Origin Materials and Matrix Bottling Group have teamed up to mass-produce recyclable PET caps for beverage brands.

Under the agreement, Matrix Bottling will handle bottling and capping services associated with Origin's PET caps.

The initiative will begin with 28mm cap formats, with plans to expand to additional sizes.

Matrix Bottling Group currently works with a range of beverage industry clients, providing packaging, bottling, and distribution services for various product launches and promotional campaigns.

Matrix Bottling Group sales director Baze Melamed commented: “For the packaging industry, this partnership represents a significant step forward for the mass adoption of PET caps and mono-material containers.

“It made sense to bring together our capabilities and customer base with Origin’s PET cap, a remarkable innovation driving recyclability and packaging performance. We are thrilled to partner with Origin.”

According to Origin, its PET caps differ from conventional polypropylene and HDPE caps in that they can be produced entirely from post-consumer recycled material.

They are also suitable for use in food-grade applications and are manufactured using a thermoforming process rather than traditional injection or compression moulding.

Origin Materials CEO John Bissell commented: “Brands already need to work with their bottling partners to switch to PET caps. By partnering directly with progressive bottling companies like Matrix, Origin will remove a potential barrier to adoption and make it even easier for brands of all sizes to switch to PET closures.

“We are delighted to partner with Matrix Bottling Group, initially in Las Vegas, Nevada, and with potential synergies at each of its multiple state-of-the-art US locations.”

Last August, Berlin Packaging agreed to purchase Origin’s PET caps for distribution to its network of beverage manufacturers, including PET 1881 caps.