Amcor is continuing to invest in its thermoforming capabilities to meet strong demand from the ready meals and dairy foods sectors.
According to Euromonitor, the market has a steady growth rate of around 5%, reflecting ongoing consumer requirements for reliable and affordable food packaging solutions. The report says that for many brands thermoformed packaging has become a ‘strategic asset’, helping them to ‘extend shelf life (by up to 50%), cut waste and deliver convenience without compromising sustainability’.
The Amcor thermoformed portfolio has been developed in line with these benefits, offering a range of solutions for a wide variety of products and applications, with features such as recycle-ready designs, extended shelf-life and lightweight constructions, as well as high-quality decoration options to create effective brand identity and on-shelf impact.
Said Katrina Burrett, product line director, containers & reusables, Amcor Global Rigids Packaging Solutions: “The convenience food sector is very competitive, and the right packaging can play an important role in terms of ensuring product quality, creating a strong brand image and encouraging consumer loyalty. Our extensive choice of standard packs, as well as our ability to develop customised solutions, mean we can tailor solutions to meet the precise needs of individual customers.”
The company’s technical expertise is able to create lightweight containers that still deliver excellent long-term performance and durability, while their mono-material construction means they are recycle-ready and can be recycled in countries where the appropriate collection and recycling infrastructure is in place. For extended shelf-life products, the EVOH barrier is accepted in recycling streams.
Premium decoration options include pre-printed lids which use a patented printing process that is able to print over the rim for all-over coverage. Another innovation is thermoformed in-mold labelling for tubs, where pre-printed labels are applied to a container during the thermoforming process. This allows intricate, multi-coloured designs to be incorporated to achieve a better level of finish and greater coverage than with direct printing.
Concluded Burrett: “Our latest solutions aim to support customers’ sustainability objectives while delivering attractive, functional and brand-enhancing packaging.” For more visit amcor.com
