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SMART and HYGIENIC BAGGING Mondi’s Hot Lock Bag® – smart and hygienic closure
Mondi Industrial Bags, a business segment of Mondi Group, is the leading international producer of industrial paper bags (based on sales volume. Source: Eurosac, Freedonia World Industrial Bags 2016 study prepared for Mondi and management estimates), selling around five billion bags per year. Thanks to its broad range of bag specifications, Mondi Industrial Bags serves major industries including cement and building materials, chemicals, food, feed and seed. The business segment operates a dense sales and service network, the specialised filling equipment department Natro Tech, as well as its Bag Application Centre, where researchers develop and test innovative packaging solutions. Mondi is an international packaging and paper Group, employing around 25,000 people across more than 30 countries. Our key operations are located in central Europe, Russia, North America and South Africa. In 2016, Mondi had revenues of €6.7 billion and a return on capital employed of 20.3 percent. We are fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain – from managing forests and producing pulp, paper and compound plastics, to developing effective and innovative industrial and consumer packaging solutions. With over 100 products customised into more than 100,000 solutions, we offer more than you may expect. Leading brands around the world rely on our innovative technologies and products across a variety of industries such as agriculture; automotive; building and construction; chemicals and dangerous goods; food and beverages; graphic and photographic; home and personal care; medical and pharmaceutical; office and professional printing; packaging and paper converting; pet care; retail and e-commerce; and shipping and transport. We believe sustainable development makes good business sense. It’s integral to our responsible and profitable growth, and embedded in everything we do, every day. We continue to look for ways to do more with less, promote the responsible management of ecosystems, develop and inspire our people, and enhance the value that our sustainable product solutions create. Mondi has a dual listed company structure, with a primary listing on the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker code MND and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc., under the ticker code MNDI. We have been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series since 2008 and the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index since 2007. The Hot Lock Bag® is the ideal solution for packaging goods under strict hygiene standards. This is particularly the case for food, chemicals 80 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain
and pharmaceutical products. Produced under strict hygienic conditions, this open-mouth bag combines functional features for easy closure, reliable storage and convenient opening.
How does it work?
During bag production a strip of hot melt is applied to the top opening of the open-mouth bag. After the bag is filled, the hot melt is heated up, which activates its adhesive properties, thus enabling clean and easy closure. • This solution does not rely on a sewn closure or adhesive tape and therefore helps guarantee hygiene standards. • Extended storage • Easy opening • Reliable closure conforming with hygiene standards (HACCP, BRC/IoP, ISO 22000): Pre-applied hot melt coating on the open side of the bag is re-activated by heat and forms a solid pinch closure
Hygiene starts at packaging production
The Hot Lock Bag® is produced under strictly certified hygiene conditions. Mondi carefully selects and processes the raw materials for these bags in a hygiene certified production environment (HACCP, BRC/IoP, DIN EN 15593 or ISO 22000). As a certified supplier of paper bags for hygienesensitive industries such as the food and pharmaceutical sectors, Mondi offers packaging solutions guaranteeing clean and safe packaging. HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points): a systematic preventative approach to food and pharmaceutical safety during the manufacturing process BRC/IoP (British Retail Consortium/Institute of Packaging): the global standard for packaging and packaging materials DIN EN 15593: requirements for hygiene management in the production of foodstuff packaging ISO 22000 (International Standardisation Organisation): food safety management systems – requirements for all organisations in the food chain.