 oz., 
24 oz.
Milk: 8 oz., 16 oz.
Trigger Sprayer: 16 oz., 18 oz., 
20 oz., 24 oz.
Liquor: 50 ml, 750 ml, .375  ml, 
1L, 1.75L
Barbeque Sauce: 18 oz., 24 oz.
Vegetable Oil: 16 oz., 24 oz., 32 oz., 48 oz.
Pine Cleaner: 15 oz., 28 oz., 
40 oz.
Water: 8 oz., 12 oz., 16 oz., 
20 oz., 24 oz., 25 oz., 1L, 1.5L, 
5 gallon, 500 ml 

http://www.plastipak.com/

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search strategy:  Google search for "pet bottle manufacturer"

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Clarification of Answer by pafalafa-ga on 15 Jul 2003 07:27 PDT

Hello again,

I just wanted to check in and see how things were working out.  Are
you finding all the information you needed, or is there anything else
I can do to assist you here?

Let me know, if you have the chance.

Thanks.

A better rating could possibly be given should the companies listed
prove to have what we need, at this point we do not know.

select51-ga,

 After a disappointing few hours ofcontacting several manufacturers, I
have had little luck. Therefore, I am leaving one suggestion as a
comment. If this manufacturer can create a bottle with the cap you
require for you at a reasonable price, I would be happy to hear!

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Pechiney Plastic Packaging (only a message machine at 800 number)
8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave.
Chicago, IL 60631
Telephone: 773-399-8000 
http://www.pechineyplasticpackaging.com/products/bottles_na_euro.asp#products

Custom Bottles (Email us or call us at 1 (800) 366-2770)

1. Turnaround Time

We can design and deliver bottles in 8 to 12 weeks. However, we have
produced new style containers from design to first production samples
in as little as six weeks!

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They do have a beverage-style bottle similar to what you are seeking,
but the largest size available without being custom-made is 16oz.
http://www.pechineyplasticpackaging.com/products/pdf/AlcoPop.pdf

Best of luck!


umiat