Innovations

Winning the 2020 Paperboard Packaging Sustainability Award, innovative Paperseal is part of G.Mondini’s initiative to fundamentally rethink packaging systems to promote green packaging alternatives across the food industry.

Mondi, a global packaging and paper manufacturer, is the main sponsor for the Bristol Gulls, a four-woman team taking on the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. They will be rowing an Eco Boat for the 4,800km race and consuming food freeze dried in recyclable packaging provided by Mondi.

This is one of the first sugarcane-based bottles to be produced commercially by Berry. The bottle is produced on Berry’s standard manufacturing line in a custom mold. “Sugarcane-based plastic bottles are one of the many sustainable packaging solutions offered by Berry Global and the bottles fit seamlessly into our manufacturing process,” says Josh Edmonson, Business Development Manager, Berry.

The laminating adhesive targets converters manufacturing applications such as snacks,ready-meals and stand-up pouches for juice among others.

Greater bond strength

Kay Boakye-Yiadom market manager, Laminating adhesives, Dow Packaging and Speciality Plastics, said it is the first breakthrough innovation in solvent base in over a decade.

“Historically, converters have had to accept some tradeoffs when using solvent-borne adhesive , i.e lower green bond, lower bond strength, lower temperature and product resistance,” he said.

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has partnered with Adelaide Brighton Cement and Pope Packaging on the development of a new water-resistant paper bag called ‘Rain Barrier,’ made out of Mondi’s Advantage Protect White sack kraft paper, for the Australian construction market.

When NFC tag content is dynamic, the company explains, the tags provide protection against cloning. The growing demand for such solutions has faced a scalability challenge, it says. While NFC tags have been deployed for consumer engagement as an extension of a typical HF RFID use case, the authentication component adds cost and complexity. The em|linq combines cryptographic mechanisms typically used in smart-card products with RFID technology. It is built on open standards, allowing flexibility in the authentication service's implementation.

According to the latest research the global food supply chain system is responsible for 26% of global greenhouse gas emissions; a third of all food is lost or wasted somewhere in the supply chain; fossil fuel-based materials need to be phased out; and significant improvements are needed to the way packaging is dealt with after use.

Specifically, innovative, efficient bioplastic production processes were developed to package food using renewable materials that are also recyclable and could replace conventional fossil fuel-based materials. These bioplastics include polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and polyglycolide (PGA), which were used to develop three different bio-based active packaging systems, specifically designed to package fresh chicken meat, cereals and snacks.