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Amcor introduces latest designs BASF and Fabbri Group develop

in PET bottle with Garçon Wines new fresh-food packaging film

mcor and Garçon Wines will be collaborating to erman chemical company BASF and packaging
Aproduce the flat wine bottles made with post- Gmanufacturer Fabbri Group have partnered to
consumer recycled (PCR) PET plastic in the US itself. As develop a new cling film for fresh food packaging. As
new concepts in PET gaining strong grounds in the wine part of the partnership, Fabbri Group has developed the
industry, Amcor brings its latest and custom designs at stretch film Nature Fresh using certified compostable
the Wine and Grape Symposium, North America. The and biobased bioplastic BASF’s ecovio. Offering high
company also announces its collaboration with Garçon transparency and optimal mechanical properties for
Wines, a multi award winning British start-up. The PET
bottle manufacturer will make Garçon Wines’ signature
and more sustainable flat wine bottles available to the
United States (US) market. Speaking on the collaboration
with Amcor, Santiago, says, “We are highly motivated by
the opportunity to collaborate with Amcor for our flat
wine bottles in the world’s largest wine market. As the
leading plastic packaging company to the US wine industry,
Amcor is the perfect partner for the stateside launch of
our innovative wine bottles. Stressing on the observation
that today’s wine consumers are looking for a unique
experience, Beth Rettig, vice president of spirits, wine and automatic packaging, the new packaging extends fresh
food, Amcor Rigid Packaging, highlights, “Amcor’s concepts food shelf life. The packaging is compliant with US and
are sleek, modern and perfectly matched to today’s European food contact standards and can be composted
lifestyle requirements for convenience and sustainability.” with any home food waste. The film helps to keep
he mentions that PET bottles are unbreakable, beach- and food fresh for a longer period of time when compared
pool-friendly, besides the designs being only limited by to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) alternatives used for cling
the imagination.Commenting further on the environmental film such as polyethylene (PE). As a consequence, the
benefits, Beth adds, “Our bottles are lightweight, infinitely greenhouse gas emissions originating from food that is
recyclable* and have a lower carbon footprint than glass produced and distributed, but ultimately wasted, can
bottles or aluminum cans.” Santiago Navarro, CEO and co- be reduced.After using, Nature Fresh can be composted
founder of Garçon together with other food waste in home compost or
Wines, remarks. industrial compost according to national legislation.
Santiago observes It enables organic recycling and helps to close the
that flattening nutrient loop towards a circular economy.Nature Fresh
the wine bottle film, made of ecovio, is the certified compostable
saves space and alternative to cling films made of PVC and PE, which
making it from are so far used in fresh food packaging. Additionally,
r ecycled P E T ecovio shows a better water vapour transmission than
saves weight and PE, which is essential for optimal fresh food packaging.
energy. The plan BASF and Fabbri Group have joined to develop a cling
is to recycle 6.5 billion bottle caps over the next five film which can be used on stretch wrapping machines.
Stefano Mele, CEO at Fabbri Group, said that the
years.INEOS is expanding its range of Recycl-IN polymers Nature Fresh solution is combined with the Automac
into the Polyethylene non-food caps market as part of its NF wrappers our certified compostable cling film can
ongoing drive to support a more circular economy and be used together with trays and labels of the same kind
significantly increase plastics recycling.
in order to have a complete compostable packaging.

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