Stora Enso’s ECO Meal UHF RFID tag for the food and beverage industry has a printed paper antenna and can be applied to, or built into, microwaveable packaged foods without posing a fire or arcing hazard, says the company. The tag rounds out AIPIA member Stora Enso Intelligent Packaging’s portfolio of food and beverage RFID labels, known as the ECO RFID Food & Beverage Collection.
Stora Enso and packaging technology company Pulpex join forces to industrialize the production of eco-friendly paper bottles and containers made from wood fiber pulp. These renewable products will offer an alternative to PET plastics and glass. The exclusive partnership leverages Stora Enso’s formed fiber technologies and ability to convert end-products at an industrial scale.
Cosmo Films Ltd., a global leader in speciality films for flexible packaging, labeling and lamination applications as well as synthetic paper, introduces 100% Opaque Synthetic Paper (OSP) which is specially designed for a dangler application. A non tearable, co-extruded , white opaque, and both sides matte coated film which resembles paper in appearance is best suited for outdoor applications where printing is done on both sides and requires 100% opacity. With remarkable moisture resistance, this white opaque paper yields superior ink adhesion and exceptional colour reproducibility.
INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, celebrates 90 years of polystyrene, a material that has significantly contributed to societal well-being for over almost a century. Polystyrene became one of the first commercially available polymers enabling a wide range of products that enhance our daily lives. Polystyrene is made for recycling, making it the material of choice for the future.
Experts from industry, politics and science have been observing the trend towards the substitution of pure plastic packaging by paper composites – i.e. packaging made from a material mix of paper and plastic – for a long time. It is not uncommon for these to be advertised with “less plastic”, suggesting a special environmental friendliness to the consumer. This trend can be observed more frequently, especially for service packaging and higher-priced foods as well as organic items.
Tesco has started rolling out “soft plastic” recycling points so customers can recycle old packaging such as bread bags, pet food pouches and crisp packets. The plastic brought back by customers will be turned into new packaging for food, household and beauty products.
Any company or brand that makes or imports any form of plastic packaging for distribution in South Africa will be required to pay an extended producer responsibility (EPR) fee per tonne from 5 May 2021. Strict government targets have been set for annual collection and recycling over the next five years and the EPR will see investment in collection infrastructure in the country.
Kraft Heinz, one of the major food and beverage global companies, partners with Gualapack to boost its environmental agenda and chooses Pouch5® for its baby food Italian brand Plasmon: a fully recyclable option that helps the industry – and families – take a step towards sustainability. This partnership is opening up opportunities to reinforce Kraft Heinz’s care for the environment and support for the green lifestyle many new parents embrace, through its Italian brand Plasmon.
Burger King is committed to being part of a more sustainable future by reducing our environmental footprint. That’s why today, the chain is continuing its journey by launching a green packaging pilot program focused on finding scalable solutions for eight of our most-used, guest-facing items including forks, spoons, knives, straws, drink lids, Frypods, Whopper wrappers and napkins.
It is well known within the pharmaceutical industry that Constantia Flexibles is the ideal partner when it comes to developing innovative, effective solutions to today’s biggest challenges. In a recent development project, we achieved a fast turnaround on some ground-breaking new inks and primers as part of the industry-wide effort to minimize the risk of NDMA/NDEA contamination in drugs.
LyondellBasell today announced another step towards its ambition to advance the circular economy by making virgin quality polymers from raw materials derived from plastic waste at its Wesseling, Germany, site. Produced by the thermal conversion of plastic waste, this raw material is converted into ethylene and propylene in the LyondellBasell production facilities, and then processed into polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) in the downstream units for plastics production.
LyondellBasell joined a group of companies to co-develop a prototype KitKat wrapper made with 30% recycled soft plastic. This innovative prototype was created to demonstrate what is technically possible in Australia, driven by the collaborators’ desire to drive a circular future for soft plastics in Australia.
