{"id":65812,"date":"2019-08-23T07:24:51","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T05:24:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=65812"},"modified":"2019-08-20T14:03:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:03:18","slug":"reduce-recycle-replace-suedpack-takes-3-pronged-approach-to-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/reduce-recycle-replace-suedpack-takes-3-pronged-approach-to-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Reduce, Recycle, Replace: S\u00dcDPACK takes 3-pronged approach to sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using less material, improving recyclability, and using renewable raw materials: at this year\u2019s FachPack<\/a>, S\u00dcDPACK Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG will unveil a range of solutions tailored to today\u2019s packaging concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"wImage.php\"The company will showcase innovative packaging concepts designed with climate protection and sustainability in mind \u2013 without compromising product safety and guided by the company\u2019s three-pronged strategy of reduce \u2013 recycle \u2013 replace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the current debate over plastics, food packaging is especially in the crosshairs,\u201d explains Johannes Remmele, Managing Director at S\u00dcDPACK. \u201cHow to protect the environment, climate and valuable resources is an important question for the future of humanity \u2013 and we as an industry have to help find answers. Accordingly, at the FachPack 2019 our focus will clearly be on products and concepts that are at least one step ahead when it comes to sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ochsenhausen-based packaging experts will be displaying the latest developments since last year\u2019s FachPack, in the reduction, as well as the recycling and replacement of plastics. For the first time, the company is also sharing its \u201cRoadmap for Sustainable Packaging Evolution\u201d, representing S\u00dcDPACK\u2019s comprehensive commitment to more sustainable products.<\/p>\n

Reduce: Less material \u2013 less strain on the environment<\/h3>\n

The company has made considerable progress in reducing the amount of material used, saving resources and helping to preserve the environment. Today far less granulate is required to produce the same amount of film compared to only a few years ago. Thanks to \u201cdowngauging,\u201d film solutions are becoming thinner and thinner.<\/p>\n

CO2<\/sub> footprint: Resource efficiency and recycling<\/h3>\n

Next to downgauging, S\u00dcDPACK also makes use of materials that can easily be recycled or that incorporate renewable raw materials. Consequently, many of our currently available foil concepts are available in the xPEP product group; based on polyolefins, they offer increased recyclability. For example, manufacturers can opt for the Safe Peel Clear xPEP, which will also be presented at the FachPack. It delivers the same proven sealing performance as its sister products, but when used in combination with PP packaging, it\u2019s up to 96 percent recyclable. xPEP solutions for Multifol, flow wrap and Multipeel products are also available. In this variant, Multipeel xPEP concepts offer an impressive 90 percent recyclability rating on the Ecoterm scale.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recyclability of our plastic solutions is one essential aspect. At the same time we want to improve our independence from petroleum, so as to further reduce our films\u2019 CO2 footprint,\u201d says Carolin Grimbacher, Managing Director and Head of Research and Development at S\u00dcDPACK. In the product lines \u201cPlanova\u201d and \u201cxpect\u201d S\u00dcDPACK is therefore focusing on renewable resources: cornstarch-based PLA for the Planova series, and bio-based polyethylene (PE), derived from sugarcane, for the xpect line.<\/p>\n

The range of applications for bio-based PE and PLA at S\u00dcDPACK continues to grow: products from the xpect line are available as MAP packs, top and bottom films, and as flow packs, and provide the same functionality as those made of conventional PE. This is a major advantage for further processing: manufacturers who choose xpect line films can continue to use their current packaging machines, and can design their products using rotogravure, flexo or digital printing just as they\u2019ve done in the past, while enhancing their brand image with regard to sustainability at the same time.<\/p>\n

Recycle and replace: keeping the entire supply chain in mind<\/h3>\n

S\u00dcDPACK is not only focused on using more and more recyclable plastic. Many plastics used in film manufacturing are already being recycled or internally regranulated. \u201cPlastic is a valuable raw material. That\u2019s why, whenever possible, we use recycled material for our films,\u201d says Johannes Remmele. \u201cNeedless to say, in this regard quality, product protection, and hygiene remain our topmost priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thanks to the founding of their in-house compounding center in Schwendi, S\u00dcDPACK will soon be able to produce its own plastic granulates. By mixing and manufacturing its own granulates, the company will be able to more precisely tailor their characteristics, and to accelerate the development process for new products. Here, one focus area will concern the treatment and further processing of secondary raw materials generated during production so as to yield regranulates. In turn, S\u00dcDPACK will use the regranulates for its own products, creating a closed material circuit.<\/p>\n

Moreover, all products and processes at S\u00dcDPACK are being continually refined and improved: \u201cRespect and innovation are the keys to improved sustainability,\u201d claims Carolin Grimbacher. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re investing heavily in new technologies and techniques that will make our products even better and more sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n

S\u00dcDPACK is also at the forefront of developing new, innovative technologies for the recycling of composite plastic films: as a partner in BASF\u2019s pilot project \u201cChemCycling,\u201d the film experts recently produced the world\u2019s first prototype package made completely of chemically recycled plastic \u2013 an important milestone on the road to 100% recyclability, even for composite films.<\/p>\n

Visit S\u00dcDPACK at the FachPack trade fair in Nuremberg, September 24-26, 2019, Hall 7 \/ Booth 242<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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