Weekly Roundup: Micvac supports Swedish food waste program, Amcor’s recycle-ready solution gains APR approval
28 Aug 2020 --- In packaging news this week, Micvac offered its support to the Swedish Environmental Research Institute’s (IVL) collaborative program to reduce food waste. The program aims to unite the value chain to identify food waste causes and share the solutions. Also, the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) notified Amcor that the AmPrima PE Plus recycle-ready solution with heat-resistance has met its responsible innovation requirements. SIG won the business of Omani Mazoon Dairy, the largest integrated dairy company in the Sultanate of Oman.
In brief: Sustainability action
Micvac took up the role of supporter for IVL’s cooperation program to reduce food waste. The cooperation is called Samarbete för minskat matsvinn (Cooperation to Reduce Food Waste) and takes the form of an agreement, whereby players in the food industry work together to identify where food waste arises, and what the causes are. The problems can then be remedied, and the solution shared with others. Micvac hopes that the cooperation can become a forum, bringing players along the entire food chain together to discuss and implement specific, industry-wide projects that can speed up the reduction of food waste.
APR notified Amcor that the AmPrima PE Plus recycle-ready solution with heat-resistance has met its responsible innovation requirements (Image credit: Amcor).
APR notified Amcor that the AmPrima PE Plus recycle-ready solution with heat-resistance has met APR’s responsible innovation requirements for molded parts and films over three mils in thickness. Amcor’s AmPrima recycle-ready solutions offer customers a more sustainable choice for their flexible packaging needs without compromising performance. AmPrima PE Plus with heat resistance was developed to meet more critical requirements for demanding applications such as flow-wraps, pouches with spouts, lidding and more.
Omani Mazoon Dairy will launch dairy products in various SIG combiblocSlimline and combiblocMini carton packs (Image credit: SIG).
In brief: Business news
SIG Combibloc Obeikan secured Omani Mazoon Dairy as a new customer. Mazoon Dairy, the largest integrated dairy company in the Sultanate of Oman, will launch a full range of liquid dairy products in various combiblocSlimline and combiblocMini carton packs by SIG. This latest step marks another significant step in Mazoon Dairy’s goal in establishing the Sultanate as a self-sufficient dairy producer and a hub for food manufacturing.
United Caps, an international manufacturer of caps and closures, completed a consolidation and integration period, resulting in an enhanced portfolio of caps and closures for edible oils and vinegars. The consolidation comes following the acquisition of Spanish firm Embalatap. Caps and closures in the Edible Oils and Vinegars portfolio are available in a wide variety of colors for on-shelf standout and a premium look with optional tamper-evident and tear-off membrane security features. The portfolio contains closures that flip, click, switch and flow, with maximum and minimum pour options.
KHS and Ferrum Packaging aim to optimally bundle competencies to form a common system portfolio (Image credit: KHS).
Oliver Design, a new business unit of Oliver Healthcare Packaging Company, a leading provider of global healthcare packaging, announced the acquisition of Kansas City Design (KCD). KCD is a premier product and packaging design firm, having served customers in the life sciences industry since 2004 from their design center in Lambertville, New Jersey, US. KCD has expertise in the design and development of complex packaging systems for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical therapies.
The KHS Group and Ferrum Packaging reinvigorated their long-standing cooperation. Pending approval from antitrust authorities, KHS will acquire a stake in Ferrum Packaging AG. The aim is to optimally bundle both machine-engineering companies’ competencies to form a common system portfolio to provide integrated customer systems. At the same time, customers will also benefit in the future from well-thought-out, one-stop-shop services, KHS says.
By Joshua Poole
