A lightweighting initiative launched by thermoformed packaging converter Kingsmoor Packaging, adds further impetus to the company’s sustainability vision.
KPL Cirrus works by creating a unique pattern in the sidewalls of a thermoformed container. As the container is formed, a series of small pockets are created where material continually gets slightly ‘affixed’ during the thermoforming process – this, in turn, creates stronger sidewalls with less material, thereby creating a much lighter yet stronger pack.
“While we appreciate that lightweighting might not be the ultimate answer to producing sustainable packaging, KPL Cirrus represents an important step towards achieving a more sustainable solution to a hugely complex problem,” explained managing director James Hill. “Amongst the positives in this scenario – the use of less energy, less material and the increase in transport efficiency – lightweighting is ultimately about utilising the great benefits that plastics bring to food packaging, but using only what is totally necessary to make the product fit for purpose.”
Kingsmoor Packaging manufactures 100 per cent recyclable food grade packaging solutions in rPET and closed loop recycled PP for the food industry.
