The trend of environmental protection is irresistible, the material of packaging industry is upgraded again
At the moment of environmental protection, the packaging industry is under great pressure. Only by following the market trend and putting environmental benefits first, can enterprises stand out in the fast changing market competition. On the way to improve environmental benefits, most packaging enterprises have played a good role as a model.
Oxygen barrier packaging film: help consumers understand packaging recovery
Novachemicals Canada has developed an easy to recycle oxygen barrier packaging film. In the future, food companies do not need to choose between high-performance barrier packaging and recyclability. Traditionally, the packaging of meat, cheese, nuts and many snack foods can be sold in recyclable soft packaging made of high-performance materials with compatible fluidity.
The packaging structure design extends novachemicals' recyclable film design, including moisture sensitive applications such as dry food, mixtures, frozen food and candy. Both packaging film schemes are certified and have been awarded the "inductedrop off" packaging label in "how2recycle", which aims to help consumers understand the recycling of plastic packaging.
"It's a win for customers, the industry and the environment," said Mike Cappelli, food packaging marketing manager at novachemicals. It meets consumer requirements for lightweight, economical and sustainable packaging. " In addition, it can be used for various flexible packaging, including vertical bags, pillow bags and mobile liquid packaging. You can also add zippers or accessories for a single or multi-purpose application for custom packaging.
Express box: foldable, inflatable and recycled
It is reported that a new type of express packing box (foldable, inflatable and recyclable) will be put into production in Liuhe economic development zone. The packaging box is jointly developed by Wu Huachun, Chang jiane and Zhao Jingze of Wuhan University of technology. Its shell is made of environmentally friendly PP plastic, and the air cushion airbag made of TPU material is built in. The air bag realizes constant pressure inflation with the aid of constant pressure inflation and suction equipment, so that the air bag can fully fit with the commodity, achieve the best buffering effect, better protect the commodity and prevent it from being damaged in the process of transportation.
This new type of express packing box is similar to the storage box in shape. When it is not opened, it is like a rectangular plastic plate. After opening, just lay the air bag in the express box, put the items that need express delivery into it, and then inflate the air bag with constant pressure inflation equipment to make the air bag and the items fully fit, and cover the lid. A express item is packaged.
Wu Huachun said: "the recyclable inflatable express cushion packaging box can be recycled for 5-8 years. The key is environmental protection, which can effectively solve the problems of low circulation rate and serious pollution of traditional express packaging such as carton, foam filling, bubble pads, adhesive tape and express bags. It has good energy saving and emission reduction benefits.
Cefapac packaging: improving environmental benefits
The cefapac packaging, cleverly designed by moltzaus, a Norwegian material reprocessing company, not only improves the environmental benefits of packaging, but also facilitates easy opening, and has won many awards. In the fall of 2015, cefapac was awarded the Scandinavian Packaging Award "scandar", and will receive the world star award from the World Packaging Organization in 2017.
"Our development work has two starting points: environmental impact and easy opening," explains Eirik faukland, a packaging expert in moltzau's research and development. "Plastic blister packaging is extremely difficult to open. In order to solve this well-known problem, our basic concept is to replace plastic with cardboard. The unique feature of cefapac solution is that we choose to replace all traditional creases with perforations to achieve the ideal opening effect. "
"Invercote's superior tear strength is a prerequisite for quality packaging," faukland said. "The strength of the board and its performance at different stages of processing and filling are critical." Another advantage of the new packaging, he said, is that moltzau's current production of packaging perforations allows customers to increase the speed of filling the production line compared to the filling line with creased blanks.
