Packaging materials

Latest generation of paper bottles in the consumer test

28. Oktober 2022 From the magazine, Packaging materials

It is ultra-light, extremely stable and feels very comfortable – no wonder that brand manufacturers such as Coca-Cola, Absolut and Procter & Gamble showed interest in the paper bottle from Paboco early on. The Carlsberg Brewery Group has also been working on the Fibre Bottle project for years and recently started a large-scale practical test. The first feedback from consumers is now available.

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A BIOPLASTIC FOR EVERY APPLICATION

27. Oktober 2022 Packaging materials

Companies worldwide are currently in the process of reducing their CO2 emissions and making production more eco-friendly – and the packaging industry is no exception. There are various ways to achieve this, from using reusable resources to saving material to novel, more eco-friendly packaging materials. FKuR, a German company based in Willich in the Lower Rhine region, specialises in the latter field.
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MONO-MATERIAL, A RAY OF HOPE

7. September 2022 Packaging materials

The world of packaging is undergoing a radical change. The looming consequences of the climate crisis are a reason to rethink the materials and substances used in packaging and to examine tried and tested packaging materials with an eye towards the circular economy. One measure that more and more companies are taking is to switch to mono-materials. However, this can also be challenging.
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ICE CREAM PACKAGED IN MONO-MATERIAL

3. August 2022 Packaging materials

Teamwork makes the dream work. Again, these simple words prove to be so true. A trio came together to develop a type of food packaging which would enable a circular economy for plastics. More precisely, a type of ice cream packaging. Borealis, food manufacturer Froneri, and Paccor have worked together to develop mono-material packaging for the ice cream brand Aino.
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LESS MATERIAL NEEDED TO PRODUCE SEALING FILMS

1. August 2022 Packaging materials

One function of packaging is product safety; this may indeed be its most important function. It is therefore important that packaging for food or liquid goods is firmly sealed so that the product will not come into contact with unwanted substances or accidentally leak out of the packaging. Polyolefin-based sealing films are a tried-and-tested packaging material.
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SAUSAGE WRAP THAT CAN BE RECYCLED

29. Juli 2022 Packaging materials

Sliced sausage is usually still sold in packaging made from multi-layer composite film. Sustainable packaging for sliced sausage is on its way, but recyclable mono-materials still pose special challenges, for example to the heating systems necessary for the thermoforming process. GEA and Watttron have developed a technical solution to this problem together, that allows these materials to be used more simply and without any impairments to their functionality.
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