This change in distributorship allows Bartelt to expand and streamline the HFFS product lines both Bartelt and FLtècn

Moisture barrier bags, also known as foil bags, metallized bags and sometimes provide moisture, corrosion and shieldi

What is Alu-Alu Packing

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International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack and Aptar Beauty + Home, worldwide leader in the de

 NOVA Chemicals Corporation (“NOVA Chemicals”) is introducing new resin technology for machine direction oriented (MD

The bottle design development process at PepsiCo moves from paper to digital to 3D printed prototype to 3D printing t

In 2020, Incapto was born with the purpose of revolutionizing the coffee industry with the aim of moving towards a be

The world’s forests are being logged at an alarming rate — three billion trees a year go into the paper packaging sup

”The new innovative Ocean Action label material is the latest step in our beyond fossils journey.

Mondi creates new recyclable, lightweight packaging for leading Japanese consumer goods company Kao and its salon hair cosmetic brand Goldwell
Professional stylist hair lightening products now packed in an innovative stand-up pouch, reducing plastic by 80% compared to the former packaging
Pouch replaces rigid plastic box and helps Kao work towards its Zero Waste goals as part of its overall sustainability strategy
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has partnered with Japanese consumer goods manufacturer Kao to create a recyclable, lightweight packaging solution for its Goldwell hair lightening products. The new stand-up pouch reduces plastic usage without compromising on strength and durability and thus supports Kao and its salon business in their efforts to reduce their environmental footprint and to help salons run their businesses more sustainably.

Goldwell is a salon-quality brand of Kao Salon Division, the fourth biggest professional hair care business in the world. Its broad offering of hair care, styling and colour products also includes a range of hair lightening products created for in salon use. These were previously packed in rigid plastic containers, however working with Mondi and along its EcoSolutions approach, Kao is reducing the overall amount of plastic in individual packs by 80%.

Mondi’s innovative solution packs the powdered products in flexible, re-closable stand-up pouches that are made of mono-material, meaning they are recyclable. The pouch is provided to the user together with paper instructions inside a carton box, enabling the pouch to be stacked when stored, and results in a lower carbon footprint compared to the previous packaging alternative.

The empty pouches can be folded flat to ensure efficient transport to the factory. When filled, they provide optimum protection for the product, preventing contact with moisture or vapour coming in, which would render it unusable. The packaging is completely safe as chemicals cannot diffuse through the tightly sealed packs. For convenience, the packaging is also easy to reclose with a recyclable top slider and temper-evident membrane.

 
The solution we developed with Kao contains a chemical-based product that is particularly sensitive, so we needed to consider safety and quality at all times. The new packs are completely secure during shipment when filled and easy to transport. Kao is passionate about making the right changes for a more sustainable world while ensuring the high quality and user-friendliness of its products, to deliver the best customer experience. It was a pleasure to work with the Kao team on creating this product.

Iris Ross, Regional Sales Consumer Flexibles, Mondi
 
Elmar Mussenbrock, Director Sustainability, Kao Salon Division adds: “Sustainable packaging is one of the key elements of our ESG strategy and reducing plastic is our first priority – what hasn’t been produced cannot cause any harm. With its great expertise and professional approach, Mondi has enabled us to deliver a much more progressive pack for our Goldwell LightDimensions SilkLift range, reducing the carbon footprint of the packaging by 65% compared to its former box.”

Recharge Luxury Refill, made entirely from PP and PET, combines luxe appeal with sustainability.

FASTEN, an IBG (Innovative Beauty Group) company and a leading global beauty solutions provider, has introduced its Recharge Luxury Refill, a sustainable cosmetic refill system ideal for makeup and skincare products. Available in several sizes including 30 ml and 100 ml, the series combines upscale appeal with eco-friendliness.

IBG (Innovative Beauty Group), a division of the Albea Group, is a leading global beauty solutions provider proudly serving some of the world’s most dynamic mass and prestige beauty brands. Comprised of Orchard Custom Beauty and FASTEN Packaging, IBG applies its industry expertise to support its customers with innovative and responsible custom and turnkey solutions that include design, sourcing, formula development, bespoke packaging and accessories for color cosmetics, skin care, personal care, home care, hair care, and gifts with purchase.

With a global team of beauty experts and a distinctly personal approach, IBG empowers all of its clients – from established beauty brands to first-time private label retailers – with strategic partnerships that bring visions to life, and products seamlessly to market. The company has offices in Shanghai, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, the Netherlands and Paris.

For more information, visit https://www.albea-group.com/ibg.   

Available in 250ml and 500ml sizes, the Nova bottle features a modern curved design in clear polypropylene (PP) and p

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Digitalization meets sustainability - more and more companies are using R-Cycle's Digital Product Passport for sustainable plastic packaging. The passport enables all stakeholders in the value chain of plastic packaging to easily exchange recycling-relevant information in an open standard format across company boundaries and to make it accessible for data-based and thus more precise waste sorting. R-Cycle was founded as a cooperative initiative by the Reifenhäuser Group and other technology companies and organizations and developed to market maturity.

