Pharmaceutical stoppers made of butyl rubber are often used for injection and drug vials. A look at alternative materials, such as thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), today is all the more worthwhile.
Interzero has developed a process for improved reuse of HDPE plastics. Its patented process allows the viscosity of the recycled material to be controlled.
PulPac and Bio-Lutions want to replace single-use plastics by transforming natural fibres into fibre-based packaging using dry-moulded-fibre.
Tin packaging is known for good recycling after use. The industry is working on sustainable solutions, tackling the problem with emissions.
Paper is not always the best choice for food packaging, because it must satisfy barrier requirements. But there is a desire to move away from plastic.
Aluminium has dominated in the production of tubes. Now PVC is also used. Fibre-based tubes – tubes made from paper – are still relatively new.
Plastics are the target of heavy criticism. High CO2 emissions during production, ocean pollution. Schwarz Group takes a promising approach.
Efficient recycling processes are essential to a functioning circular economy. Reduce the amount of new plastic with recycled materials is essential.
Stora Enso launches Trayforma BarrPeel, an easy-peel board material for vacuum skin packaging for fresh food with minimum plastic content.
Pasta manufacturer Garofalo uses Sabic’s mono-material packaging. It is the first mono-PP pasta packaging material containing 30 percent PCR.
With their new flexible packaging solutions Hatzopoulos aims to lower carbon emissions and provide customers with sustainable packaging.
When shipping food and other temperature sensitive products from the life science, cosmetic and pharmaceutical sectors, often polystyrene is used for packaging or individual elements. A start-up from Munich is focussing on a sustainable alternative, which utilises recycled materials for cooling and protection
Biobased waste from communities or restaurants accumulates in large quantities, and can be a source for other biobased products and high quality secondary raw materials. A project called WaysTUP! is dedicated to just these materials and their possible further usage.
TotalEnergies and Ecolab partnered up to incorporate post-consumer-recyclates in primary packaging for highly concentrated cleaning products.
As a part of their sustainability strategies and to foster a conscious use of resources, it is becoming more and more important for companies in the packaging sector to achieve the highest possible degree of packaging recyclability. This extends to composite packaging for food. Composite film manufacturer allvac has had the recyclability of a new film certified by the cyclos-HTP institute.
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