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PRODUCT NEWS

Zotefoams introduces ReZorce AlliedFlex unveils a new
recyclable barrier packaging machine specifically designed

technology for Chamber Pouch

K-based polyolefin foams maker Zotefoams has lliedFlex Technologies Inc, an industry leader in
Uintroduced a fully recyclable high-density polyethene Astand-up pouch equipment and services, unveils
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ReZorce. eZorce features a range of recyclable HDPE Pouch. The Allied Flex FLX Alpha XL for Chamber Pouch,
mono-materials that are capable of offering barrier is a small footprint machine designed for product
properties. According to Zotefoams, the new technology development, R&D,
offers an alternative to composite packaging and enables short runs and
companies to comply with the food industry standards. It other low-volume
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companies to incorporate recycled material. It offers the industry’s first
moisture vapour transmission (MVT) and oxygen barrier horizontal fill/seal
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believe ReZorce offers a valuable option for packaging PDFKLQH VSHFLÀFDOO\
products, which require barrier properties. The strong engineered
negative public perception of plastic is driving huge change around the unique
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plastic to be eliminated or reduced where possible. In patented Chamber
applications where it remains the best choice, it should Pouch format.“I see Chamber Pouch as a potential
be easy to recycle via mainstream methods.”Zotefoams game-changer for club-store environments. The
has also conducted trials to test the functional capability package offers new opportunities for brands to
and concluded that the technology can replace current showcase new and existing products.” said Dennis
versions of potato chip (crisp) packets, laminated paper, Calamusa, president and CEO of AlliedFlex, “The FLX
pouches and cartons. ReZorce can be used for various food Alpha XL for Chamber Pouch platform enables brands
and beverages that need oxygen and / or moisture barrier and contract packagers of all sizes to bring Chamber
packaging. It is currently available for licensing to brand Pouch based products to market quickly, then later
scaling as volume needs increase.”The stand-up pouch
has transformed the grocery industry, replacing boxes,
canisters, and other outdated formats. However,
combining two or more products was not viable before
Chamber Pouch. Chamber Pouch offers brands a single,
high-visibility / high-value package. Once home, the
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into two, individual stand-up pouches, each with its
own closure and structure. Dry foods, liquid, powders
or frozen; whatever can go in a pouch, can be put in
a chamber pouch. Calamusa and the AlliedFlex team
have helped bring hundreds of pouch-based products
owners and converters.Companies can also use recycled to market. No one in our industry knows more about
HDPE in the product’s core by adding a thin layer of FDA-
approved material to the internal surface to ensure food stand-up pouches than Dennis. His commitment to
safety., ReZorce is suitable for a wide range of foodstuffs the Chamber Pouch is an invaluable endorsement of
and beverages requiring oxygen and/or moisture barrier its market potential.”said Jeff Herrington, CEO of
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and HDPE post-consumer recycling stream no. 2. quickly test and scale Chamber Pouch based products.”

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