Materials

Coveris, a producer of sustainable packaging, has launched a new range of fibre based hot-to-go packaging designed to meet the growing demand for hot on-the-go food and reduce waste with the recyclable "heat in pack, eat in pack" solution.

A new report by Eunomia Research & Consulting, commissioned by Amcor, Tomra and others, analyses how sorting technology using markers and object recognition can contribute to the circularity and traceability of plastic packaging recycling in Europe.

Tetra Pak has published its 25th Sustainability Report, which tracks the progress of the company's sustainability programme. The document focuses on five interdependent areas: food systems, circularity, climate, environment and social sustainability, and highlights a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain and a 47% reduction in its operations from 2019.

Ceramica Catalano is working with SACMI on our "Sustainable Packaging" project. With the recent delivery of new Gaiotto automatic glazing and finishing lines and an AVB casting cell, Ceramica Catalano has become one of the first SACMI customers to try out this new method of packaging management.

Cascades Fresh Guard EnVision is the new food packaging from Cascades, a Canadian manufacturer of sustainable packaging, consisting of a moulded pulp base and a recycled cardboard sleeve. Tests also show that eggs are safe in this innovative product, thanks to the pack's triple stiffness, which doubles its resistance to stacking.

Researchers at the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a new starch-based material that decomposes in just two months and can also be used for food packaging.

Evertis, part of the IMG Group, launches the Evercare brand for the medical sector to offer PET and PETG films that are innovative in terms of sustainability and safety. Selenis, a subsidiary of the Group, focuses on the production of copolyesters.

Over the past few days, 19 companies and organisations from 9 European countries gathered in Novara for the launch of the ‘Terrific’ flagship project, coordinated by Novamont and aimed at supporting the development of the European bio-based industry.

Eliminating non-recyclable elements from the package; guaranteeing the perfect preservation of chocolate truffles; reducing the product’s overall carbon footprint: these are the goals achieved by Sun Chemical, Qualvis and Whitakers, whose collaboration has led to award-winning packaging, in which inks and coatings make a significant step forward in food packaging safety and sustainability.

The growing sense of environmental responsibility on the part of both companies and consumers has triggered a transition towards the use of alternative materials that are perceived as more sustainable than plastic. However, the real sustainability of these materials has been the subject of a new study carried out by the Aware (Assessment on WAste and REsources) research group of the Politecnico di Milano and recently published in the journal 'Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy'.