Forest Film

Sustainable Plastic Labels – With Forest Film, UPM Raflatac introduces a novel material for plastic labels. Forest Film is made from 100% renewable wood-based raw materials in an ISCC-certified value chain. The material was developed in cooperation with UPM Biofuels and is based on the innovative UPM BioVerno Naphtha – a fully wood-based solution from sustainably managed forests.[...]

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Fiber Packaging

Customized Packaging From Natural Fibers – Molded fiber sustainable packaging solutions have many advantages. They provide optimal product protection, are shock absorbent, resistant, volume reducing and biodegradable. By recycling waste paper or using renewable raw materials, their carbon footprint is small. Furthermore, an individual product design up to complex packaging forms can be realized, which can be refined in many[...]

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Green Banana Paper

Banana-Fiber Paper – Green Banana Paper produces sustainable vegan products from agricultural banana waste in Kosrae (Micronesia). All products are made of banana fiber paper – a naturally beautiful and strong plant-based material. The manufactory obtains the fibers from sustainably grown banana trees from local farms directly on Kosrae. In the papermaking process, the fibers fuse together[...]

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ProActive Kerbsafe

Tamper-Evident Kerbside Delivery Bag – ProAmpac‘s tamper-evident home delivery bag, KerbSafe, is designed to ensure that food and goods arrive safely and intact. The bag features a sealed top for product intrusion protection and an easy open tear strip for consumer convenience. Vent holes at the top allow steam from hot food to escape. KerbSafe can be made from[...]

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FibreForm Paper

3D Moldable Fiber Paper – Impressive embossing effects are made possible by FibreForm fiber papers – up to 10 times deeper than normal paper! This not only provides exceptional visual and tactile design experiences, but also offers sustainability benefits. With the help of the manufacturer’s innovative processes, it is possible, for example, to realize tray packaging made entirely of[...]

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Cheer Project

Organic Composite-Material From Pine Needles – The Cheer Project is pine needle research that developed the abundant, mostly unwanted material into a 100% bio-based, recyclable and compostable bio-composite material. Through a holistic approach, the Cheer Project’s production process unleashes the dormant potential of pine needles while empowering local communities by creating livelihood opportunities for them. The raw material is sourced[...]

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Nupro foil

Cellulose Packaging Film – The Nu Company developed an environmentally friendly packaging film together with packaging specialist repaq. This is a pure cellulose film that completely decomposes within 42 days under ideal conditions. The nupro film is a two-layer film laminate consisting of 50% FSC-certified and non-GMO cellulose and 50% biopolymers. The inner layer of the film made[...]

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Loop

Deposit Packaging For Mass Produced Goods – As part of a project called Loop, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Danone, Mars Petcare, Mondelēz International and other consumer goods giants are working together with the startup TerraCycle on a solution to reduce waste. 300 items – from Tide detergent to Pantene shampoo and Häagen-Dazs ice cream – are currently already available[...]

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Zero economy meal tray

Packaging Concept For Flight Catering – As part of the research project “Get Onboard: Reduce. Reuse. Rethink.” PriestmanGoode, developed solutions for the waste generated by air travel – as much as 5.7 million tons of cabin waste per year. The results of the agency, which specializes in the transport sector, were presented in 2019. The solutions developed focus on in-flight[...]

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UnPlastic

Compostable Packaging From Beer Production Residues – Outlander Materials has developed plastic-free packaging from brewery surplus that is edible and compostable. By using food industry scraps, Outlander Materials does not rely on virgin materials, making UnPlastic an extremely environmentally friendly product. UnPlastic is designed as an alternative to single-use plastic, for example, disposable packaging for convenience items such as cookies and[...]

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Boardio

Flexible Recyclable Cardboard Container – Boardio is a cartonboard-based, cost-efficient packaging solution with customized low to high barrier protection. Designed for recyclability with a high percentage of renewable board, the packaging is suitable for a variety of products such as dry mixes, coffee, snacks, confectionery and more. The packaging scores with its eye-catching shape and offers the option of[...]

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Trebodur

Secondary Packaging From Spent Grains – TREBODUR is produced exclusively from spent grains, a waste product of beer production. The proteins contained bind the brewing residues to form a homogeneous woody material. Therefore, it is ideal for short-lived products, such as disposable packaging, which can be composted very well (even in home composting systems). The proteins contained in the residues[...]

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