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Waitrose

Compostable convenience food packaging – British food retailer Waitrose is replacing the black plastic packaging of its ready meals with compostable trays made from an innovative fiber material. The new type of shell is 10% lighter and releases 50% less CO2 in production than its plastic counterpart. The novel material is designed to be heated in the oven or[...]

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Celova

Manufacturer of microfibrillated cellulose materials – Weidmann Fiber Technology is the world’s leading supplier of materials based on microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and the associated know-how. Microfibrillated cellulose materials are created just like ordinary paper on the basis of wood. MFC is a natural building block of wood fibers. These are composed of a matrix of fibril bundles and these in[...]

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Ecomailer

Sustainable packaging options for eCommerce – HeapsGood is a sustainable packaging company specifically targeting the eCommerce market. The Australian company offers a range of bio-based alternatives to typical fossil plastic online retail packaging products, including industrially compostable tape, labels and home compostable mailer bags. The latter are waterproof, flexible and tear-resistant to meet the requirements of online shopping. Beyond that,[...]

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UPM Specialty Papers

Certified packaging on wood fiber base – UPM Speciality Papers offers FSC- and PEFC-certified wood fiber-based packaging that can be recycled or composted at the end of its life cycle (depending on the paper grade). The natural fiber-based materials offer a wide range of possibilities for individual branding. There are different product lines for primary packaging, labels and released papers. UPM[...]

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S.E. Packaging group

Manufacturer of paper-based packaging solutions – Hong Kong-based S.E. Packaging Group Ltd. supplies a variety of paper-based packaging solutions for transporting, protecting and storing various products. There are numerous types of paper to choose from for customizing food packaging bags, including kraft paper, coated papers, white board and offset papers. These have different properties in terms of strength, smoothness and[...]

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RAFNXT+

Climate friendly labels – Sustainable paper labels, with the power of the forest: UPM Raflatac RAFNXT+ is the label material certified by Carbon Trust for its contribution to climate protection. The raw materials used in the production of RAFNXT+ paper labels come exclusively from sustainably managed, FSC-certified forests. In addition to economic feasibility, the management of these forests[...]

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Natural Selection

Paper packaging – Plastic is ubiquitous in the packaging of dried fruits, nuts and seeds. The manufacturer Evolution Foods from Great Britain is now breaking new ground with its Natural Selection range and packaging its products with paper instead of plastic. The raw materials for the paper bags come from sustainable production. The bag itself can be[...]

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PlantCarton

Plant-based beverage carton – The plant-based packaging solutions from Pactiv Evergreen Inc. offer a sustainable alternative to conventional petroleum-based packaging and thus help to reduce the need for plastic. The recyclable beverage carton PlantCarton ideally embodies this approach: it consists of at least 70% paper produced by means of responsible forestry. In this way, 80% of the plastic[...]

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Coffin Alley Project

Paper and cardboard from algae – Sargassum algae were originally found only in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. For several years, however, the population of the microalga has been moving southward, infesting the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the west coast of Africa as an invasive species. The native marine ecosystem is negatively affected by the algae. Species[...]

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TIPA

Compostable film – As functional as normal plastic packaging, but just as compostable as an orange peel: film packaging from TIPA®. Highly transparent, durable, lightweight and moisture-resistant, yet fully printable – these are all properties that are valued in plastic and, with TIPA®, are now also available as a sustainable solution. The film packaging is food-safe and[...]

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Forest Film

Sustainable plastic labels – With Forest Film, UPM Raflatac introduces a material for sustainable plastic labels. Forest Film is made from 100% renewable wood-based raw materials in an ISCC-certified value chain and enables the gradual replacement of fossil-based film materials – without compromising on benefits and performance. The material was developed in collaboration with UPM Biofuels and is[...]

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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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