The Nature’s Variety pet food pouch includes 10% recycled content [mass balance approach] and can help comply with the 2030 target required by the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) for contact-sensitive packaging. The brand’s medium-term goal is to reach 30% recycled content by 2030.
New facility holds 10 plastic resin silos, three of which house post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. Axium uses PCR in as much as 30% of its packaging solutions, and its silo technology allows it to transition to greater PCR storage to meet rising demand.
Made from renewable cellulose and formulated as a water-based coating, CelluShield™ provides exceptional oxygen and moisture barrier properties while supporting circular economy objectives.
The process developed jointly by Solenis and HEIDELBERG enables the industrial, partial and therefore cost-effective application of barrier coatings to paper packaging.
With applications in cereal bags, shrink film, and household overwrap for items like napkins and paper towels, these rPE-based films offer both performance and environmental benefit—meeting the evolving sustainability goals of brands and retailers.
While the company has commercialized solutions in the marketplace and has been developing and refining BOPE technology, PACK EXPO marks one of the first significant opportunities to highlight its full potential on a global stage, TC Transcontinental notes.
The Heanor facility plays a vital role in helping to advance a circular economy in the UK by processing a wide range of post-consumer and industrial flexible plastic waste.
