Miscellaneous

Speaking at the inauguration, Mark Schneider, Nestlé CEO, said, "Our vision is a world in which none of our packaging ends up in landfill or as litter. To achieve this we introduce reusable packaging solutions and pioneer environmentally friendly packaging materials. Furthermore, we support the development of local recycling infrastructure and deposit schemes to help shape a waste-free world. The Nestlé Institute of Packaging Sciences enables us to create a strong pipeline of sustainable packaging solutions for Nestlé products across businesses and markets."

As part of its ongoing sustainable journey to deliver recyclable flexible packaging solutions, Coveris’ new Duralite™ R shrink film provides a fully circular solution to meet both the environmental and legislative demands of the future.

Suitable for all secondary applications including multi-wrap cans and bottles, the new low-gauge, high-strength, high-clarity film is born out of Coveris’ market leading Duralite™ shrink brand which is used by all leading global brands in the beverage and grocery sector.

The APASS program was designed by Amazon to help support vendors, sellers and manufacturers to secure certification of their products as Frustration Free Packaging (FFP), Ships-in-Own-Container (SIOC) or Prep-Free Packaging (PFP).

Given oxygen’s key role is important in food spoilage, most foods are packaged under modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) to extend their shelf-life. The major problem is the lack of a simple and inexpensive oxygen indicator to guarantee the integrity of the food. There are commercial solutions, but these are expensive and difficult to manage, understand and embed in packaging.

The quest for an oxygen indicator suitable for contact with food, as well as detect the impenetrability of packaging, has sparked great interest in the packaging and food sector.

Traditionally, companies have protected their shipping products with multiple boxes, which requires significant material use and cost. However, this innovation uses tailored configurations of corrugated cardboard, boxes and trays to cut down on material use while maintaining protection during shipping and enhancing the consumer experience.

As a growing number of customers are utilizing smart packaging and connected products featuring NFC technology, Tapwow says the company and Avery Dennison sought to create a kit that would allow users to employ NFC tags in their own environment, as well as assign meaningful content. With a few clicks in the DIRX2 platform, a customer can create a working demonstration or proof-of-concept, including tap analytics that can be accessed from any smartphone.

At Nestlé India, focus is on reducing waste generation through its packaging. It aims to use the minimum adequate packaging by weight and volume, and ensure that it is recovered and recycled at the end of its useful life. It is also intensifying its efforts to develop innovative new materials that can deliver the desired protection and functionality of incumbent packaging materials with better environmental performance.

Overview Features

-Special effects trough specialty papers and holographic films

-High degree of adhesion

-Glossy or matt effects

-Maximum light barrier

Customer benefits

-Versatility: Wide variety of high quality, odour free laminates for medium / high volume product lines

-Brand Positioning: Differentiation on the shelf through distinctive and premium look;

End consumer benefits

-Product Appeal

- Eye-catchers on the shelf with a fresh and luxury appearance

-Product Safety

This movement is something Bell Packaging have responded to by launching the 100% recyclable and environmentally friendly plastic, Retran®.

You may not be aware that such a thing was available or even possible, however this raw material produced from redundant PET bottles and drinks containers has created a plastic which can be reused over and over again.

Retran® is a transparent material which is clearly marked with the recyclable logo and since its launch in January, the company has converted nearly all of its customers to this form of recycled packaging.

Amcor’s packaging engineers worked with Nestlé to use polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to create a lightweight, sleek and clear bottle, with the Geo-Strap™ base to prevent denting and overfilling in Nestlé’s supply chain.