Cupffee

Edible To Go Coffee Cup – What to do with the disposable coffee cup when it is empty? Just eat up! Anyway, if it’s a cup from Cupffee, which is made of a liquid-resistant cookie. The cookie cups are made from grain products and can hold liquids up to 40 minutes while remaining crispy. The heat and moisture resistance of[...]

Learn more

COCOA HUSK PAPER

Zero-Waste Chocolate in Cocoa Shells-Paper – Zero-waste chocolate, from production to packaging – that is the claim of the Indian company Kocoatrait. Kocoatrait packs its chocolates, which are produced in a socially as well as ecologically sustainable manner, in an outer shell made exclusively from by-products of the cotton industry and the cocoa shells produced during the manufacture of the[...]

Learn more

AINIA

Technology Center For New packaging Materials – The AINIA is one of the largest European technology centers with more than 700 affiliated companies and 1,300 customers. Founded in 1987 as a non-profit organization, the Research and Development Center works to help companies develop sustainable packaging materials with improved and novel functionality. From the point of view of sustainability, biotechnology plays an[...]

Learn more

UPM Specialty Papers

Certified Wood Fibre Based Packaging – UPM Speciality Papers offers FSC and PEFC certified wood fibre based packaging, that can be recycled or composted at end its of life (dependent the paper type). The natural fibre-based materials offer a wide range of possibilities for individual branding. They have various lines for primary packaging, labelling and released based papers. UPM only[...]

Learn more

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[...]

Learn more

RAFNXT+

Climate Friendly Labels – UPM Raflatac RAFNXT+ has been certified by Carbon Trust. 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 takes into account environmental protection and the well-being of society – ecosystems are preserved or even enhanced.[...]

Learn more

Natural Selection

Paper Based 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[...]

Learn more

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[...]

Learn more

Sargasse 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[...]

Learn more

Transofoil

Cook-in-the-Pouch Solution – GBfoods and AR Packaging Flexibles have jointly developed a cook-in-the-pouch solution that offers high consumer convenience thanks to the wide opening and markings on the inside of the pack for easy dosing. Blå Band is a well-known GBfoods brand with a wide range of dry and ready meals. Their expedition meals are complete freeze-dried[...]

Learn more

Mori Silk

Natural Protective Layer From Silk Proteins – Mori Silk is a food protection technology that slows the natural spoilage process at many points in the supply chain, providing nature-inspired protection for all types of food. Just as bees build honeycombs to shield their honey, Bombyx mori silkworms weave a silk cocoon to protect themselves during their most vulnerable stage of life.[...]

Learn more

EcoFLEXY

Bio-Cellulose Materials – CELLUGY is a Denmark-based startup company that develops sustainable materials through biotransformation. The company has developed EcoFLEXY – a water-based nanocellulose suspension obtained by fermentation of sugar by specific microorganisms. The material does not come from fossil sources and is fully biodegradable and compostable (at room temperature). Compared to its fossil-based alternatives, it has[...]

Learn more