Huhtamaki Introduces Future Smart Paper Cup with Bio-Based Coating
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Huhtamaki, Finland, has introduced its first 100% renewable paper cup solution for hot and cold beverages, ice cream, and takeout food.
The world is changing for the better, Huhtamaki notes, adding that new materials and technologies lead to new solutions that significantly reduce dependence on fossil oil-based materials and offer more consumer choice and chance to enhance the brand experience.
To meet and exceed the demands of the new age, Huhtamaki says that it is once again pioneering a new packaging solution. Future SmartTM is a 100% renewable paper cup made entirely from plant based materials. The new cup uses paperboard from PEFC certified sustainably managed forests and a newly developed plant-based polyethylene as a moisture barrier coating.
"Huhtamaki Future Smart paper cup solution is a giant leap forward in substituting fossil oil based plastics in packaging with a fully renewable and cost economical next generation plant-based material," said Richard Skidmore, VP of Innovation at Huhtamaki Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania business segment.
More information is available online.
Huhtamaki is a global specialist in packaging for food and drink. It operates a network of 73 manufacturing units and 23 sales offices in 34 countries. Mastering three distinctive packaging technologies, approximately 17,000 employees develop and make packaging. In 2015, the com[any’s net sales totaled EUR 2.7 billion.
