By Christian Burattini, CEO of V-Shapes
With its groundbreaking solution for on-demand production of recyclable 100% polypropylene sachets for liquid and semi-solid products, which can be opened with a single gesture using one hand, V-Shapes revolutionized the single-dose packaging market.
Now we have brought to market another important innovation: 100% recyclable polypropylene sachets with high barrier capability. Why is this important? Most high-barrier applications, often required for food and other products, contains a plastic or foil layer that renders the packaging difficult, or even impossible, to recycle. V-Shapes has designed a brand-new type of high-barrier substrate that has been certified by Interseroh as recyclable, with extremely high ratings by this well-known certification organization.
The Details
These two new substrates, reNEW oX-100 and reNEW oX-500, were designed by V-Shapes and consist of a sheet of polypropylene copolymers with a high-performance barrier. They are designed to be detected, sorted and recycled in the industrial waste stream. Interseroh ranked these two products at the high end of the scale in terms of suitability for mechanical recycling and the provision of secondary products.
Because they are mono-polymer construction, they add no polyethylene or PET to the recycling stream that would downgrade their recyclability as is the case with other barrier materials, and their mono-polymer construction makes them widely recyclable around the globe. They also create the same size and weight sachets as other 100% recyclable materials used by V-Shapes.
Our reNEW-oX materials are available in several widths, ranging from 70 to 340 mm, to be suitable for both the PRIME and ALPHA machines, from one to six lanes of production. These new materials reflect the 4R concept – Reduce, Return, Recycle, Reward – that is a critical element of any sustainability initiative.
Availability
These new materials are currently available for use with new and installed V-Shapes single-dose packaging machines. Attendees at ProPak Asia 2022 will have the opportunity to see these materials first-hand on Stand AA17 at the upcoming event, scheduled for 15 to 18 June at BITEC Hall in Bangkok.
Also at the show, we are pleased to be introducing a brand-new distribution relationship that will increase support for existing and potential customers in Asia, more specifically, in China, ASEAN, South Korea, as well as the Middle East. New Quantum Holdings, and affiliated company Sustainable Green Solutions Pte Ltd. (SGSPL), are in the process of creating a showroom in Singapore, enabling clients to experience V-Shapes’ world-first innovative sustainable packaging technology to demonstrate the positive impact this new approach to single-dose packaging can have on the businesses of prospective buyers and those of their customers. This includes brand owners, converters/fillers, governments and NGO/NPOs. We have worked on special projects with New Quantum for several years with great progress and are thrilled that we have been able to establish this closer and more permanent relationship.
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