In “Captive or custom?” debate, RPC wins one, Amcor losesIn “Captive or custom?” debate, RPC wins one, Amcor loses

At RPC Containers Llantrisant, the facility in Wales that will be handling the newly won business, the transition involves about 100 SKUs. These include containers for Tetrosyl's own-brand and for its private-label range, all of which will be injection stretch blowmolded at the Llantrisant facility. RPC Llantrisant general sales manager George Sweeney commented, "This represents a major investment by Tetrosyl and RPC in new packaging...We are making over 15 new molds and preforms, which will be used for around 100 stock keeping units in the range."

The containers are blowmolded from PET in a range of 14 colors. They will be used for products including car polishes, engine oils and trigger-spray de-icers.

Another decision in the "Captive or custom?" debate has been reached in Delran Township, NJ, where officials from plastics packaging processor Amcor Rigid Plastics say a customer's decision to take work in-house is the primary reason they must close a bottle blowmolding facility there. The article from the local newspaper is available here.

Amcor did not name the customer it lost. Amcor acquired the Delran facility one year ago from Ball plastics.