sidel, provider of pet solutions for liquid packaging, has launched an online pet savings calculator which is aimed at reducing the amount of pet used in beverage bottles worldwide.the calculator will allow manufacturers to calculate the amount of savings that can be achieved based on their own production parameters.water and csd producers can learn how much they could save by utilising a sidel starlite base and a shorter neck.the calculator also allows producers to enter their current production conditions for water or csd products, such as current bottle neck format, raw material costs, annual production hours and blower speed for a range of bottle formats.the company claims that not only will the calculator help bottlers and producers to save money but also improve their environment footprint at the same time.sidel vice president of packaging vincent le guen said "the benefits of lightweighting pet bottles are well known in the beverage industry. however many producers are still not taking advantage of innovative new bottle designs that could help them make substantial cost savings."according to our calculations there remains a great opportunity for the beverage industry to reduce raw material usage, save costs and improve environmental footprints by adopting new bottle designs, especially for water and carbonated soft drinks csd. furthermore, these modern designs are often only subtle appearance variations of existing designs that can easily be applied to existing production lines with no difference to the end consumer experience.""the end result of such initiatives is to further reduce raw material use in modern pet bottles, which brings environmental benefits, lowers costs and reduces waste, while still providing functional and attractive packages," added le guen. 
