Eco-Products was recognized for creating a superior method of printing on molded fiber products, and Vegware earned its award for bringing to market a fiber-based cutlery solution that is compostable.
Molpack has successfully deployed HP's Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling Solution at its factory in Guatemala to manufacture fruit trays as well as other commodity products, made from recycled paper.
Since 1992, Tek Pak has provided the medical, electronics, and consumer markets with quick-turn rapid prototyping and short- to long-run production thermoforming.
While there are many well-known routes to more sustainable packaging, these companies have developed unique and ingenious ways to keep packaging materials biodegradable or ease their recycling.
While responding to consumer and regulatory demands for more sustainable packaging is certainly one of the biggest challenges facing the industry, the good news is that there is no single solution but rather a plethora of routes to a circular economy.
Crafted from unbleached bamboo fiber, the 100% compostable clamshells are free of PFAs, wax, and plastic linings, making them a sustainable choice for foodservice packaging.
Scheduled to commence operations in 2024, the 200,000-square-foot plant comes on the heels of three major acquisitions in the specialty molded fiber solutions space, and marks the company’s eighth such manufacturing facility.
The plant-based fiber tray to package the GilletteLabs Razor with Exfoliating Bar, makes Gillette the first brand to implement Footprint’s new color-based molded fiber in its packaging.