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Huhtamaki Develops Tube Laminates With Colman’s, we’re big and bold when it

Recycled Content comes to our flavours and we’re keen to
make equally bold steps when it comes
to our sustainability commitments.
CirculenRenew polymers, which are “We are delighted to partner with
manufactured with renewable feedstock Mondi to develop this recyclable paper
from bio-based sources and comply packaging, becoming the first big brand
with the ISCC’s PLUS standard. within [our] category to do so. “The
Last month, Huhtamaki introduced new packaging, which uses a paper
Push Tab paper, the first paper-based base, ensures that shoppers can enjoy
blister solution for the pharmaceutical the same great tasting product they
and healthcare industries. The tablet know and love, now with the added
packaging is designed to be a sustainable benefit of being able to recycle the
replacement for traditional push-through packs.” Mondi Consumer Flexibles
packaging, which is usually made from key accounts head Torsten Murra said:
innish sustainable packaging solutions thermoformed polyvinyl chloride (PVC) “Mondi’s action plan for the next ten
Fprovider Huhtamaki has developed and aluminium. More than 75% of years to achieve our ambitious 2030
sustainable tube laminates for use in the the material used to make the paper sustainability commitments focuses
cosmetics, food, personal care and oral is sourced from suppliers certified by on circular-driven packaging and paper
care sectors. The renewable tube laminate the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). solutions created by empowered people
is intended to help create ‘fully circular Huhtamaki aims to achieve carbon- taking action on climate.“By working
flexible packaging solutions’ across the neutral production and make all its closely with Unilever, we were able to
beauty and food sectors. Huhtamaki products recyclable, compostable or co-create a packaging solution that will
developed the laminate in collaboration reusable by 2030. deliver on all counts and is recyclable,
with LyondellBasell, Groupe Somater’s providing a valuable resource for
Plastuni Lisses and Groupe Rocher. the circular economy to drive real
More than 40% of the material used for Unilever And Mondi change towards a more sustainable
the product is certified as recycled by the future.”Unilever aims to make its
International Sustainability and Carbon Develop Paper-Based entire packaging portfolio recyclable,
Certification (ISCC). Multinational Colman’s Packaging reusable or biodegradable solutions
chemical firm LyondellBasell supplied and halve its plastic content by 2025.
the resin, while Huhtamaki and Plastuni Last month, the consumer goods
Lisses manufactured the laminate and the nilever and Mondi have jointly company developed a technology to
tube respectively. France-based Groupe Udeveloped aluminium-free, create paper-based bottles for laundry
Rocher, which provides solutions for recyclable paper-based packaging for detergent in partnership with the
the cosmetics, home care and apparel Colman’s Meal Maker and Sauces Pulpex consortium.
industries, served as the product’s brand range.The high-barrier packaging
owner. Huhtamaki Flexible Packaging material replaces the previously used
Global Tube Laminates head Jens multi-material laminate, which is not
Pilzecker said: “Our new tube laminates recyclable. The packaging removes
make a real contribution to further aluminium and other unnecessary
enhancing the circularity of flexible plastic layers and features 85%
packaging while reducing CO [emissions] paper content, with an ultra-thin
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by replacing fossil [fuels with] renewables. functional plastic layer serving as
“Achieving this breakthrough was barrier protection for the products.
possible thanks to the great cooperation The packaging is recyclable in the
with our partners LyondellBasell, Plastuni UK’s paper waste stream. The two
Lisses and Groupe Rocher.” Huhtamaki companies collaborated throughout the
prioritised the use of recycled materials entire development process, from the
when developing the sustainable tube proof of concept to line trials. Unilever
laminate to help create a circular industry. UK and Ireland food marketing
The product uses LyondellBasell’s director Fikerte Woldegiorgis said: “At

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