Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) has developed a spout for use with papercartons for liquids, such as fruit juices and alcohol.

The development of the new spout marks yet another industry first for DNP,and is a universal design intended to make it easier and more convenient formore people, including the elderly, to open such cartons.

[New Product Features]

Currently available spouts for use with paper cartons for liquids includean inner plug with a pull ring. When opening, it can be difficult to insertthe finger into the pull ring, and considerable strength is required. For thisreason, such spouts have presented the challenge of being difficult to openfor the elderly and the infirm. In order to overcome this challenge, DNP hasreferenced universal design concepts to allow as many consumers as possibleto open such spouts in a carefree manner, and has developed a totally new spoutwith no pull ring.

- Easy to Open Spout

By turning the cap it is also possible to open the inner plug with just asingle motion. The inner plug lets out a "click" like sound when opened,allowing consumers to confirm that they have successfully opened the container.

- No Pull Ring

As the inner plug can be opened without a pull ring, consumer concerns, suchas difficulty in hooking the finger on a pull ring, or the need to apply strength,or, yet again, that the contents splash out when opening the spout, can allbe overcome. And as the consumer's hand does not come into contact with thenew spout, it also boasts superior hygienic properties.  

- No Need to Discard the Pull Ring

As the inner plug and the cap become an integrated single entity, this meansthat there is no pull ring that needs discarding following the opening of thespout.

[Forward Looking Developments]

DNP will market the newly developed spout mainly to manufacturers of alcohol,aiming for total sales of 1.0 billion yen in FY 2020.

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