Global packaging supplier Elopak has today launched a new paperboard for fresh liquids in chilled distribution chains. Compared to cartons made with standard board, the Natural White Board reduces the packaging\u2019s carbon footprint by up to 14%. It was designed in collaboration with Elopak\u2019s long-term partner Stora Enso, with the ambition to make this development available across the company\u2019s range of Pure-Pak\u00ae cartons in all markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new paperboard offers all the functionality and quality protection of Elopak\u2019s standard white board but with a dramatic reduction in carbon emissions. The board is finished with a specialized process, creating a naturally smooth outer surface and providing the same performance as with the traditional clay coating used in standard beverage cartons. This process enables reduction of the plastic coating (i.e., polyethylene), further improving the carton\u2019s carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDrawing upon decades of innovation, the Pure-Pak\u00ae carton remains iconic in fiber-based packaging. With the introduction of the Natural White Board, customers can further improve their carbon footprint significantly,\u201d said Uwe Schulze<\/strong>, Executive Vice President Product and Development at Elopak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis latest innovation empowers our customers to choose a more sustainable packaging solution while still benefitting from traditional white paperboard that offers greater design flexibility and stands out on the supermarket shelves,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The development of the new white paperboard followed similar principles to Elopak\u2019s Natural Brown Board, which was first introduced in 2017. Both paperboards have no clay coating, minimising their carbon footprint. Natural Brown Board is made with wholly unbleached paper fibres, which require less energy and chemicals to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The new white paperboard uses bleached fibres in only the top layer of the carton, delivering a clean white finish while also using less polyethylene than standard paperboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cEver since the Natural Brown Board proved such a hit, we continued our product development to expand opportunities for brand owners who prefer a white finish on their cartons. Overall, we are proud of this innovation and are pleased to work with our long-term partner Elopak to give companies and consumers more options for sustainable packaging,\u201d explained Michael Olsson<\/strong>, Technical Account Manager, Stora Enso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Norwegian organic dairy R\u00f8rosmeieriet was the first company to trial cartons made with the new paperboard for its line of organic milk. The company, which had previously been the first Elopak customer to adopt Natural Brown Board, was able to easily integrate cartons with the new white board into its existing Elopak filling machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs an organic dairy, we take sustainability very seriously. We are surrounded everyday by the beauty of nature and want all aspects of our business to be geared towards protecting and preserving that natural beauty. We have used Elopak cartons for more than 40 years now and are delighted that this latest innovation will allow us to pass on even greater sustainability benefits to our customers, like \u00c4nglamark,\u201d said Trond Vilhelm Lund<\/strong>, CEO R\u00f8rosmeieriet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCoop Norway is proud to be first to market the new, sustainable cartons. As organic products and sustainability remain top priorities for our company, this development is ideal for our \u00c4nglamark brand,\u201d said Roy Olderskog<\/strong>, category manager Coop Norway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Global packaging supplier Elopak has today launched a new paperboard for fresh liquids in chilled distribution chains. Compared to cartons made with standard board, the Natural White Board reduces the packaging\u2019s carbon footprint by up to 14%. It was designed in collaboration with Elopak\u2019s long-term partner Stora Enso, with the ambition to make this development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[1413],"class_list":{"0":"post-17581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-products","8":"tag-elopak"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17583,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17581\/revisions\/17583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cpmirror.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}