Gualapack SpA – Pouch5
Pouch5 RESPONSIBLE | EQUILIBRATED | SAFE | INFORMATIVE
What it is. Pouch5 is the first flexible packaging with high performance spout; a "spouted pouch" for food use, it is ready to be recycled in the polypropylene (PP) chain.
Materials. Polypropylene mono-material, PP >90%, multilayer polylaminate high barrier to oxygen and water vapor.
Product content or target market. Fruit purees, yoghurt, baby food, juices, or flavored waters. The pouch is suitable for hot filling with pasteurization, cold filling, and sterilization applications are under development.
Design and/or communication. Designed to be recycled, Pouch5 is correctly recognized by infrared readers in sorting plants. Brands that adopt it can clearly communicate its full recyclability. A champion of circular economy, its recycling in the PP chain can be used to obtain other PP items, including non-food items.
Technology. Pouch5 applies the same technologies as the typical multilayer PP in the world of food packaging, but replaces the raw materials.
The traditional PET, Aluminium, OPA and PE are in fact replaced by three layers of BOPP, OPP and PP: printing layer, intermediate layer with a high barrier against oxygen and humidity,and sealing layer in contact with the product.
Sustainability. In addition to being fully recyclable, Pouch5 has a lower environmental impact than similar pouches with a traditional laminate structure. According to Gualapack estimates, it contributes to a 34% reduction in GHG emissions (carbon dioxide equivalents emitted in the lifecycle of the pouch) thanks to the use of raw materials with much less impact than PET and Aluminium.
