Industry News Web acquires Omega


Web Industries, a precision formatter of advanced materials including high performance composites used in the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, has acquired France-based Omega Systèmes Atlantique and Omega Systèmes Aquitaine. These companies specialise in the formatting of advanced materials for aerospace, defense and industrial applications at production sites in Nantes and Bordeaux. Omega’s formatting technologies, including precision


slitting, waterjet cutting, and 5 axis machining, along with ply cutting and kitting, complement Web’s industry leading formatting services. The Omega acquisition is part of Web’s global strategy to provide services and engineering to support aerospace customers’ demand for formatting and materials management services.


Item Products secure new partnership with Box Latch


NEW RECLOSE PACK FOR CONSUMER FOOD WASTE REDUCTION


Specialist packaging solutions provider, Parkside, has collaborated with leading meat substitute company Quorn to produce a reclosable pack for its range of meat-free products. Parkside has developed a complete PET tray and lid solution for Quorn, comprising a clear, shallow tray and heat-seal lidding film laminate that has built-in reclose technology suitable for sealing to APET trays. The design delivers improved barrier performance to keep the packed product fresher for longer, as well as a single polymer design ideal for consumer recycling.


Paperboard adds value to tomato packaging in recent study


Together with Närpes Grönsaker, a Finnish vegetable co-operative, Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, commissioned a study that compared cherry tomato cartons made of paperboard with the currently used plastic box. The study specifically looked at consumer perceptions, food waste aspects and climate impact. The results showed that consumers regard paperboard as a more responsible choice than plastic packaging and that this perceived value translated into a willingness to pay more for it. The study also demonstrated that the paperboard cartons preserved the cherry tomatoes at least as well as the plastic equivalent. As part of the research a detailed consumer study was carried out in Finland with an


Item Products, producer of components for the packaging industry, has secured an exclusive partnership with US company Box Latch. The Box Latch product is a re-usable carton closure that enables corrugated packaging to be re-used using a simple closure system, as opposed to tape or staples. The Box Latch mission is to create sustainable


packaging by making boxes re-usable many times over. They seek to disrupt the industry norm of only using corrugated boxes once before they are sent for recycling or doomed for landfill – which accounts for 90 per cent of corrugated boxes currently. Box Latch are helping companies reach their waste reduction targets, improve supply chain sustainability and create leaner manufacturing, all with an innovative, low technology solution. The closures come in a medium or large size and are made from black recycled plastic. Other colours are available on request. They also produce corner clips, which helpfully hold the box open, allowing it to be filled quickly and easily.


external consumer research company, Sense N Insight. Paperboard was perceived as convenient, innovative, aesthetically pleasing and responsible with a high-status value which added to the quality image of the product. Most of the participants stated that they would prefer paperboard because of its recyclability but commented that they wanted to see the product better. Based upon the overall findings, the participants were willing to pay more for the paperboard carton than the plastic box, which demonstrates that consumers are now actively looking for alternatives to plastic. The other part of the study was to find out more about the shelf-life and climate effect of


growing cherry tomatoes. The product itself is valuable and it is critical that nothing goes to waste. The Natural Resources Institute of Finland researched the shelf-life of cherry tomatoes packed in cartons made of different Metsä Board paperboard grades and in a plastic box made of recycled PET. According to the results cherry tomatoes were preserved at least as well in paperboard cartons as in the plastic packaging.


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