The global food processing and packaging company said the new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have bio-based low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films and bio-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) caps, both derived from sugar cane, in addition to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paperboard, making the whole product fully renewable for the first time.
Charles Brand, VP marketing & product management at Tetra Pak, said environment credentials were one of the company’s strategic priorities and a driver of its 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.”
Developed in partnership with Braskem, a biopolymers producer, the new Tetra Rex package will be commercially available in early 2015.
