Südpack was delighted to receive further awards for its packaging. The company received two WorldStar Awards for its Tubular Bag PurePE and PharmaGuard packaging concepts. The solutions are based on mono-material structures.
The WorldStar Award is one of the most important events of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and reflects the continuous development of packaging technologies and packaging trends. With this award, the jury honours 200 current products each year that have already won recognised national and international awards. Innovations that are examples of excellence in the areas of sustainability, hygiene and design. point the way to the future.
The polyethylene-based concept sets standards in terms of recyclability, material efficiency and the reduction of CO2-footprint. By using a 30 µm thinner film compared to previous film structures, it was possible, among other things, to reduce the resource consumption by 23 per cent and CO2-Footprint reduced by 19 per cent can be recycled. The recyclability of the Tubular Bag PurePE has been certified at 96 per cent by the renowned cyclos-HTP Institute.
„At the same time, we were able to fulfil the high requirements for product protection and functionality with regard to the barrier properties essential for cheese ripening, the ripening process and puncture resistance.“
Valeska Haux, Vice President Strategic Marketing & Sustainability at South pack
In short: the Tubular Bag PurePE is a fully-fledged substitute for conventional PA/PE structures that is also optimised for fully and semi-automatic packaging machines can be processed. Südpack Medica's PP-based and therefore recyclable film concept for blister packaging is also a pioneering step in terms of sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry. A life cycle analysis carried out by Sphera shows that the packaging concept has a significantly lower environmental impact than the PVC/PVdC and aluminium blister solutions that are commonly used. reduced climate impact (in CO2-eq.) of up to 47 per cent as well as lower energy and water consumption has.
The base and lidding films produced using an innovative coextrusion process have a Property profile such as high transparency and barrier out. „Thanks to PP as the raw material base, the excellent water vapour barrier is particularly worth mentioning here,“ emphasises Valeska Haux. Last but not least, the perfectly harmonised films guarantee the best sealing performance, which is reflected in maximum process reliability and pack quality.
With the two WorldStar Packaging Awards, the company once again emphasises its claim to be the technology and innovation leader in the market. Valeska Haux is particularly pleased „that our new products have been recognised both in the Food, medical and pharmaceutical industries are seen and recognised internationally as examples of excellence in terms of sustainability.“ The WorldStar Packaging Awards will be presented on the last day of the ProPak Asia Show, which takes place in Bangkok from 12 to 15 June.
Source: South pack
