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Niagara Bottling and XGS partner for PET bottling applications

G Sciences (XGS) and Niagara Bottling have partnered in Ontario, California, Niagara Bottling produces a range
Xto drive graphene-enhanced PET innovations in the food of drinks, including bottled water, teas, sports drinks,
and beverage packaging industry. The firms have signed an vitamin water and sparkling water. It operates bottling
intellectual property (IP) licence and joint development facilities across the US and Mexico.
and commercialisation agreement, granting exclusivity to
XG Sciences for access to Niagara’s patents and know-how,
Nestlé launches YES! snack bars
with industry-first recyclable
wrapper

estlé has revamped the packaging of its YES!
Nsnack bars with a new recyclable paper wrapper
that is being used for a confectionary bar for the first
time. Use of the paper encasing forms part of Nestlé’s
commitment to having all of its products packaged using
which involves using PET in graphene nanoplatelets as part recyclable or reusable material by 2025.Manufactured
of various bottle applications.Niagara will offer XGS field using a high-speed flow wrap technology, the material
engineering support to launch products into manufacturing of the wrapper is already widely recycled in the
lines for new customers. Through the agreement, XGS countries where the snack is set to launch.The paper
will gain access to a considerable IP portfolio that covers used for the packaging originates from sustainable
optimised dispersions of graphene nanoplatelets in PET. sources, certified by the Forest Stewardship Council
In addition, the deal will allow the company to sell XGPET and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
masterbatch pellets to global packaging companies within Certification. Nestlé marketing and sales strategic
the next six to 12 months. Niagara Bottling chief scientist business units head Patrice Bula said: “Consumers are
Jay Hanan said: “For years we have used our expertise looking for more natural and sustainable options when
they choose a snack, both in terms of ingredients and
to innovate for Niagara Bottling’s customers. In this packaging. “Our YES!
partnership with XG Sciences, we are now advancing those bars are made with
innovations to the broader packaging industry. “We are wholesome ingredients
excited to further enable our industry to utilise graphene that celebrate and
to create more efficiently produced and user-friendly care for nature’s
packaging.” It is hoped that the collaboration will lead diversity. We are now
to various advancements being made in the beverage relaunching them
bottle and packaging industry. XGS expects the XGPET carefully wrapped
material to offer enhanced physical strength, advanced in paper, making the
product designs, processing benefits and potential packaging easy to
reductions in the use of PET for some bottle designs. recycle and avoiding plastic waste.” The company is
XGS chief commercial officer Bamidele Ali said: “We are introducing YES! snack bars with the new paper wrapper
excited about the opportunities that partnering with an and a wider range of flavours in several countries
industry leader like Niagara Bottling will bring to the throughout Europe. Nestlé is also planning to extend
packaging industry.“XGPET becomes the next innovative the product’s availability to additional countries in
graphene-enhanced material within our portfolio of high- Europe and beyond in the future. Currently available
performance composites, intended to solve major industry flavours of YES! snack bars include dark chocolate, sea
challenges, enable new products designs and accelerate a salt and almond, dark chocolate, banana and pecan,
push towards more sustainable products.” Headquartered as well as raspberry and chia seeds.

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