Paper Packaging

Key amendments adopted by the European Parliament include deletion of proposed single-use bans in the HORECA sector and removal of re-use targets for take-away food and drinks. 

Fiber-based consumer packaging leader Graphic Packaging International (Graphic Packaging) has announced the launch of an innovation in coated recycled paperboard (CRB): PaceSetter Rainier™, named after Mount Rainier, known for its pristine white snow-capped summit. The new paperboard offers many of the characteristics of solid bleached sulfate (SBS) in combination with recycled content. With brightness and whiteness that exceeds that of traditional CRB, it can compete directly with SBS and folding box board (FBB).

Created using Mondi’s recyclable FunctionalBarrier Paper, the new packaging was developed for Veetee’s rice range, on shelf since April.

Providing a direct replacement to plastic, the packaging has fit for purpose barrier properties to protect the products while supporting Veetee’s goals to reduce plastic.

Mondi provided a full in-house solution for Veetee – sourcing certified renewable material, producing the certified kraft paper, add barrier functionality and printing it before delivering the final paper-based reels to Veetee for conversion and filling.

Accurate Box Company is proud to announce the successful installation of a Bobst Masterflute Touch Laminator, marking a significant upgrade to its Laminating Department. This investment reaffirms Accurate Box’s commitment to delivering high-quality boxes and maximizing productivity at its 400,000-square-foot facility.

Freshways‘ recyclable, carbon-neutral packing range comprises a carton presented with a tethered cap, a lightweight and durable polybottle that is easy to dispose of locally, and ‘space-efficient’ pouches.

Freshways will look to further boost eco-packaging in the future as part of its 2030 embedding sustainability commitment, as it will aim to invest in ‘sustainable and credible eco labelling for products’ by this date.

In a pilot-scale trial to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has discovered the unprecedented maximum limits of its highly extensible formable cellulose-based webs used for rigid packaging applications.

The results enable the manufacturing of a wide range of sustainable 3D packaging solutions that were previously unattainable.