Our view towards the future
Swisstainability starts at home
PackSys Global stands for innovation. Innovation, on the other hand, means looking at the old in order to be able to develop new things with experience.
We would like to anchor this principle even more firmly in our values in the future. We at PackSys Global also see reliability and loyalty not only as essential to business partners - but also to employees and the environment. For us, innovation also means adapting sustainably. The world is changing. As a technology and market leader in the plastics and packaging industry, sustainability must not only have high priority - it must also be integrated into our actions with the highest priority.
Through the merger with Combitool AG, Texa AG and Madag Printing Systems AG, PackSys Global AG emerged as a bundled force. In this way, we can act even better together, complement each other, develop new visions, drive forward and introduce solutions - without losing sight of anyone. From now on we are committed: for sustainability at all levels, for investment and innovation of plastic solutions and education and knowledge transfer on the advantages of plastic and the correct use of it.
We take care of our responsibility
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Today, all industries are facing increasing pressure from consumers, governments, NGOs, investors and insurance companies to have a positive and active role in protecting the planet. As a result, a growing number of businesses are promising to act towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set by the United Nations.
PackSys Global is working on ways to ensure that tubes, closures and all kinds of other packaging are produced with minimum of resources and with the highest possible recycling capability.
PrintCYC
PrintCYC is a value chain initiative for the recycling of printed films. Current members are the machine suppliers Brückner Maschinenbau, Kiefel and PackSys Global, the CPP film specialist Profol, the ink manufacturer hubergroup, the converter Constantia Flexibles as well as the recycling technology specialist Erema.
The project group has achieved remarkable results regarding the recycling of printed plastic films and processing of recyclate. The need for circular economy solutions for plastic packaging requires the packaging industry to take an active role in ensuring circularity starting from design, following the entire life cycle. Project members joined forces to research and test new ways for creating circular economy solutions based on post-industrial waste from printed plastic films in the most cost-effective manner.
NEOSeam
Reduce tube body weight
Reduce the weight of a tube’s body by using laminate with the NEOSeam technology instead of extruded tubes. This side-seam technology allows for perfect 360° decoration and shows no visible overlap to consumers. We reduce weight by switching from the commonly used 500 µm of an extruded tube to laminates as thin as 300 µm.
Source: NEOSeam™ Tube
Tethered Closure
Reduce plastic littering
European Union legislation requires by July 2024 that all plastic closures must remain “tethered” onto single-use beverage containers. This includes PET-bottles with their plastic closure. The target is the reduction of plastic littering.
Manufacturing machines for the slitting and folding of tamper evident bands is one of the specialties of PackSys Global AG. Our newest technologies can reach the legislation requirements. With smarTether, a combination of various cutting segments to create perforation lines for the TE band and the tether function we can deliver a high-performance tethered closure. A second technology, experTether, has been developed for lightweight plastic closures which require a perfect support of the knives during the slitting process.
CapCompass is our solution for products, often on gable top or other carton packaging applications, where the brand owner needs both tethering and wants the tethered closures to always be in the same position after opening. CapCompass positions the closure for minimal disturbance to the consumer after opening.
Recycle
A global definition of “recyclability” of plastics packaging and products is an integral step to harmonize the worldwide plastics recycling industry. This definition was developed by The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) in 2018.
Plastics must meet four conditions for a product to be considered recyclable:
- The product must be made with a plastic that is collected for recycling, has market value and/or is supported by a legislatively mandated program.
- The product must be sorted and aggregated into defined streams for recycling processes.
- The product can be processed and reclaimed/recycled with commercial recycling processes.
- The recycled plastic becomes a raw material that is used in the production of new products.
In close collaboration with the laminate and equipment suppliers of the tube value chain, we enable our customers to efficiently produce tubes that can be recycled.
Source: Huhtamaki
Recycled Content
The challenge of using post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic is product safety. In most applications, the tube is designed in such a set up (multi-layer) that the PCR plastics are never in contact with the product formula. Therefore, the tube sleeve can contain PCR plastics beyond 50%. As the tube shoulder and the cap may have contact with the product, those applications are seen rarely in the market.
Source: Neopac
New Material
New materials for packaging are explored to replace fossil-based materials. The main two categories are fiber-based, such as paper or carton, and bioplastics. The properties of bioplastics are not too different to virgin plastics so that the implementation is less a question of technology but more a question of availability. The journey to make fiber-based materials as competitive as plastics will be long. Formation of a bottle or tube, barrier properties, and resistance to moisture are key challenges. PackSys Global is exploring the opportunities in collaboration with the other stakeholders of the supply chain.
Source: Multitubes
