New recycle-ready packaging for mozzarella, developed in collaboration with PFM
Innovation
March 25, 2024Reading time: 2 minutes
Mozzarella, a cheese originating in Italy and loved around the world, enters a new era of innovation. Amcor's AmPrima® recycle-ready packaging transforms how mozzarella is preserved, ensuring longer freshness while also offering a more sustainable solution.
Mozzarella, a cheese originating in Italy and loved around the world, enters a new era of innovation. Amcor's AmPrima® recycle-ready packaging transforms how mozzarella is preserved, ensuring longer freshness while also offering a more sustainable solution.
RESULTS OF THE INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION
Amcor and machine supplier, PFM, have worked closely together to develop a new packaging for Mozzarella. The result of this collaboration is AmPrima® for Mozzarella, a lightweight and flexible mono-PE material (97% PE content) that offers robust barrier properties to preserve the product for freshness and shelf life.
The new package has been designed for increased puncture resistance, seal strength and material stiffness to avoid leaks and maintain product quality. AmPrima® for Mozzarella is also pleasant to touch, with an excellent combination of toughness and softness. It features a heat-resistant film design that allows fast run speeds during mozzarella producers’ packing process.
ADDRESSING SUSTAINABILITY
This new recycle-ready packaging will help dairy brands get ready for the European Commission’s upcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with many cheese producers and retailers already seeking recyclable packaging ahead of a legislative mandate.
Dairy brands using Amcor’s AmPrima® for Mozzarella can reduce the carbon footprint of their packaging by up to 63%[1] as well as up to a 53% reduction in non-renewable energy use compared to traditional OPA/PE structures. It is recyclable in European countries where Polyethylene (PE) and Polyolefin (PO) flexible packaging streams are available, as certified by the cyclos-HTP institute, and it has been designed according to CEFLEX D4ACE guidelines for circularity[2].
PFM AND AMCOR TEAM UP FOR A CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PFM has always been responsive to advances in sustainability, particularly regarding recycle-ready materials. Teaming up with Amcor, the machine supplier is successfully running various recyclable packaging materials on its packing machines.
Andrea Fioravanti, R&D Director at PFM, highlighted: “The collaboration between PFM and Amcor is yielding excellent results in the development of new sealing systems and packaging materials. Numerous tests were conducted directly at customer premises to accurately assess real production conditions. As a result of these tests, customers appreciate improvements of the material performance in their production process.”
Regulatory landscape, market trends and consumer preference are changing the packaging landscape; the move to more sustainable packaging with lower environment impact is evident. The collaboration between PFM and Amcor demonstrates the importance of coordination across the supply chain to enable brands and consumers to move toward a more circular economy. This launch also contributes to Amcor’s pledge to develop all its packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2025.
The new package was presented on 19-22nd March at Anuga FoodTec 2024 by PFM Packaging Machinery, with a live demo running on its leading vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machinery.
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Based on Amcor’s ASSET Life Cycle Assessment system - Comparison based on cradle-to-grave analysis of baseline packaging vs comparison product, assuming: 100% incineration with energy recovery for the baseline packaging and 100% mechanical recycling for the proposed packaging.
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