Packaging materials

ACTEGA zeigt auf der Fakuma Pharmastopfen aus TPE

TPE-based pharmaceutical stoppers outperform rubber

16. Oktober 2023 Packaging materials

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.

The new process improves the recycling of light packaging material originating from post-consumer flows.

HDPE BOTTLES MADE FROM WASTE LIGHT PACKAGING

4. August 2023 Packaging materials

Interzero has developed a process for improved reuse of HDPE plastics. Its patented process allows the viscosity of the recycled material to be controlled.
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PulPac and Bio-Lutions have brought their joint Eurostars project to a successful conclusion.

EUROSTARS PROJECT FOR FIBRE-BASED PACKAGING CONCLUDED

2. August 2023 Packaging materials

PulPac and Bio-Lutions want to replace single-use plastics by transforming natural fibres into fibre-based packaging using dry-moulded-fibre.
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thyssenkrupp Rasselstein to supply Hoffmann Neopac with CO2-reduced steel in the future.

TIN PACKAGING BECOMES MORE CLIMATE-FRIENDLY

5. Juli 2023 Packaging materials

Tin packaging is known for good recycling after use. The industry is working on sustainable solutions, tackling the problem with emissions.
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BASF’s new extrusion coating from the ecovio range is suitable for food packaging.

COMPOSTABLE COATING FOR FOOD-SAFE PAPER PACKAGING

4. Juli 2023 Packaging materials

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.
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A tube made from paper? That’s what the Switzerland-based Hoffmann Neopac company is claiming.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PAPER TUBES?

7. Juni 2023 Packaging materials

Aluminium has dominated in the production of tubes. Now PVC is also used. Fibre-based tubes – tubes made from paper – are still relatively new.
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Plastic water bottles are encountered on a daily basis. But how sustainable is this type of packaging?

HOW USEFUL ARE PET BOTTLES?

6. Juni 2023 Packaging materials

Plastics are the target of heavy criticism. High CO2 emissions during production, ocean pollution. Schwarz Group takes a promising approach.
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It’s hard to imagine hygiene or households without plastics. But recycling such materials is not always straightforward.

BETTER RECYCLED MATERIAL AS A RESULT OF FEWER FRAGRANCES

5. Juni 2023 Packaging materials

Efficient recycling processes are essential to a functioning circular economy. Reduce the amount of new plastic with recycled materials is essential.
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The plastic film of Trayforma BarrPeel from Stora Enso is easy to peel off from the cardboard packaging.

Fresh food packaging with low plastic content

26. April 2023 Packaging materials

Stora Enso launches Trayforma BarrPeel, an easy-peel board material for vacuum skin packaging for fresh food with minimum plastic content.
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The new pasta bags are made of mono-material and use PCR.

Mono-material pasta bags with PCR

14. April 2023 Packaging materials

Pasta manufacturer Garofalo uses Sabic's mono-material packaging. It is the first mono-PP pasta packaging material containing 30 percent PCR.
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The new flexible films are recyclable and use post-connsumer-recyclates.

Sustainability with flexible packaging films

23. März 2023 Packaging materials

With their new flexible packaging solutions Hatzopoulos aims to lower carbon emissions and provide customers with sustainable packaging.
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The carbon neutral paperfloc eco systems keep temperature sensitive products cold and can be disposed of completely with the waste paper. (Image: easy2cool GmbH)

GREEN SHIPPING PACKAGE FOR TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PRODUCTS

22. März 2023 Packaging materials

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
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PLASTIC WRAP FROM COFFEE GROUNDS

1. März 2023 Packaging materials

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.
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TotalEnergies and Ecolab want to increase the use of PCR in primary packaging for cleaning products.

TotalEnergies and Ecolab collaborate for PCR in packaging

10. Februar 2023 Packaging materials

TotalEnergies and Ecolab partnered up to incorporate post-consumer-recyclates in primary packaging for highly concentrated cleaning products.
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The new film by allvac is suitable for wrapping foods and has a high degree of recyclability.

RECYCLABLE WRAP FOR FOOD PACKAGING

27. Januar 2023 Packaging materials

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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