EU TETHERED CAPS DIRECTIVE: KHS PROVIDES HOLISTIC ADVICE ON POSSIBLE MEASURES AND LINE ADAPTATIONS

The EU directive on tethered caps stipulates that from July 2024 caps must be firmly attached to non-returnable PET bottles holding up to 3.0 liters. KHS is already offering its customers a comprehensive consultancy service to help them implement the new political guideline by the appointed date. Regardless of whether the minimum legal requirements are to be met or a long-term cut in the use of resources and CO2 emissions is to be achieved in conjunction with tethered caps, KHS provides its clients with holistic advice.

- Armin Wille

Tethered caps

From 2024 caps must be firmly attached to single-use PET bottles. KHS is already offering its customers a comprehensive consultancy service to help them implement the new EU directive.

New directives:

The KHS Group supports its customers in implementing current and future political directives thanks to a comprehensive consultancy service.

• Advance planning for implementation required

• Various approaches possible for beverage producers

• Turnkey supplier focuses on providing added value

The directive is part of the EU Plastics Strategy that aims to reduce the number of single-use plastic items most frequently found in the environment. The EU counts loose caps from one-way PET beverage bottles among the aforementioned items. Article 6 of the directive specifies that tethered caps are a requirement that must be implemented by July 2024. All producers of soft drinks, still water products, aseptic beverages and beer in the EU must convert their machinery to this end by the appointed date. At the moment bottle cap standards valid throughout Europe are being prepared in order to simplify the introduction of the directive for all member states. The proposed directive is expected to pass into law in the near future. “The uncertainty in our branch of industry can be clearly felt, for implementing this accordingly at production plants also depends on the nature of fixed standards – and time is of the essence here,” says Armin Wille, head of Service Sales at KHS.