Italian paper bag manufacturer Salma S.p.A is launching renewable packaging for hot products on the market. The company uses NatureFlex cellulose from Futamura for the inner lining.
Sacma is expanding its environmentally friendly B.Life range with B.Life Gaia: a packaging solution that offers a renewable and compostable alternative for packaging hot products such as grilled chicken. These new bags combine FSC-certified grass paper with a NatureFlex cellulose inner lining from Futamura. The resulting product is a highly technical solution for the rotisserie segment, a high-performance bag that also offers valuable end-of-life options.
In terms of performance, the new Gaia pouches are suitable for packaging hot products such as grilled chicken. The heat-sealable NatureFlex inner layer ensures that the bags are leak-proof and greaseproof to protect the consumer, even in the presence of gravy. The Materials are resistant to high temperatures, so that they can be used in ovens and hot cupboards or in the microwave to reheat the product. Sacma also tested the bags for use at temperatures as low as -40°C to confirm their suitability for freezing. The bags are available in Paper look or with a transparent window available so that consumers can see the product.
The Gaia bags not only offer the packaging performance required for the rotary spit cycle, but are also suitable for use after the OK Compost Home standard for composting in the garden certified. This means that they can be composted both at home and industrially after use. Gaia bags are also certified recyclable with paper from Aticelca. According to Robert Pellegrino, Sales and Export Manager at Sacma S.p.A., „The new heat-sealable Gaia bags offer the technical performance of traditional plastics laminated to paper, as well as valid end-of-life options after the packaging has been used. These highly renewable bags are an exciting addition to our product range and are attracting strong market interest.“
„We are delighted that our new NatureFlex NVO film has been considered for this food-to-go application. Packaging that has been heavily contaminated by food cannot be mechanically recycled: The ability to compost the packaging provides a valid end-of-life solution.“
Andy Sweetman, Sales and Marketing Director EMEA at Futamura
Source: Futamura
