SÜDPACK will present its product and service portfolio in this area at the FACHPACK where visitors will have the opportunity to learn about the innovative concepts of Pure-Line products, which combine high recyclability and material efficiency with optimal product quality and safety. Pure-Line offers high-performance films for thermoformed packaging, trays and pouches suitable for a wide range of foods. With this and other solutions, SÜDPACK provides its customers with genuine added value for future-oriented packaging design.
As at earlier trade shows, SÜDPACK expects keen visitor interest in its recyclable, single-material solutions based on PP and PE. Features that characterise the recyclable high-performance films in the Pure-Line range include a much smaller carbon footprint than conventional concepts, and high versatility.
Apart from packaging solutions for fresh foods, the company offers a PP-based concept for packaging coffee in stand-up pouches as a substitute for the usual PET/aluminium composites.
Said Valeska Haux, Vice President Strategic Marketing & Sustainability: “According to our internal LCA calculations, that reduces the carbon footprint of a coffee package by more than 30%.”
Further advantages are the high material efficiency due to reduced density, optimal barrier properties thanks to the excellent water vapor barrier provided by PP, and outstanding ease of processing, which is down to the thermal resistance.
Other innovations available on stand include the (Multi-)Peel PET floatable solution. Thanks to its low density, the floatable top web can be separated during recycling from PET trays, producing a clean recycled material flow.
The Multifol Extreme stands out for a low material input. The high-performance flexible film from SÜDPACK is up to 30% thinner than other, conventional PA/PE structures. Thanks to exceptional sealing performance even when contaminated with oil or fat as well as high puncture resistance, Multifol Extreme films are ideal for securely packaging greasy, protein-rich products and frozen food in MAP and vacuum packaging.
Introduced in late 2023, the new LCA tool EcoTrace has become an essential component in assessing the eco-balance of packaging solutions. Using this tool, SÜDPACK analyses the environmental impact over the entire life cycle of its own products as well as customer concepts. This enables fact-based decisions that take into account not only greenhouse gases (CO2e), but also other factors such as fossil resource consumption and environmental and human toxicity.
For certain product groups, SÜDPACK also achieves ISO 14040/44 certifications for its LCAs, e.g. for its Flow Pack PurePP films. Part of the SÜDPACK Pure-Line portfolio, these films are flexible composites used for manufacturing flow packs for multiple applications. The films consist of PP with a small share of barrier polymer. Due to their single-material structure, the cyclos-HTP institute assesses their recyclability rate as 92%. For the certification, the testers took into account various scenarios, e.g. the recyclate share in material use, and different end-of-life options. For more visit stand #220 in hall 4 or suedpack.de/en
