In the ongoing work to challenge conventional packaging, BillerudKorsnäs and Aisa are launching a collaboration that opens up outstanding new possibilities in tube packaging made of paper.
Environmental sensibility has distant roots for the Turin-based multinational: Francesca Squillace, Packaging and Materials Director of Lavazza, talks about it.
By Maria Costanza Candi, Luciana Guidotti.
Sulapac has launched a groundbreaking innovation that will allow water-based products to be packaged with a new bio-based barrier that biodegrades without leaving permanent microplastics behind. This is a major breakthrough for an industry that uses around 90% water-based emulsions and has yet to find fully biodegradable alternatives.
Fabiana Marchini, Head of Sustainability of Sanpellegrino, tells us the strategic vision and investments at the basis of a systemic approach to environmental, social and ethical sustainability. By Maria Costanza Candi, Luciana Guidotti
From Sun Chemical, the range of SunVisto Aquagreen inks for food packaging, produced with a high percentage of raw material from vegetable sources. The high bio-renewable content (BRC) is proven by carbon isotope C14 analysis.
Promoted by Istituto Italiano Imballaggio, and managed by Packaging Meeting Srl, the BEST PACKAGING contest has been revamped: it is in fact the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation that has signed the competition, which for over 60 years has rewarded innovation in packaging.
Eni's chemical company, Versalis, is expanding its range of “circular” products, made from recycled raw materials. The Versalis Revive portfolio will now include a new product for food packaging made with 75% domestic post-consumer polystyrene.
Diageo partnered with glass manufacturer Encirc and research and technology body Glass Futures on the project, which used the firm’s Black & White Scotch brand as the test subject. The project saw the use of a waste-based powered furnace to cut the carbon footprint of of the bottle-making process by up to 90%.
Più carta, meno plastica e alluminio nel nuovo brik da 200 ml Tetra Crystal® di Valfrutta studiato per il canale vending. Realizzato per l’86% con materiali provenienti da fonti vegetali e con una superficie totale ridotta del 7% grazie agli angoli frontali smussati che ne facilitano la presa, garantisce un risparmio del 14% di emissioni di CO2 rispetto alle confezioni precedenti.
Lumson has chosen to head down the road of sustainability. The company increasingly invests in processes that optimize resources to achieve the most ethically and economically sustainable solutions.
