Fruit Logistica 2020: Mondi to unveil “FirstClassFlutes” portfolio for delicate goods protection

30 Jan 2020 --- With Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Germany, taking place next week, Mondi has announced that it will be exhibiting its containerboard and corrugated solutions for the fresh produce market. On show for the first time will be the “FirstClassFlutes by Mondi” portfolio, which provides unique box performance, protecting delicate goods from the first stacking to the final delivery at the point of sale. Mondi will also present its high-performance corrugated trays made of ProVantage Frescoflute, which are ideal for transport and store display.

Mondi offers sustainable corrugated packaging solutions for a broad range of fruit and vegetables including transport solutions for the food processing industry, point of sale solutions for retailers and consumer packaging.

ProVantage PowerfluteDesigned for long-distance transport, ProVantage Powerflute offers optimal protection against spoilage and high resistance to stretching as well as compression. It achieves superior strength with less fiber, making it possible to reduce the packaging weight.

ProVantage Aquaflute is designed for lightweight packaging: It offers outstanding short-term water resistance and allows for excellent box stability and stackability. 

At Fruit Logistica, Mondi will also showcase its corrugated trays made of ProVantage Frescoflute, designed for transport and store display. The one-piece tray and hood solution TwinBox-Stacking conserves energy-intensive paper in the transport hood and is used to display bagged lettuce, for example.

In consumer packaging, the company will present the CoralTray – a solution that offers a clever and appealing corrugated lid alternative to plastic wrapping for small fruits or vegetables – and the Pick-up tray, a carrying solution with an integrated handle that does not interfere with stacking and thus facilitates optimum use of space.ProVantage Aquaflute

“Fruit Logistica is the global platform for new ideas and solutions for fresh produce,” notes Markus Gärtner, CEO for Corrugated Packaging at Mondi. “Packaging is essential to ensuring the proper protection of fruit and vegetables, delivering smart logistics alternatives and supporting retailer businesses.”

“For us, it is important to find the most sustainable and suitable solutions for our customers – offering paper where possible, plastic when useful. As a full-range supplier of everything from paper grades to final packaging solutions, we support our customers in achieving their sustainability goals and make sure the solutions are fit for purpose and sustainable by design.” 

ProVantage FrescofluteBeyond this, Mondi will present further solutions to support retail businesses:

• perFORMing: a sustainable, patented, multilayer, thermoformable paper-based packaging application that can cut plastic consumption by up to 80 percent compared with traditional shallow food trays.
• EcoVantage shopping bags: the recycling paper option as part of the “shoppingworld by Mondi” portfolio, offering the widest selection of paper grades for carrier bags and shoppers.
• Advantage MF EcoComp: an unbleached, water-repellent paper with guaranteed high strength properties. It has been developed specifically to produce biodegradable bags for the collection and composting of organic kitchen waste. The paper has a unique ability to absorb moisture, and thus mitigates unpleasant odors.

Also this week, the global packaging and paper supplier announced that its award-winning BarrierPack Recyclable all-polyethylene film has been certified as recyclable. Institute cyclos–HTP, the Institute for Recyclability and Product Responsibility, independently tested the material and issued a certificate, rating it as 95 percent recyclable in those areas where “a suitable recycling infrastructure is in place.”

Edited by Joshua Poole