Looking at today's waste streams, recyclable packaging cannot be sorted with sufficient precision for high-quality recycling. Thus, even fully recyclable products usually end up in thermal recycling or, at best, downcycling to lower-quality products takes place. With R-Cycle, production machines automatically read and record recycling-relevant data as soon as a package is produced, route it through the value chain, and make it retrievable via appropriate marking (e.g., digital watermarks or QR codes) on primary and end products. This allows waste sorting facilities to easily identify recyclable packaging and form single-variety, recycling-friendly fractions. This is the basis for obtaining high-quality recyclates and building a functioning circular economy.

The R-Cycle data platform can be networked with a wide variety of software systems, right down to individual production lines: from film or injection molding machines, to processing, packaging and filling machines, to waste sorting and recycling systems. The tracing technology behind R-Cycle is

based on GS1 standards – the leading global network for cross-industry process development and founding member of R-Cycle. In addition, under the auspices of GS1 Germany, the standardization project PDS4CircularPlastics (Processes and data sharing approach for enabling circular plastics value networks) has been launched. The project has the goal to develop a GS1 guideline and is based on the results of the R-Cycle initiative

Dr. Benedikt Brenken, Director R-Cycle, explains: "R-Cycle is accessible as an open community for all companies, institutions and stakeholders that have a legitimate interest in the field of circular economy for plastic packaging and want to use, support or further develop R-Cycle themselves. Members gain access to a broad network of application-experienced partners and knowhow in digitalization and sustainability. The goal is to realize their own applications, generate benefits by networking the value chain and jointly establish R-Cycle worldwide."

In addition to improving product sustainability, manufacturers also increase their process efficiency and product quality by using the Digital Product Passport. Accurate information about source materials accelerates and optimizes production, while recording product properties represents a benefit for customers in the downstream process. In addition, the Digital Product Passport facilitates the fulfillment of (emerging) legal information requirements, such as in the calculation of the carbon footprint, proof of recycled content, or in the area of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). In this way, time-consuming manual calculations can be automated to meet requirements from legislators or customers.

Spotlight on underestimated importance of packaging on Packaging Day in Germany

Packaging as multi-tasking champions

We come into contact with packaging every day in a wide variety of ways, and yet it is probably one of the least noticed and most underestimated items in daily life among consumers.

Packaging Day, which takes place in Germany on 9 th June 2022, is a good opportunity to draw attention to this disparity. After all, it is packaging that ensures a smooth supply of essential food, safe pharmaceuticals and reliable cosmetics and household products to the population, for example. In this respect, packaging is a true multi-tasking champion. They not only provide optimum product protection and necessary information about the packaged product, but also contribute along the entire value chain to resource conservation and thus to greater climate protection by effectively protecting those resources that are contained in the packaged product.

Aluminum packaging for optimum product protection and sustainable resource efficiency

"In terms of product protection and resource efficiency, aluminum packaging can score points due to its convincing material properties. As a result, they offer good solutions for those who value sustainable, recyclable packaging and the avoidance of food or product losses," knows Johannes Schick, chairman of AD's Tubes, Cans and Impact Extrusions Division.

With a recycling rate of 93.5 percent, aluminum packaging is among the most recycled packaging in Germany thanks to an efficient collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure. Here, the material cycle is as good as closed and, on top of that, recycling requires only around five percent of the energy needed to produce primary aluminum. In addition, aluminum packaging, which unlike other packaging materials can be recycled almost indefinitely without any loss of quality, provides a packaging solution that allows high-quality recycling at the end of its useful life. It is no coincidence that the material value of aluminum is by far the highest of all packaging materials, which provides an additional recycling incentive. On top of that, the low weight of aluminum during transport in the supply chain increases resource efficiency, too.

Aluminum or aluminum-containing packaging also contributes to maximum resource conservation because the material - unlike other packaging materials - represents an absolute barrier and thus protects the packaged goods efficiently. An aluminum foil with a thickness of just 6 thousandths of a millimeter reliably prevents quality-reducing influences from outside such as light, gas, moisture and UV radiation. In addition, valuable, quality-preserving components of the contents cannot be lost. A perfect mechanism in both directions. This quality-preserving effect of the packaging on the packaged product is unparalleled in terms of resource efficiency and the avoidance of food waste, for example. After all, on average, only around 3.5 percent of the climate impact of a packaged food product is caused by the packaging.

Reliable companion in challenging times

"Thanks to their convincing material properties, aluminum packaging is a perfect companion in everyday life, even in challenging times, such as the Corona pandemic and the climate crisis," adds Johannes Schick. Due to their superior protective function and high-quality recyclability, they ensure both the necessary integrity, long shelf life and desired hygiene of the packaged products as well as climate-friendly resource efficiency along the entire value chain

Packaging Day in Germany is an appropriate occasion to draw attention to these hidden champions in everyday life.

Smurfit Kappa has invested USD23.5 million to upgrade its Nuevo Laredo sheet plant in Mexico to become a fully integrated corrugated plant. The investment includes a state-of-the-art corrugator and extension of the building. The new machine, which began operating last week, will have the two-pronged benefits of reducing CO2 emissions by up to 40% and doubling production capacity.

