Luxe Pack New York: Hoffmann Neopac launches Polyfoil EcoPro monomaterial double barrier tubes

18 May 2023 --- Hoffmann Neopac launched its new Polyfoil EcoPro monomaterial double barrier tubes at the Luxe Pack New York trade show in the US last week. Designed for personal care and cosmetic products, the company’s latest EcoDesign tubes contain up to 60% EU food-grade post-consumer recyclate (PCR) material in its signature Polyfoil barrier tube range.

Neopac’s Polyfoil EcoPro tube is fully recyclable in the high-density polyethylene (HDPE) stream and has received product approval from the EU’s discerning RecyClass sustainability verification organization, as well as a Suez Grade A rating.  

“Our new Polyfoil EcoPro tubes and the overall PCR portfolio expansion are a result of our continued commitment to developing sustainable packaging solutions that reduce environmental impact and support a circular economy,” says Keisha Broadway, head of sales North America at Neopac. 

“We were excited to introduce the new series at Luxe Pack and demonstrate the innovative design and functionality to attendees.”

A graphic showing the recycled content in each part of the tube.PCR boosts, material reductions 
Neopac is also incorporating product contact-compliant PCR in the shoulder and cap of the tube. 

The Polyfoil EcoPro tube comes in diameters ranging from 30-50 mm, capacities of 50-200 ml, and has a body wall thickness of 0.35mm, representing a 30% reduction from the company’s standard Polyfoil tubes. 

The tubes can also be decorated with a variety of methods, including inline digital and offset printing – a versatility that helps make the tubes accessible to manufacturers with large volume cosmetics and personal care products, with variable designs incorporating different languages, product variants and limited offer promotions, according to the company. 

The tubes can also be combined with HDPE flip-top caps or recycled PE screw caps.

The launch marks the latest in Neopac’s series of EcoDesign products. The debut follows several other bio-based tube launches, including Neopac’s PaperX fiber-based Tube, which “drastically” reduces both plastic materials use and overall carbon footprint. 

Additionally, the company has launched the Sugarcane Tube, made from renewable raw materials and the PICEA Tube, comprised of 95% renewable material in the tube body and shoulder – including 9% of spruce wood from wood waste in sawmills.

Tube developments 
Hoffmann Neopac’s latest release follows a range of other tube-based developments recently, including the “first-ever” paperboard tube with a fiber-based closure consisting of more than 85% fibers, launched by Blue Ocean Closures and Stora Enso at Interpack 2023.

Last year, a RecyClass evaluation found Viva Packaging’s In-Mold Label tube compatible with the rigid PP recycling stream.

Edited by Louis Gore-Langton