Sustainable materials | 61Mondi recognized by the Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI) for its RetortPouch Recyclable pouchMondi has developed a recyclable high-barrier packaging for Norwegian pet food manufacturer Felleskjøpetin three-ply mono-PE laminates. This flm “India is a low unit pack market which means is a substitute for conventional metalized PET or aluminum flms resulting in fully that 80 percent fexible packaging manufactured recyclable mono-PE laminates. in the country is low volume packs priced Sustainable paperFedrigoni is now producing a range of low to enable a larger part of the population multi-use paper products for industries to consume a product. The challenge that ranging from fashion and food to personal care. Materia Viva Metamorphosis products emanates is that plastic material becomes are treated to maintain some characteristics of plastic without the need for lamination diffcult to collect and reprocess”while remaining fully recyclable. Mondi has collaborated with converter stream annually. that uses aluminum or metalized layers to Fiorini International to create new Flexible packaging manufacturer Emsur provide high-barrier food protection. paper-based packaging for Antico has launched its Ecoem-Sleeves range of Mondi has also developed FlexiBag Pastifcio Umbro, an Italian manufacturer sustainable shrink sleeves, Recyclable, a recyclable high-barrier of premium pasta products. The new The range includes the Ecoem-Full PET packaging material now being used packaging is fully recyclable and will sleeve, which is based on a combination of by Norwegian pet food manufacturer eliminate up to 20 tons of plastic annually. flms and washable inks that can be mixed Felleskjøpet for the relaunch of its The new paper bag design with a large and recycled with PET bottles without any Appetitt range of dry cat and dog foods. window made of transparent, recyclable clumping of residues or interruption in the FlexiBag Recyclable is a mono-material and biodegradable cellulose allows the end drying and decontamination process. polyethylene (PE) and again replaces user to see the contents. The Ecoem-Full PET sleeve has APR multi-layer packaging, delivering packaging The bag is entirely recyclable while certifcation for washable inks – preventing constructions. It is designed for recycling offering the same protective properties as discoloration of the fakes from the according to CEFlex D4ACE guidelines and the previous plastic packaging. recycled PET bottles – and can include is recyclable in existing Norwegian plastic UPM Specialty Papers has expanded its post-consumer recycled content. recycling streams. selection of sustainable packaging papers Another sleeve in the range is Jindal has introduced PE-based with UPM Confdio and UPM Confdio Pro Emfull, manufactured from polyolefn- high-barrier Ethy-Lyte flms, which can combining moisture, and grease resistance based material which can also include be used as substitutes for conventional with heat-sealing properties. post-consumer waste. polyester or nylon printing flms in Made from renewable fbers, UPM The flm’s foatability properties allow lamination with PE flms, thus creating fully Confdio and UPM Confdio Pro are the sleeve to be separated directly from recyclable mono-PE packaging. repulpable and designed to be recycled in the bottle during the washing phase of The new generation of flms includes regular fber recycling streams.the recycling process. The product range 25HD800, a 25µm transparent, high-barrier Sustainable fexible packaging specialist features other materials such as PETG. BOPE printing flm, one side coated with Parkside has collaborated with UK-based Mondi has been recognized by the EVOH. supermarket chain Iceland to deliver what is Swiss Packaging Institute (SVI) for its The flm provides gas and aroma claimed a world frst paper-based recyclable RetortPouch Recyclable pouch. The protection and is designed to be used as an pack for frozen food. packaging won the Swiss Packaging outer printing web to be laminated with PE The packaging has been designed for the Award in the Sustainability category and sealing flms for creating recyclable, two-ply supermarket’s Northcoast range of frozen was developed for Coop’s private label mono-PE laminates. seafood, previously packed in an LDPE bag.range of healthy pulses and grains sold 25HDM285 is a 25µm metalized, in Switzerland. RetortPouch Recyclable high-barrier BOPE lamination flm, one side is made of a polypropylene (PP)-based metalized and treated on the other. The To read more about a sustainable mono-material and is claimed capable of flm provides gas and aroma protection initiative for plastic waste, read an replacing complex multilayer packaging and is designed to be used as a mid-layer article on gasifcation on page 63Oct - Dec 2022