The Nuevo Laredo plant is located in the Tamaulipas region in Northeastern Mexico where Smurfit Kappa has strong partnerships in the industrial, electrical appliances and electronics sectors. The region represents 3.3% of the country’s GDP and is home to over 200 companies which manufacture products for the US. 

The increased capacity will streamline Smurfit Kappa’s operations in San Antonio, Texas where a fast-growing appetite for sustainable packaging is demanding larger production volumes. 

The investment will also make significant inroads in the plant’s ambitious sustainability targets. Its CO2 emissions will be reduced by up to 40% due to significantly less transportation between Smurfit Kappa’s Nuevo Laredo and San Antonio plants.

Speaking about the investment, Laurent Sellier, CEO of Smurfit Kappa the Americas, said: “This investment reinforces our commitment to being an important player in the growth of the Mexican market. It will also strengthen our partnerships within the sectors that drive the local economy in the Nuevo Laredo region.”

Eduardo Rubio, CEO of Smurfit Kappa North America, added: “The enhanced production capacity we now have because of this investment has strengthened our ability to meet the needs of current and indeed potential customers in the region. Smurfit Kappa is a reliable source of high-performance, sustainable packaging, no matter how complex the product or supply chain requirements are.”

This latest investment follows on from Smurfit Kappa’s USD22 million expansion of its Culiacan corrugated plant in Northwest Mexico last year. 

Four-shift operation at an over 14,000 m² site: the new plant in Kłobuck marks another milestone in SÜDPACK’s success story. It primarily stands for uncompromising performance, customer proximity and sustainability. The building complex is equipped with cutting-edge technology and was officially opened on May 5 and 6 in the presence of around 100 invited guests. The expansion of printing and finishing capacity at the Polish site is a strategically important step towards meeting the steadily growing demand for SÜDPACK solutions. While at the same time, SÜDPACK is setting the course for future, sustainable growth in the print sector.

The formal inauguration of the factory also marks the beginning of a new era for SÜDPACK in this region. The ground-breaking ceremony took place back in July 2020 at the site of a company SÜDPACK acquired in 2015, Bahpol, which primarily specializes in flexo print. Now, almost two years later, the extensive building work and installation of the complex printing, laminating and slitting equipment are largely complete.

The production facilities have been gradually ramped up over the past few months. The first machines have been in four-shift operation since the end of 2021. The new printing plate system that SÜDPACK needs to implement its resource-saving, highly efficient SPQ technology is a real highlight. And a huge investment that Tharcisse Carl, Managing Director of SÜDPACK, believes will definitely pay off. Because the company is already receiving a considerable number of inquiries from customers looking to further optimize the carbon footprint of their products and make their packaging printing much more sustainable by adopting a holistic approach. Carolin Grimbacher, Managing Partner of SÜDPACK: “SPQ stands for Sustainable Print Quality – and the name says it all. Because this innovative printing technology enables us to significantly reduce ink and solvent consumption, while significantly improving the print quality. SPQ is revolutionizing flexo printing. And is certainly the way forward.” The new equipment has definitely been very successful for initial customer orders. At the same time, SÜDPACK customers are also benefiting from much greater flexibility and speed now that the pre-press stage is carried out in-house.

The festivities for the official opening extended over two whole days. Day one was devoted to VIPs. Following the entertaining inauguration speeches by the County CEO, Henryk Kiepura, and the Mayor, Jerzy Zakrzewski, the keys were officially handed over to Johannes Remmele, Achim Herter and Slawomir Słomian from SÜDPACK by Marcin Walczyk (from the construction company, MCM). As representatives of the SÜDPACK Management Board, Mrs Grimbacher and Messrs Bouts, Carl and Remmele then delivered speeches, emphasizing that the expansion of production capacity is an important step towards the long-term positive development and internationalization of the entire company group and, above all, a clear commitment to its Polish site. These were followed by an employee award ceremony, the obligatory factory tour and a gala dinner as the culinary highlight of the day. This light and cheerful mood continued on May 6, the Staff Open Day, with factory tours and lots of attractions for adults and children alike.

About SÜDPACK

SÜDPACK is a leading manufacturer of high-tech films and packaging materials for the food, non-food, and medical product industries. Our solutions ensure maximum product protection as well as additional pioneering features with minimum material input.

The family business, which was founded by Alfred Remmele in 1964, is headquartered in Ochsenhausen. The production sites in Germany, France, Poland, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the USA are equipped with the latest plant technology and manufacture to the highest standards, including the capacity to operate under clean room conditions. The worldwide sales and service network ensures a high degree of proximity to the customer and comprehensive application technology support in more than 70 countries.

With its state-of-the-art Development and Application Center at its headquarters in Ochsenhausen, the innovation-oriented company offers its customers an optimal platform for carrying out application tests and for developing individual and tailor-made solutions.

SÜDPACK is committed to sustainable development and fulfills its responsibility as an employer and towards society, the environment, and its customers by developing packaging solutions that are unparalleled in their efficiency and sustainability.