Winpak Launches New Platform of Sustainable Flexible Packaging
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, December 4th, 2019
Winpak LTD. ("Winpak" or the "Company") today announced the launch of ReFresh™ - A Fresh Start to Sustainable Packaging. Recently unveiled at PACK EXPO 2019, Winpak’s ReFresh™ products provide food manufacturers and brand owners with high barrier recycle-ready solutions to address their packaging needs.
“We believe designing packages for easier recycling is important to achieve a circular economy. The technological content of these packages is enhanced by Winpak’s materials science expertise, process technologies and machinery advancements”, said Mustafa Bilgen, Vice President Technology & Innovation at Winpak. “Recycle-ready is a way to create high performance, sustainable packaging that is predominantly mono-material and can be recycled at locations equipped with proper collection and sorting infrastructure”.
The ReFresh™ product platform initially features 4 main products:
ReForm,
ReLam,
ReLid and
RePouch.
ReForm
A flexible thermoformable polyolefin-based film with low haze and high clarity. Produced with optimum gas, moisture and aroma barriers, ReForm can be used for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum applications.
ReLam
A flexible non-forming polyolefin-based film with low haze and high clarity. ReLam is a lightweight construction with superior gas, moisture and aroma barrier properties. It is also suitable for high end graphic designs in a reverse print adhesive-laminated solution.
ReLid
A high speed heat sealable polyolefin-based lidding film with excellent gas, moisture and aroma barriers, ReLid has low haze and high clarity with antifog properties. ReLid includes a built-in multi-dimensional shrink property enabling end users to form super tight packages. Typical applications include case ready packaging and fresh meat. ReLid is designed to provide a complete recycle-ready packaging solution when used with Winpak’s recyclable high barrier MAPfresh® trays.
RePouch
Available in high clarity polyolefin structures with oxygen, moisture and aroma barriers. RePouch can
be used for various pouch applications with surface or reverse printing capabilities. Its balance of
properties makes it an excellent choice for a broad range of applications including food, dairy and
protein-based products.
ReFresh™ products provide sustainable options for packaging food, dairy, meats and other proteins
while offering outstanding product safety, quality and shelf life. Winpak is actively engaged with
Sustainable Packaging Coalition on qualifying its products for the How2Recycle® label; thereby
enabling end-users to properly recycle, where infrastructure is available, the Company’s packages.
“Winpak is committed to following circular economy tenets through the optimum use of resources in
our products and processes; and through a focus on packaging innovations that are recyclable or
recycle-ready, contain recycled content or are compostable”, said Winpak President and CEO, Olivier
Muggli. “Our goal is to provide an unmatched offering of high-quality sustainable products and
services to support the success of our clients and their leadership positions within their respective
markets”.
About Winpak
Winpak Ltd. manufactures and distributes high-quality packaging materials and related packaging
machines. Winpak’s products are used primarily for the packaging of perishable foods, beverages
and in health-care applications. Sustainable practices are part of the Company’s daily work
processes and are incorporated into its guidelines and strategic planning. Learn more about
Winpak’s sustainability initiatives at:
https://www.winpak.com/sustainability
For further information, please contact:
Caroline Schroen
Corporate Manager, Communications
204-889-1015
caroline.schroen@winpak.com