Mondi shines by winning two awards for sustainable food packaging

Two products developed using Mondi’s EcoSolutions approach have been recognised

05-Oct-2020 - Austria

Mondi, a leading global packaging and paper manufacturer, has been recognised in this year’s Austrian Green Star Packaging awards for two recent sustainable packaging innovations developed using its customer-centric approach, EcoSolutions:

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PerFORMing - paper-based packaging with special barrier coating to protect cheese slices

Austria’s biggest retailer REWE worked together with Mondi to launch a more sustainable cheese tray for their organic brand Ja! Natürlich. Mondi developed a special kraft paper, Advantage Formable Brown, to replace rigid plastic trays. Its unique stretch characteristics mean it can be formed into a shallow tray enhanced with a special barrier coating.

This PerFORMing technology combines 80% paper, a renewable and recyclable raw material, with a 20% barrier coating.

The adoption of this package allowed REWE to reduce the amount of plastic used by 70% and the carbon footprint by two-thirds. Marko Schuster, COO of Mondi Functional Paper & Films 

Fully recyclable thermoforming plastic film for meat

Mondi was able to reinvent packaging for Austrian meat producer Hütthaler. The packaging  was designed for recycling while maintaining optimum barrier properties and replacing a previous, less sustainable, packaging.

Together with Hütthaler, we developed a mono-material film solution for thermoforming applications that can be fully recycled, and still provides a barrier to protect food. The new film meets high food standards, preserves shelf life and also helps Hütthaler to save on disposal fees due to its recyclability. Andreas Koppitz, COO of Mondi's Consumer Flexibles business

Schuster and Koppitz, on behalf of their teams, expressed how proud they are to win these awards. Both products underscore Mondi’s commitment to developing sustainable solutions that contribute to a better world.

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