Digital watermarking: New member of HolyGrail 2.0

Nyco Flexible Packaging has also been a member of the cross-sector industry initiative HolyGrail 2.0 since the beginning of the year, with the aim of accelerating the development of an efficient circular economy.

More than 100 leading industry companies are already part of the initiative. With NYCO Flexible Packaging has been another member of the HolyGrail 2.0 project since the beginning of the year. Together The aim is to accelerate the development of an efficient circular economy.

Packaging materials are recyclable materials that should be kept in the cycle. This is even a must for plastics, as the European Union has stipulated as part of its plastics strategy that by 2030 only plastic packaging that can be reused or recycled may be placed on the market.

Now the Swiss company Nyco Flexible Packaging Member of the cross-sector industry initiative HolyGrail 2.0. The aim of this pioneering project is to label packaging using digital watermarks, thereby simplifying machine sorting for recycling and recovering high-quality recyclate. 

Nyco makes film only half as thick

With its involvement in HolyGrail 2.0, Nyco is placing a further focus on sustainability. Last autumn, the Swiss company from Kirchberg received the Swiss Packaging Award in the sustainability category for its 20my PET film for its significant savings in material usage.

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The company succeeded in halving the film thickness without compromising on quality. Another starting point is the development of high-quality recyclable packaging made from mono-material.

HolyGrail 2.0 initiative continues to grow

More than 100 leading industry companies are already part of the initiative and are pooling their expertise under the leadership of of the European trade mark association AIM (Association des Industries de Marque) are using their expertise to promote this promising approach.  

Source: Nyco Flexible Packaging

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