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Eastman unveils recyclable Heinz launches fully recyclable

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S-based food processing company Heinz has
8introduced a sustainable cap made from recyclable
S chemical company Eastman is launching Cristal monomaterial for its squeezy sauce bottles. The
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resins engineered to meet the demands of thick-walled and development conducted by Heinz with a $1.2m
packaging for luxury cosmetics that can be recycled. investment.Heinz, announced that it is introducing
Eastman’s new Cristal One resins offer various solutions for innovative and more sustainable caps for its squeezy
cosmetic brands seeking both a beginning-of-life and end- VDXFH ERWWOHV PDGH WR EH UHF\FODEOH The unique
of-life solution new cap – made of an innovative single type of material
for thick-walled – has been created after Heinz invested eight years of
luxury packaging. research and development involving more than 185,000
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range meets the replacement cap for their convenient and extremely
California/ASTM popular squeezy bottles, which sold one billion units
guidelines for globally in 2020.Heinz created 45 different designs in
RIC1 designation total on the mission to create the new cap, which were
[1] and has printed in-house using a state-of-the-art 3D printer.
achieved APR After creating the prototypes, Heinz then followed a
Critical Guidance rigorous testing procedure to make sure the cap met
recognition for recyclability. Additional recognitions the highest quality standards.TKH ÀUVW+HLQ]YDULHWLHV WR
are under review and will be coming soon.According to get the new cap will be the world’s most loved ketchup,
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materials that enable production of transparent jars up WKH SRSXODU+HLQ] %%4 6DXFH
to 12 mm in thickness. Indeed, the Cristal One portfolio The cap will be rolled out
includes Cristal One, Cristal One Pro (tailor made to globally from 2022, starting
mould the thickest-walled parts), and Cristal EN (for in Europe. The move will
thinner-walled packaging) and the corresponding Renew mean a potential one billion
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content), giving brands options for addressing a large Olympic swimming pools – can
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cosmetic packaging with wall thicknesses up to 12 mm. WKHLU ZD\ LQWR ODQGÀOO To date,
Leveraging on these innovations, Aptar Beauty + Home’s Heinz sauce bottles have used a
subsidiary FusionPKG is introducing a new jar using Cristal ÁH[LEOH YDOYH ZKLFK KDG EHHQ
One as well as several new packaging solutions based on designed to deliver the ideal
other sustainable resins from Eastman’s Cristal Renew portion of sauce per squeeze,
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. FusionPKG also plans to work with brands to develop to recycle. The new innovative cap has been designed
custom packaging using the range of Cristal Renew to provide the same perfect squeeze of your favourite
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Cristal One recyclable resins and the broad portfolio of recyclable material. Resulting in the cap – and Heinz
Eastman Renew materials, FusionPKG now can offer a Tomato Ketchup bottle – being easily and conveniently
more sustainable solution without compromise across recycled alongside other household curbside recycling.
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sustainability and packaging engineer, FusionPKG. sauce every time without affecting the squeezability.

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