BERICAP UK Ltd – part of the BERICAP Group based in Hull, UK – was given the Make UK national Health & Safety Award in recognition of implementing a positive Health & Safety Culture throughout their business by instilling in all employees the knowledge that no task shall be carried out if they perceive any risk to their own personal health, safety or that of their colleagues.

BERICAP’s BericapValve has won Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Award 2020 in the category “Recyclable Packaging”. The award recognizes and awards the major sustainability impact behind the small visible change to a 100 % silicone-free valve. Unlike conventional silicone valves, BERICAP’s product is made of TPE and does not contaminate the recycling stream with silicone. Its recyclability is top-rated and certified according to top-class institute standards such as bifa Umweltinstitut and Fraunhofer.

Sustainable and user-friendly: At this year's BrauBeviale in Nuremberg, BERICAP, one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic closures, will demonstrate how individual drinking comfort can be optimally combined with environmental protection and recycling. In Hall 4, Booth 515, from 12 to 14 November, visitors will be able to see the first market-relevant developments for the legally required tethered closures. They will also learn more about various weight-reduced closures, and how sports caps add more dynamism to their product range. Moreover, thanks to the various printing techniques and customer-specific design solutions from BERICAP, they will also be able to fulfill individual consumer needs.

On 5 June 2019, the EU published a far-reaching directive to reduce plastic waste in the oceans, which came into force on 2 July 2019. In addition to a complete ban on certain disposable products such as cotton swabs or straws made of plastic, the regulation also includes a provision on closures for plastic beverage bottles, which poses significant challenges to the industry. According to the legislative text, plastic closures must remain attached to the bottle during consumption by July 2024 at the latest.

BERICAP, one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic closures, has developed a unique filling aid for AdBlue® tanks in vehicles. It allows car owners to fill their AdBlue® containers easier and faster, and thus helps to comply with current emission standards. Since 2015, all first-registered Euro 6 diesel vehicles have had to use the AdBlue® additive to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The filling aid from BERICAP simplifies the handling of common 10-litre refueling tanks considerably, which in turn saves valuable time on the road. In addition, BERICAP has developed two weight-optimized closures that can be used both for AdBlue® and for commercially available car care products.

BERICAP, one of the leading plastic closure manufacturers, will present its product innovations at FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg from 24 to 26 September 2019. Among the highlights at the BERICAP stand 418 in hall 6 are weight-optimized closures for 45- and 60-millimeter threaded necks with an up to 30% weight decrease, whilst offering the same technical performance as its predecessor. Another new light weight development is the SK 42/21 SFB Safeseal, a closure which suits the car care products such as distilled water or wind screen cleaner, but it is also usable for AdBlue® containers. A set of new flexible and foldable pourers for easy and spill free pouring complements BERICAP’s system offer for this application. The innovative BERICAP Ring Peel Liner provides superior consumer handling and at the same time supports additional product safety and protection against counterfeiters.

Product development plays a key role within the strategies of leading companies worldwide. Besides aspects regarding the increase of efficiency within the manufacturing process, cost reduction and market expansion, product features that focus on consumer convenience and sustainability are in the center of interest. While most companies concentrate on not more than one or two of these aspects in order to safeguard that the product features are not overstrained, innovation leaders strive for reaching them all at the same time.

BERICAP and Thin Film Electronics ASA, the global leader in near field communications (NFC) solutions, have signed a Letter of Intent for an exclusive joint partnership to develop fully integrated digital authentication solutions for closures in over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and industrial applications.

The collaboration will embed advanced chips into BERICAP closures, to create dependable and cost-effective solutions for brand protection and authentication purposes.

For the seventh time in a row, BERICAP, one of the world’s leading plastic closure manufacturers, will be exhibiting at the Packaging Innovations Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham from 27th to 28th February 2019.

Dairy products belong to a growing product group in global food consumption. Liquid dairy products are forecasted to grow by 30% between the years 2010 and 2020 to reach 350 billion liters. What will be essential for a sustainable growth of the industry will be a light, economic, environmental-friendly packaging of the products – while at the same time convenience demands increase continuously.

With its latest product innovation BERICAP, one of the world’s leading plastic closure manufacturers, is underlining its role as an impulse-generating player in the market. A new video available on YouTube and YOUKU shows the most outstanding advantages of the new SK60/31 MAB MDR TAP closures.

What does beverage production have to do with demographic change? How do you manage the balancing act between product safety and the “to-go mentality”? And how can consumers be offered the greatest possible convenience at the lowest possible production costs? Answers to these and many other questions will be provided by BERICAP, one of the world's leading manufacturers of plastic closures, at the BrauBeviale trade fair at the Nuremberg exhibition center from 13 to 15 November. 

Setting a clear focus on the broad range of product innovations that have lately been developed, and a detailed overview of the ongoing worldwide expansion, BERICAP will be presenting itself at FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg from 25 to 27 September 2018. In hall 6 at stand 418, BERICAP experts from all relevant business units will be welcoming prospective clients and business partners to support them with the latest information on innovative and high-quality closures.

BERICAP Group invites visitors to explore its completely revised website www.bericap.com, with appealing state-of-the-art design and several new features. The new website has been designed to provide a highly user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality, allowing customers to access detailed product information, company news, fairs and conferences, and a CapFinder that leads intuitively to the product offering the features searched for.

BERICAP is well-known for caps and closures that surpass the usual packaging solution standards. With one of its latest innovations, the company underlines its position as leading plastic closure company for the vaping industry in Europe. For the e-smoCapTM for e-liquids, a new YouTube video showing the outstanding consumer convenience, as well as safety features of the product, is now available.

When the leading players in the packaging, process and logistics sector will be meeting at HISPACK Packaging, Process & Logistics trade fair in Barcelona from 8th to 11th May 2018, BERICAP, one of the world’s leading plastic closure manufacturers, must not be missed.

When BERICAP, one of the world’s leading plastic closure manufacturers, exhibit at the Packaging Innovations trade fair in Birmingham from February 28th to March 1st, several product innovations and new developments will be presented.

With a clear focus on the extended range of services and a broad variety of product innovations, especially in the UK, BERICAP will be presenting itself at Packaging Innovations trade fair in the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, from February 28th to March 1st. For the fifth year experts across Beverages, Food and Industrial Closure business will be present at stand A49.

With a broad range of product innovations, BERICAP, one of the world’s leading plastic closure manufacturers, underlines its role as impulse-generating and quality-driven player in the market. The new products lay their focus on consumer convenience as well as sustainability, but nevertheless meet the producers’ expectations towards weight-optimized packaging.

BERICAP participated as an exhibitor at this year’s Drinktec in Munich. The closure manufacturer and global operator presented it’s tried-and tested closure systems and new product features in hall A4/502.

BERICAP (Hall 10, Stand E-67) will be one of the exhibitors at this year's Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf, where it will be presenting ground-breaking technologies, integrated solutions and innovations tailored to individual packaging requirements.