Weekly Roundup: Johnson’s Baby launches refill cartons, Paccor boosts recyclability with zipper banderole

13 May 2022 --- In packaging news this week, Johnson’s Baby launched refill cartons for existing baby toiletry bottles, using an estimated 90% less plastic. Also, Paccor unveiled an easily-separable paper banderole solution to facilitate recyclability, and Braskem introduced new 3D printing filament products for additive manufacturing.

In brief: Reusable packaging
Johnson’s Baby introduced refill cartons for existing baby toiletry bottles, using an estimated 90% less plastic (versus 2 x 500 ml bottles). The easy-to-use refills are available as 1 L cartons, allowing consumers to refill their 500 ml bottles twice or more for smaller packs. The company says the refill cartons are “fully recyclable where facilities exist.”

In brief: Paper banderole separation
Paccor presented the DuoSmart easy2zip solution with an improved zipper that enables end-users to remove the paper banderole for recycling more easily. “In this cup, which has been used by our customers for years, paper and plastic are combined in such a way that the best properties of both materials are used to not only keep the contents safe but also present them perfectly for the consumer. Both components of DuoSmart are fully recyclable and can now be separated in one easy movement,” explained Nicolas Lorenz, Paccors’ CCO.Paccor’s DuoSmart easy2zip solution.

In brief: 3D Printing
Braskem released three new 3D printing filament product offerings for the additive manufacturing market. These first of their kind products include 3D printing filaments produced from bio-based ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) filament derived from raw sugarcane and recycled PE and PP blended filaments with or without carbon fiber.

In brief: Biodegradable thermoplastic
Ingevity Corporation announced its Capa thermoplastic grades have obtained the OK biodegradable Marine certification by TÜV Austria Bureau of Inspection and Certification. OK biodegradable Marine confirms Capa thermoplastics fully biodegrade in a marine environment within four weeks, prohibiting the formation of persistent microplastics and enabling a safer marine ecosystem than traditional plastics made with alternative chemistries.

Braskem’s new 3D printing filament for additive manufacturing. In brief: Climate action
Berry Global committed to reducing its Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2025 after surpassing its initial goal of an 8% reduction in Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions four years ahead of schedule. The new Scope 3 target is aligned with Berry’s existing Scope 1 and 2 commitments and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. The company’s efforts to minimize the environmental impact of its operations include the more efficient use of energy and water and increased renewable energy.

Sappi revealed it will abandon the use of coal at its German site in Stockstadt to improve its carbon footprint. The current coal-fired Boiler 9 will be decommissioned, and the mill will be operated using only renewable biomass and natural gas. This transition started at the end of 2021 and is scheduled for completion by the end of September 2022.

In brief: Pharma packaging
Aptar CSP Technologies, part of AptarGroup, announced a new manufacturing site able to produce its Activ-Blister Solutions for oral slide dose drugs in Europe. The move is part of a key strategic effort to expand the production of Activ-Blister technology globally and is the result of a three-way collaboration between Aptar CSP, Uhlmann (a leading pharmaceutical packaging equipment manufacturer), and Ivers-Lee (a local contract manufacturing organization).

By Joshua Poole