Constantia Flexibles wins 2023 Green Packaging Star Award for mono-material pouch design

Vienna, Austria-based converting giant Constantia Flexibles scoops the 2023 Green Packaging Star Award yesterday for its mono-material packaging solution EcoLamHighPlus. The packaging solution is recyclable and has a high oxygen and water-vapor barrier that is comparable to multiple-material solutions.

The mono-material packaging structure has a particularly high barrier to oxygen and water vapor, close to that of a PE-PET-aluminum (triplex) composite. This makes it ideal as a sustainable alternative for various applications such as packaging for wet wipes, nuts, baby food, fruit juices, and coffee. Constantia Flexibles chose PE as the laminate base because it can be recycled in a well-established recycling stream, and there is already a market for recycled material (PCR). It therefore remains part of the circular economy. To demonstrate recyclability, the laminate was certified according to the RecyClass validation process.

The Green Packaging Star Award
Launched in 2008, the Green Packaging Star Award is presented annually by Kompack and the Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry. It recognizes companies for their sustainable-packaging solutions and improved packaging processes. The best environmentally friendly products, corporate philosophies and production processes in the packaging industry are honored in four categories. By winning the Green Packaging Star Award, Constantia Flexibles also qualified for the WorldStar Award, presented by the World Packaging Organization (WPO).