Tetra Pak, a Switzerland-based provider of food processing and packaging solutions, has launched a new carton that is made from 100% plant based, renewable packaging materials.
The new Tetra Rex carton is said to be the first plant-based carton and it is made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) caps which are produced from sugarcane.
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paperboard has also been used to manufacture the products.
To be available commercially in early 2015, Tetra Rex carton has been developed under a partnership with biopolymers producers Braskem.
Tetra Pak claims that the customers who are using the standard 1 litre Tetra Rex with TwistCap OSO 34 do not need any additional investment or modification to their existing filling machines and can easily transfer to the new version.
Speaking about the new product, Tetra Pak VP marketing and product management Charles Brand said: "Environment excellence is one of Tetra Pak's strategic priorities and a driver of our product development activities.
"Together with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders, we are leading the industry towards 100% renewable packaging. We believe that increasing the renewable content of our packages is not only good for the environment, but also offers our customers a competitive advantage in the overall environmental profile of their products."
