Film & Foil
Innovia launches transparent, certified renewable content, carbon neutral film
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nnovia Films is launching a new film in its Encore range of sustainable polypropylene packaging films.
REF30cn has a high level of certified renewable content (via ISCC PLUS mass balance) specifically achieving carbon neutral on a cradle to gate basis from the Innovia UK site. Technically the film performance matches that of the fossil-based equivalent so can be used in both high-speed horizontal flow-wrap and overwrap applications. The film is also fully food contact compliant. Product development manager packaging, Paul Watters explains: “With a growing focus on carbon footprint and a desire to reduce the impact on our environment through global warming, we are introducing Encore REF30cn into the market. This film addresses these issues by having a high certified renewable content, which in turn, reduces the films carbon footprint to the position of being carbon neutral.”
Mr Watters continues: “REF30cn will be
the first of a number of Encore products we will bring to the market. The focus will not only be on certified renewable materials and carbon footprint but also on the use of certified recycled materials.”
REF30cn has been classified as Made for Recycling by Interseroh.
Mr Watters adds: “The Interseroh certification further enhances the sustainable benefits of this film, it can be classified as ‘recycle ready’, or recyclable in countries which have the infrastructure to recycle polypropylene.”
Meanwhile, following significant interest
from multinationals across all Innovia Films chosen market sectors; Tobacco, Packaging and Labels, Innovia has expanded its ISCC PLUS certification to its plants based in Australia, Belgium, and the UK. This allows Innovia to produce its range of Encore sustainable films globally, supplying both certified renewable materials, (ISCC PLUS Bio-Circular material) and certified circular material, (ISCC PLUS Circular Material). ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) is an independent multi- stakeholder organisation providing a globally applicable certification system for the sustainability of raw materials and products. Innovia has also developed its own internal Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) programme which gives the company the ability to measure key sustainability metrics, including carbon footprint (global warming potential) and fossil scarcity on a cradle to gate basis.
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i2r enjoys strong connection with iconic pie brand
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luminium foil tray manufacturer, i2r Packaging Solutions supplies the UK hot pie brand, Pukka Pies.
A long-standing supplier relationship, i2r’s strong connection with Pukka is down to being innovative and anticipating new trends – a trait particularly important in the burgeoning convenience food sector, where the demand for quick and easy meal options continues to surge.
Iconic food manufacturer, Pukka, has been making and baking its award-winning pies in Syston, Leicester for more than 57 years. The privately-owned family business employs more than 360 peo-ple and produces over 180,000 pies per day in the UK and overseas. Winner of The Grocer’s Brand of the Year in 2020, Pukka pies are the nation’s favourite.
Focusing on new product development, i2r’s association with the pie brand has evolved since 2015 and it currently supplies
both plain and coloured aluminium trays for Pukka’s grocery range. The trays, which support a variety of recipes, are produced in a number of colour variations including black, red, gold, green, grey, blue and silver; all of which are fully recyclable. Pukka’s pies are stocked in fish & chip shops across the county, as well as more than 4,000 grocery outlets nationwide, including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Co-op. “We really enjoy working alongside i2r, and have been working with them for a number of years now”, says Pukka’s Gary McCall. “Their excellent service, product quality and help with NPD in particular, are all key attributes in making our supply chain as efficient as possible.” i2r commercial director, Jon West adds: “Our relationship with Pukka goes from strength to strength. They trust us to deliver, maintain a streamlined supply chain and provide outstanding customer
support; in doing so, we are able to fully anticipate their needs and ensure we fully support Pukka’s development programme as well as well as complementing their sustainability ethos.”
Operating as part of the Italian Laminazione Sottile Group, i2r Packaging Solutions manufactures a comprehensive range of wrinklewall and smoothwall semi-rigid aluminium foil containers used throughout the food industry.
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