RPC Containers in the UK has produced custom moulded tester pots for AkzoNobel’s Cuprinol Garden Shades range of paints, containing a high proportion of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics.
The tester pot container is blow moulded in 100% recycled HDPE (a first for RPC UKSC) while the cap and applicator brush stem are injection moulded by RPC Market Rasen using 50% recycled PP.
The company says it plans to increase the amount of recycled material in the cap as the manufacturing process is “further refined”.
The launch of the PCR tester pots follows the successful introduction in 2011 of injection moulded PP paint cans containing 25% PCR from RPC Oakham for AkzoNobel’s Dulux Colours ranges.
Like the paint cans, the tester pots are produced in an eye-catching charcoal grey colour, which provides an effective contrast to the wood treatments they contain, and helps to create on-shelf differentiation.
According to AkzoNobel, the tester pots are a further demonstration of the company’s Sustainability Strategy.
“The incorporation of PCR into our containers is an important part of our strategy, but it is also vital that practicality and quality are not compromised in any way,” says Stuart Beecher, AkzoNobel EMEA technical packaging manager.
“RPC continues to prove that it has the technical and manufacturing skills to maximise the use of recycled plastics while ensuring that the containers remain reliable and fit for purpose.”