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New barrier solution from AR Packaging helps Bel Group to eliminate plastics

In the quest to minimise the use of plastics and yet provide optimal product protection and performance, AR Packaging has developed Safeboard, a plastic free packaging, which is now used by Bel Group for its Boursin cheese range. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: AR Packaging

Markets & packaging

Compostable packaging materials in the fresh food counter

Fresh food on self-service shelves, such as meat, poultry, or fish, must be well packaged so that it reaches the consumer's table clean and germ-free. With its organic and compostable PADECO moisture absorption pads, Pomona Company from the Polish Żyrardów ensures that liquids are trapped in the packaging and do not get into fresh food. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: BIO-FED

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Innovative packaging concepts for minced meat

A new look for a kitchen classic from the refrigerated section: SÜDPACK is launching two innovative packaging concepts for minced meat that do without bottom trays. What is more, the two concepts are mono-material packaging solutions based on polypropylene (PP). ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: SÜDPACK

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Bio materials as an alternative to complying with increasingly demanding legislation

According to FAO data, every year 1.300 million tons of food are wasted, which is equivalent specifically to a third of their world production, with the associated social, environmental and economic problems. One of the main strategies to avoid the waste of food is to extend the shelf life of products by packaging them with materials with barrier properties, generally materials with multilayer structures (eg PET / PE, PET / EVOH / PE, OPP / OPP, PET / met / PE, etc). ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: ITENE

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BioActiveMaterials project to improve the properties of food packaging

Researcher from Fraunhofer IVV, Fraunhofer IGB and KCPK are working on a new, highly advanced packaging material. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV)

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Flexible Packaging and Sustainability: new online toolkit offers facts and figures

Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) presents new toolkit looking at the sustainability of flexible packaging / Main target groups are people working in the fields of flexible packaging and products packed in flexible packaging but also the general public. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE)

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Simplicity in the packing process with the Schur Star Concept

When introduced to the Schur Star Concept, Sabarot Wassner became aware of the many advantages of employing the Schur Star Concept for packing their large range of cereals, pulses, seeds, and dried mushrooms. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Material innovations BRAND: Schur