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Flexible packaging and sustainability

Global approach

DATE 6 June 2012

Atle Flom

Content

1 Kobusch Group

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Sustainability

3 Sustainable flexible packaging, examples

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1 Kobusch Group

Provider of high value, custom-designed plastic based packaging solutions

Customers in two segments:

Flexibles and Rigid plastic packaging

Flexible segment:

Markets: Food, Non-food and medical

Products: Printed flexible films, semi-rigid films, bags, pouches & sleeves

Rigid segment:

Markets: Food & food-service

Products: Customised thermoformed packaging containers

Customers include:

6 locations across Europe and Egypt

Sold out of the larger US Pregis Corporation to Sun Capital Partners

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Sun Capital Packaging Portfolio

Over the past 6 years, Sun has acquired 19 packaging businesses of a combined revenue c.$3.9bn

As part of Sun Capital’s buy and build strategy, the 19 companies acquired have been merged into 6 distinct industry leaders in various packaging sub-sectors.

They are:

Paccor - European No.2 player in plastic rigid packaging (Sales: c.$590m)

Britton - European leader in plastic flexible packaging (Sales: c.$580m)

Albea - Global beauty packaging business (Sales: c.$1bn)

Exopack - Global leader in paper and plastic packaging (Sales: c.$880m)

PaperWorks - 3rd largest US integrated coated-recycled board producer (Sales: c.$580m)

Kobusch

– European high-end flexible and semi-rigid packaging systems provider

(Sales: c.$310m)

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Sun Packaging Portfolio - Locations c.125 locations spanning 4 continents

North & South America Europe

Asia

Paper, 5%

Other, 7%

Tubes, 16%

Key:

Albea

Britton

Exopack

Paccor

PaperWorks

Kobusch

Containers, Lids

& Caps, 21%

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Cartons, Bags and Sacks, 21%

Films and Sheets,

31%

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2 Sustainability and packaging

• Brundtland Commission of the United Nations on March 20, 1987:

• “ sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

• How does this relate to packaging?

• Meets the needs of the present:

Packaging contains, protects, preserves, transports, informs, and sells food and other essential products.

Packaging in modern society is fully integrated into business, institutional, industrial, and personal use.

• Without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs:

Efficient use of the earths resources

Enabling distribution of food and other goods for a thriving planet

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Packaging has been around for some time

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We have come a long way since then

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But also a step backwards?

Fresh produce Over sell-by date

Packaging waste

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Overconsumption

Food waste, SIK study

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EUROPEN sustainability vision

• What is 'Sustainable' Packaging?

• Such packaging should:

• be designed holistically with the product in order to optimise overall environmental performance

• be made from responsibly sourced materials

• be designed to be effective and safe throughout its life cycle

• meet market criteria for performance and cost

• meet consumer choice and expectations and

• be recovered efficiently after use

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3 Sustainable flexible packaging

• Examples:

• Intrinsic advantages of flexible packaging

• Multilayer technology

• Bio-based packaging materials

• Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging

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Advantages of flexible packaging

• Very efficient in shipping and storage (rolls)

• Extremely lightweight (typically 25-100My)

• Low weight and volume as waste (2-10gr to pack volume of 1 liter)

• Attractive display effect through printing/visual effects and texture

• Long shelf life through extruded or laminated barrier layer

• Protection of goods (puncture/impact resistant)

• Processing in package up to 135 deg C

• Low temp storage conditions from – 80 deg C

• Sealable, Peelable and Reclosable

• Combination of many functional layers

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Advances in multilayer film technology

Mono-Layer

Downgauging

Downgauging

5-Layer Coex

With Barriere layer

7-Layer Coex

With Barriere layer

9 (11)-Layer Coex

With Barriere layer

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Bio-based packaging materials

• Bio-degradable materials

PLA, for napkins (>40% bio)

Cellophane for tea-packaging (>75%bio)

DIN EN 13432

• Bio PE films (sugar cane derived)

For wet wipes (> 80% bio)

For barrier films (>75% bio)

• Ligniflex

Thermoformable paper (>85% bio)

Bio-based lidding films (>70% bio)

• Inks and laminating adhesives

Max 5% ink for komposting

Part of system solution

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Produkt

Salat-Mix

Peppers

Spinach

Carrots

Herbs

Cherries

Kiwi

EMAP Packaging – Extended shelf life

KS-EMAP

+ 1-3 days

+ 2-5 days

+ 1-3 days

+ 2-4 days

+ 2-4 days

+ 3-5 days

+ 4-7 days

Product

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Respiration

Measurement

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Computer analysis and calculation

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Determination of required permeation for the individual packed Product

Thank you

Flexible Packaging is part of the solution

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