Innovation Zone Snapshot – Chilled meat supplier moves to more sustainable label operation

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#1 Chilled meat supplier moves to more sustainable label operation

British label supplier Coveris, in conjunction with Finnish material supplier UPM Raflatac, is providing Yorkshire-based Cranswick Convenience Foods with a more sustainable solution for its cooked meat products. Cranswick will switch from a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) release liner – a critical component of the label application process, to the new fibre-based product from Raflatac, their RAFNXT+ material, which is then returned to Coveris for recycling. The move will also show a weight saving of around 12% per label, while the new liner material will remove over 35 tonnes of plastic PET from the supply-chain annually, replacing this with a lighter weight label, recyclable liner and more sustainable alternative. The used liner material will be taken to Coveris’ Boston site where it will be recycled. The new material will be used across more than 175 million packs to support sustainable targets, including Cranswick’s own carbon agenda, and Coveris’ sustainability vision of No Waste.

#2 Beauty giant patents in-store refilling of perfume bottles

American-French multinational beauty company Coty has announced that it has applied for an international patent for in-store perfume blending via a refill machine. The machine would enable customers to blend and refill their empty perfume containers. The beauty giant’s method of refilling a used container with fragrance features a transfer system that mixes pre-selected amounts of fragrance concentrate, distilled water and organic compound ethanol. For ease of use, the in-store station will feature a digital interface for ease of use by customers. The company says the station could be used with a range of refillable bottles – both transparent and opaque – and these would be weighed before filling for accuracy. It is thought that in-store refilling of empty perfume containers could take personalisation and sustainability in the industry to new levels. The patent was filed in May 2022 and published in December 2022.

More info in The Innovation Zone.

#3 Tamper-evident corrugated box meets online needs

US-based International Paper Company, the world’s largest pulp and paper company, has announced that it has won the Worldstar packaging 2023 award for its ‘inviolable’ box, which has been designed to secure and protect electronic products without the need to use plastic or adhesives. The design of the box is a response to one of the challenges presented by the shipment of products sold online and which is most demanded by consumers: ensuring that internet purchases reach their recipients in perfect condition. The design features a tamper-evident closure that breaks when the package has been opened for the first time, without the need to use adhesive tape, thus favouring the circular economy and sustainability. It is also manufactured with low-carbon production processes, made only of corrugated cardboard, a resistant material that reportedly increases the safety of its content. It is 100% recyclable and reusable.

More info in The Innovation Zone.

#4 Refillable body cream jar in limited edition colour for Valentine’s Day