Pioneering sustainability and integrating innovation into legacy systems are among the most pressing challenges facing food and beverage manufacturers today. Encouragingly, the direction of travel is clear: as the world moves towards a more circular economy, the market is increasingly turning to paper as a solution. And Tetra Pak recently made important step in its paperisation journey.
Paper-based packaging, in particular, is gaining momentum in the packaging industry, with ‘renewable resources that reduce CO₂ emissions’ considered the most important feature of a sustainable package. Food and beverage manufacturers are looking to packaging and processing suppliers to support them in this transition, with 65% citing new product development as the key to adopting more sustainable practices.
While aseptic cartons already contain at least 70% paperboard, caps and closures have until now depended on polymers for their durability and performance. Life Cycle Assessment studies show that beverage cartons already have a lower carbon footprint than plastic or glass bottles or comparable metal packaging, so by increasing renewable content, a paper-based cap can improve that profile even further.
As the industry looks to shift towards paperisation, the new cap marks another step in our ambition to further decrease the carbon footprint of our packaging, all while maintaining food safety.
News Courtesy: Spnews
