May 2023

BUSINESS CHALLENGE:

With multiple suppliers from and outside of China for their flashlights and flashlights’ accessories, Energizer’s supply chain was coping with finished goods consolidation issues before shipment to Europe, USA… Additionally, each of their suppliers was in charge of providing packaging and packing for the products it supplied, leading to packaging discrepancies in colour and quality throughout the range.

Ineos, a global petrochemicals manufacturer headquartered in London, has produced an ultra-thin, rigid film for recyclable flexible packaging applications made from 50 percent recycled plastic.

HEINZEL GROUP announces the conversion of an idled paper machine at the Steyrermühl mill in Austria for the production of sustainable kraft papers for flexible packaging. Heinzel will take over the Steyrermühl site from UPM on January 1st, 2024, according to an agreement signed in 2022, and will enter the market with a new range of unbleached and bleached kraft papers shortly thereafter.
 

The company partners with CCL for its first Sleeve project for Finlandia Vodka. They unveiled a new package design for the premium vodka brand, known for its pristine and smooth taste and innovative bottle design.

The new edition is dressed from head to toe in a premium PET Shrink Sleeve from CCL Label printed in Offset Gravure combination. The trendy design, combined with pearlescent varnish and special metallic elements will surely attract additional attention to the product.

Protector Bag ExpandForm replaces the current plastic packaging with a flexible and recyclable alternative. The solution is also customisable and can expand to different sizes while holding the mattress securely. The packaging is made with Mondi’s kraft paper, which is responsibly sourced and renewable, and can be recycled contributing to a circular economy. The paper bag is puncture resistant and suitable for printing, meaning brands can customise their deliveries with a high-quality finish.

Huhtamaki has developed mono-material flexible packaging in paper, PE and PP Retort.  

Dr Marco Hilty, president of flexible packaging at Huhtamaki, said: ‘What we’ve done, quite simply, is to redesign the future of flexible packaging by setting new industry standards in mono-material solutions.  These blueloop innovations are both unique to Huhtamaki and transformational. They simultaneously deliver recyclability, with no compromise in either product protection or affordability.  This is the power of three.’ 

• Mondi partnered with mattress producer Megaflex Schaumstoff to introduce Protector Bag ExpandForm for mattress rollpacking
• Created from Mondi kraft paper, the new packaging is made from renewable materials and is easy to dispose of and recycle in existing paper waste streams
• The paper bag is customisable in size, and requires little adaption to existing packing equipment

Protector Bag ExpandForm replaces the current plastic packaging with a flexible and recyclable alternative.

Habasit’s new sphere top conveyor belt facilitates high-performance, controlled multi-directional movement of goods in logistics, parcel- and unit-handling facilities