GoneShells

The Edible Packaging Inspired By Fruit – GoneShells is an innovative biodegradable material that challenges how food packaging can be designed. Packaging solutions today are often made to last years, while the food inside can go bad after days or weeks. Taking cues from nature’s protective fruit skins, GoneShell is a material designed to decompose quickly and harmonize with its contents,[...]

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Vanish PCR

Sustainable no label look labels – With VanishTM PCR, UPM Raflatac introduces an ultra-transparent labelstock. Thanks to its particularly low material thickness and the use of 90% recycled PET, this requires fewer raw materials than standard clear-on-clear products. When applied to transparent containers, this allows a true “no-label look”‘ with improved environmental performance. The film is ideal for a wide[...]

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EarthFirst® PLA

Biopolymer films – PSI, a globally active manufacturer of films based on biopolymers, sees itself as a companion to its customers on the way to a sustainable packaging world, which not only takes economic aspects into account, but also social and ecological aspects. EarthFirst® PLA is the leading bio-polymer packaging film. Less is more here: at just[...]

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ReedStraw

Drinking straw from reed – The fully biodegradable drinking straw ReedStraw from Suckõrs is made exclusively from reeds. This is shaped by the wind, sea and sun of the coasts of Estonia – so each straw gets its unique pattern. The reed is processed into the straws without any additives. When the ReedStraw has reached the end of its[...]

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Mycelium Packaging

Packages From mushrooms – Grown grows environmentally friendly material from mycelium and local agricultural residual streams. Mycelium is the root network of fungi – this mycelium acts like a natural glue that can bind a biomass together. This results in sustainable materials such as packaging that is biodegradable and produced with a negative carbon footprint. The products are[...]

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THIMM

Specialist for environmentally compatible packaging solutions – THIMM produces cardboard packaging for food and beverages. The manufacturer not only offers its customers a wide variety of packaging solutions, but also an all-round package worthy of the name – from optimum protection to ensuring safe transport and maintaining sustainability aspects. The certified foodWave® and foodWave® | heatproof packaging are designed for 100%[...]

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ACTEGA

Material savings due to thinner crown corks – ACTEGA DS GmbH, based in Bremen, belongs to ALTANA AG and primarily produces seals for food and beverage packaging – from jam jars to beer bottles. ACTEGA’s innovative sealants enable thinner crown caps. A hermetic closure keeps the carbon dioxide in check. The starting point for this was discussions with closure manufacturers, bottlers, and[...]

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Marine bottle

PET bottle with marine plastic content – Coca-Cola introduces the first beverage bottle to contain plastic waste from beaches and the ocean. This bottle is only a sample for now – currently no retail sale is planned. But this is the first time marine plastic has been successfully recycled into a food-grade bottle. The proportion of this material in the finished[...]

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LitePac Top

Paper secondary packaging for beverage multipacks – The worldwide patented carton carrier “LitePac Top” from the Black Forest packaging specialist Karl Knauer KG eliminates the need for the shrink film previously used for beverage containers and thus avoids unnecessary plastic pack by pack. The innovation developed jointly with Krones AG can revolutionize secondary packaging in the beverage segment and make an[...]

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Green Grip

Plastic free carton top
for can
Multipacks
– Heineken introduces GreenGrip, a sustainable solution for can multipacks. The common plastic rings are replaced by a sturdy cardboard top that is easy to carry while being 100% plastic-free and recyclable and compostable. For example, the British brewery aims to save over 500 tons of plastic each year – the equivalent of 94 million[...]

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Noise packaging

Environmentally friendly food packaging – For over 40 years RAUSCH has been supplying its customers with food, service, sales and transport packaging. The traditional company moves with the times and has a particularly sustainable solution and the necessary consulting services ready for every application. Particularly in the area of food packaging, the company scores with know-how and a wide[...]

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Udo®

To-go reusable lid – With udo®, your favorite cup becomes a coffee-to-go mug! The reusable plastic lid fits perfectly on common cups, closes them optimally tight, so that the duo – from which the product name is derived – of cup and lid is ideally suited for transport. The tapered shape allows for closure by means of an[...]

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