Case Studies

Everest Safe-Pack

- Encapsulates a plastic blister between two layers of renewable, recoverable paperboard.

- Graphics can be printed directly on the primary packaging material, removing the need for a printed insert.

- Packaging produced from Everest Safe-Pack is up to 44 percent lighter than a similar plastic clamshell and uses 76 percent fewer “less desirable materials”.

- Everest Safe-Pack is separable into its component materials and recoverable.
On average, more than 75 percent of Everest Safe-Pack by weight is paperboard.

- Packaging produced from Everest Safe-Pack can be 35 percent cheaper to cost neutral when compared to typical plastic clamshells.

Fortess PLA Coated Cupstock

- The revolutionary ecotainerTM line by International Paper Foodservice Business was launched last summer as the only all-natural paper hot beverage cup available in consumer outlets nationwide.

- Ecotainer provides an alternative to standard paper packaging and is made from fully renewable resources. It is compostable and leaves a smaller environmental footprint.

- Corn-based polylactic acid(PLA), a bioresin, is extruded onto paperboard to provide a highly-effective moisture barrier for cups and food containers.

- Less energy is needed to manufacture the PLA used in the new coating than the petro-based lining it replaces. Consumers notice no difference – but the environment does!