Coveris Group, which specializes in flexible packaging made of plastic and paper, has won an award for its Paperbarrier Seal product in the Swiss Emmi Group's "Fair-Inno-Pack" competition. Out of a total of 80 packaging concepts submitted, 32 entries from 38 different suppliers advanced to the second round. In the end, the expert judges assembled by Emmi awarded the Paperbarrier Seal concept from Coveris along with seven other product solutions.
With Paperbarrier Seal, Coveris has developed a fully recyclable paper-based packaging that, comparable to conventional plastic packaging, has a high barrier function against moisture, oxygen, fats and mineral oils. In addition, the packaging material is food-safe and can therefore be used for food, as well as hygiene products. The packaging is simply disposed of via waste paper collection. This makes use of existing and very well functioning recycling streams and promotes the circular economy.
As a manufacturer of high-quality dairy products, the Emmi Group has launched the "Fair-Inno-Pack" competition to encourage and promote novel ideas for sustainable packaging solutions. Emmi is actively involved in various Swiss organizations promoting the circular economy, such as Drehscheibe Kreislaufwirtschaft and Prisma, where Emmi is one of the founding members. With the "Fair-Inno-Pack" competition, the dairy company aims to raise awareness of a sustainable circular economy and intensify cooperation with leading packaging companies such as Coveris.
"At Emmi, we recognise that our success is linked to sustainable growth and a planet that is kept unspoilt," says Günter Englmeier, Head of Research and Development at Emmi Switzerland. "For this reason, we are actively committed to a circular economy and are constantly on the look-out for innovative solutions to make our packaging more environmentally friendly. The ,Fair Inno Pack' competition is an important step in making such solutions visible and driving forward collaboration with packaging manufacturers such as Coveris."
"We are extremely honoured that our Paperbarrier Seal packaging solution has won an award in the Emmi Group's ,Fair Inno Pack' competition," said Jürgen Taut, Managing Director of Coveris Flexibles Germany. "This award reaffirms our commitment to sustainable packaging solutions and underlines Coveris' innovative strength. We look forward to collaborating with the Emmi Group to test this pioneering packaging solution for feasibility as well as consumer acceptance and, if implemented, to make a positive contribution to resource conservation and the circular economy." The next steps for Coveris and the Emmi Group will be to deepen their partnership and work closely together to further develop the Paperbarrier Seal product family.
