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Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Reduction in environmental pollution and emissions as waste is reused
Material for insulation purposes
High durability
Easy to store and transport
Simple and low-cost technique
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
More than 14 communities and 128 families participated
1,725 eco-bricks were recollected
8,000 USD in vouchers for supermarkets were distributed to the families who participated – a huge relief in COVID times
110,350 m2 of waste was recycled
More than 110,350 m2 of constructions will be built
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Rationalising the use of energy and natural resources and act on the processes in order to optimise and reduceconsumption.
Reducing the production of waste by increasing and promoting recycling and recovering material wheneverpossible.
Ensuring that materials and procedures used don’t present any risk to the health of workers and to the environment.
Making sure that the use of materials, resources and the incorporation of safe and innovative technologies promoteenvironmental protection and minimise the environmental impacts.
Coaching and engaging employees to perform in a conscious and responsible manner, for the importance ofeveryone in guaranteeing product safety and for improving environmental performance.
Implementing good practices in order to comply with applicable legislation and other requirements that will leadto the environmental preservation.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Four partners have collaborated on an industry-leading recycling approach
Closed-loop economy for PET-based multilayer Green Deal-compliant
Further collaborations are planned to optimize the process harnessing water-based adhesive technology
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
The traceability of the recycled raw materials involved in the manufacture of the film and the management of plastic waste resulting from the production process.
The percentage content of recycled plastic incorporated into the film manufactured over a certain period of analysis, in accordance with the EN 15343 standard.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Rationalising the use of energy and natural resources and act on the processes to optimise and reduce consumption.
Reducing waste production by increasing and promoting the recycling and recovery of materials whenever possible.
Guaranteeing that the materials and procedures used don’t present any risk to the health of workers and the environment.
Ensuring that the use of materials, resources and the incorporation of safe and innovative technologies promote environmental protection and minimise environmental impacts.
Training and involving employees in conscious and responsible action, given the importance of everyone in ensuring product safety and improving environmental performance.
Implementing good practices in order to comply with applicable legislation and other requirements that lead to environmental preservation.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Based on annual capacity
“Baseline report on plastic waste,” UNEP, 2020
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
Evertis, present in the polymers industry since 1959 and pioneers in PET film extrusion, is a specialist in the production of barrier films for food packaging, and other packaging applications. With a wide variety of tailor-made solutions in their portfolio, Evertis focuses on supplying films that ensure product safety whilst closing the loop. Evertis envisions a future with increased utilisation of recycled content in their films, greater recyclability of their products and the lowest feasible carbon footprint.
Being a global business, with manufacturing sites in Portugal, Brazil, Italy and Mexico, Evertis is devoted to playing a role in society’s collective response to the global plastic waste challenge, through recycling education programs as well as jointly working across the value chain to create tangible solutions. Their mission is to develop future-fit packaging that meets the highest expectations of clients and end consumers in terms of food safety, functionality and circularity.
Evertis is a modern-day success story, especially when it comes to PET tray packaging. For it not only plays a crucial role in food preservation, both in terms of safety and hygiene, but also in the minimisation of food waste. This makes it today’s material of choice in terms of circularity. When it comes to the circular economy, Evertis, is the leading global supplier of PET-based films, and the one that sets the industry standard.
Pioneering the incorporation of recycled content in their films for the food packaging industry since their foundation in 1959, and with the establishment of their own recycling unit in 2003, Evertis have been giving their customers the option of offering more environmentally friendly products long before there was any directives or targets in place. Evertis currently target an average incorporation of 50% post-industrial and post-consumer recycled content in their films.
Evertis give post-industrial and post-consumer multilayer trays a new life, thus proving that a circular economy for trays can be a reality. The firm’s partnership with a company that has a unique technology that permits incorporating recycled PET obtained from a delamination process of multilayer waste, means that it can be reintroduced as secondary raw material in their film production processes.
Evertis uses raw materials and production processes, such as water-based lamination, that allow the delamination of multilayer materials during the recycling process, so that they can be reincorporated back into their films. The Evertis film production process has an EREMA reactor which allows for up to 100% of recycled content to be included in their films for food contact applications with EFSA food contact approval.
The prominent levels of recycled content is not the only ambitious goal that Evertis has successfully achieved in terms of circularity, ‘Design for recycling’ is one of the top issues the company tackles together with their customers, as they view this as an opportunity to boost their film’s ability to close the loop.
To the company, ‘Eco-Design’ means the development and production of products that follow all legislation and regulations regarding food contact, whilst protecting and assuring the proprieties of the packaged product.
However, of extreme importance to Evertis is delivering packaging solutions that after usage, can be recycled and reincorporated once again into new materials. To Evertis, eco-design means a circular economy.
In the last few years Evertis has focused on developing innovative solutions that are fully recyclable in the PET stream. Given the close collaboration with their sister-company Selenis, a producer of specialty polyester solutions, they have the possibility of developing resins with improved properties that can enhance the behavior and effectiveness of their films when compared with standard solutions.
Their ECOSEALTM film, produced with Selenis BondzTM MM 510 resin, allows brand-owners to package their products in fully recyclable APET packaging trays, by replacing the usual PE layer with this specialty polyester, the need for a multilayer in the bottom web is eliminated. Furthermore, the ECOSEALTM film’s enhanced sealing properties are compatible with universal sealing lidding films, ideal for Form-Fill-Seal packaging.
Other fully recyclable solutions that Evertis has recently launched are their IR BLACK films, formulated with an NIR Black masterbatch that is detectable by the current sorting technology in recycling processes. This new development is a sustainable alternative that is carbon-black-free, thus improving the recyclability of the material and the final packaging.
All this is good news from SPN’s perspective, as well as for all companies that are planning to meet the 30% requirement for recyclable films and are dedicated to the circular economy. When it comes to FMCG packaging in particular, Evertis appears to have “Squared the Circle” for PET trays.
