BS EN 16594:2014

This standard BS EN 16594:2014 Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish 26/22 (12,0) is classified in these ICS categories:

• 55.100 Bottles. Pots. Jars

This European Standard specifies the design and dimensions of the 26 mm screw finish with three thread starts for flat waters and non-carbonated beverages.

This finish can be used for aseptic filling and filling with nitrogen charge (internal overpressure inferior to 1 bar max).

The dimension (12,0) is the height in millimetres from the top of finish to the bottom of the support ledge.

This finish is designed to accept a tamper evident plastic closure only. During first opening, the tamper evident band will separate from the closure shell and remain on a one way bottle neck or like bottles in the returnable market the tamper evident band will tear but will remain connected to the closure shell.