A leading food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak, has unveiled new global insights aimed at promoting safer and nutritious food across the world with sustainable packaging solutions, in the midst of the rising scarcity of raw materials.
The ground-breaking research, which aims to promote fibre-based sustainable food packaging and a healthier food packaging, is in collaboration with MAX IV – the most modern synchrotron radiation laboratory in the world.
The research brings to life a novel packaging solution that would achieve safe, recyclable, and more durable against liquids and humidity, while meeting the increased sustainability demands.
According to the vice president for Materials and Package, Tetra Pak, Mr. Eva Gustavsson, the collaborative research outcome aims to uncover fresh insights into the nanostructure of fibre materials.
The first application to optimise the composition of materials used for paper straws is the first industrial research and development experiment at ForMAX, a brand-new research station dedicated to studying materials from the forest, located at the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund, Sweden.
“A fundamental understanding of the structure and properties of materials is crucial as we work towards developing the packaging of the future. Our ambition is to provide the world’s most sustainable food package, and experiments at ForMAX will clearly support us in this mission.
“The package of the future needs to be fully recyclable and have a low environmental impact. Using renewable materials and increasing the use of fibre-based material within packages will be vital.
research, Tetra Pak is helping to uncover fresh insights into plant-based materials as a basis for future innovations,” Gustavsson said.
On the implication of this development to the market, managing director of Tetra Pak West Africa, Mr. Oshiokamele Aruna said, this offers a ray of hope for improvement in food packaging in the nearest future with special emphasis on healthy food packaging; reduction in food loss and waste across the African market.
