With Enable™ 4002, Blowplast more than doubled the PCR content in their lubricant bottles to reach up to 50% without encountering the brittleness of the previous solution.
This pioneering facility, co-funded by the European Union’s European Innovation Council (EIC), represents a €3.5 million total investment and marks a transformative shift in the paper industry by turning Parisian green waste into high-quality, recyclable packaging materials.
Sponsored by Dow, this prestigious award recognizes excellence in packaging and encourages advancements in sustainability and performance. The Special Award category, won by Amcor, is dedicated to emerging markets and breaking frontiers in mono-material packaging.
For the convenience and ease of use blister packaging provides consumers, the creation of such packaging isn’t as simple. From developing appropriate machinery to sourcing the right materials, blister packaging brings a variety of challenges that suppliers are constantly trying to mitigate.
This breakthrough packaging design offers a high oxygen barrier, excellent optics, and enhanced puncture resistance while maintaining optimized formability for hot fill and aseptic applications.
The new containers, called Veda, feature proprietary tracking and collection technology created by OZZI®, a leading reusable systems and container brand.
Chile recently passed a law that will ban all single-use plastic in several fields. The industry has been searching for materials that are non-plastic but that still have all the characteristics of plastic.
Prior to the awards ceremony, an international jury of 18 experts from across the packaging value chain convened in Bangkok this June to evaluate every nomination.