A closer look at Mondi's paper-based shrink wrap alternative - Sainsbury's moves to paperboard trays - Making bio-based packaging more mainstream
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Welcome to this week's issue of the Packaging Europe LinkedIn newsletter! As usual, we are here to provide you with a summary of the most important news and updates in packaging from the last week.
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Mondi says that Hug&Hold – its recyclable, paper-based shrink wrap alternative – reduces carbon footprint by 43% compared to LDPE shrink wrap. We recently spoke with Jakub Vilánek, packaging innovation scale manager for flexible packaging at Mondi, to learn more.
In its new application to private-label breaded chicken products from Sainsbury’s, Graphic Packaging International and Moy Park’s paperboard tray hopes to use between 72% and 82% less plastic per tray and remove 300 metric tons from the retailer’s supply chain annually.
There are many possibilities today for novel, biobased packaging feedstocks, but they are challenging to scale and investment is vital. Victoria Hattersley looks at just some of the more promising feedstocks and talks to an investor and startup in the field.
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Origin Materials?has announced its tethered PET caps, said to be the ‘first’?ever made and designed to align with the EU Single-Use Plastic Directive mandate for connected bottle caps.
Huhtamaki and Starbucks will trial compostable cups for cold beverages in select US locations, constituting moulded fibre lids and double-walled paperboard cups with a bioplastic liner.
Recently, the European Parliament adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), banning food packaging with perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) that meet or exceed specific thresholds (Art. 5 PPWR). EXCEVAL?, developed by Kuraray, is a hydrophobically modified polyvinyl alcohol, that serves as an excellent replacement for PFAS in paper packaging.
One of the standout features of EXCEVAL? is its ability to form an excellent barrier against oxygen and grease. In gas barrier coatings, it reduces humidity absorption, providing strong protection against oxygen, carbon dioxide, and various aromas, even at high humidity. Additionally, these coatings are highly transparent, glossy, chemically resistant, and offer excellent adhesion to metallization.
When coated on paper, EXCEVAL? forms an effective oil and grease barrier due to its excellent film-forming properties. It closes the sheet and protects the fibers, thus, [MS1]?reducing liquid permeability, making it a top choice for the next generation of grease proof papers.
Furthermore, EXCEVAL??has a key sustainability benefit: Unlike conventional fluoropolymers, it is soluble in water, making this type of packaging easily recyclable in paper mills.?
Approved by the FDA for direct food contact, EXCEVAL? is highly versatile and can be used in a wide range of paper coatings. Its applications include packaging papers,?silicon release liners, thermal paper and adhesives, making it a valuable solution across multiple industries.
This content was sponsored by Kuraray