The global fight against plastic in the environment and with its harmful effects leads to the fact that a huge number of enterprises are trying to switch to the use of recycled plastic in their packaging, i.e. change to a closed cycle of the economy. And some of them succeed very successfully.
Despite the prolongation of the lock down period and the next wave of morbidity, which is gathering pace around the world, people and business are gradually returning to the initial state and continue business interaction, taking into account the existing reality. This has also affected industrial exhibitions.
Combining digital and paper information - is it possible? Sappi and ISBC has proven that yes. The result is a sheet-fed product produced from a 100% fibrous base made from Swiss matte Sappi paper. ISBC's RFID chips are built in the sheets of paper without affecting the surface of the paper - it stays flat and smooth.
It is not a secret that carton packaging of juices and milk is extremely poorly recyclable due to their multi-layering and differences in the structure of the layers. And in the near future, this threatens to complicate the life of European manufacturers seriously. However, the UK company Zotefoams seems to be ready to provide a complete alternative to barrier cartons.
Canadian company Nexe Innovations has released its new espresso blend in fully compostable coffee capsules. This is the company's patented technology that they have been working on for the past 6 years. The capsule disintegrates completely in 35 days. And besides, the company produces these capsules using 3D printing.
Finnish company Huhtamaki received an award from the German Packaging Institute for its latest development, Push Tab® blister packaging paper. A solution has been found with Syntegon to use FSC ™ certified renewable paper to create safe, functional and sustainable tablet packaging.
Ecoflex is a new completely recyclable mono film developed and manufactured by AR Packaging, a major European packaging company. The company is introducing this polyethylene film to the market as a sustainable alternative to PA based films.