UFLEX - Game-Changer?

Turning laminates into fertilisers. The giant flexible packaging company, Uflex of India says that its latest game-changer is a much-anticipated, biodegradable laminate, that turns waste products into fertiliser once placed in contact with soil!

It is acknowledged that the company has made a significant contribution to product development and business growth in the Flexible Packaging sector. This has been achieved as a result of increased research and its resulting range of innovative, sustainable products. One of the company’s latest achievements is its much- heralded bio-degradable laminate, that turns waste products into fertilisers.

Recently the Group recorded growth in its (domestic) flexible packaging business of around 25%, despite inflationary pressure and muted growth reported by the FMCG & Pharma industry. As a leading environmentally conscious company, UFlex has been making major strides towards greener, more sustainable packaging. It has been offering a wide range of green packaging options to customers including PCR grade laminate, with less use of plastic in structures, mono-layers and many more formulas of advanced recyclable products.

UFlex is India’s largest flexible packaging company with headquarters in Noida (India). With manufacturing facilities in Noida and Jammu having a production capacity of over 1,00,000 TPA,. Furthermore, UFlex supplies its products to the majority of Fortune 500 customers in India as well as exporting its products to multinational companies across the world.

In the Middle East advances are also being made. OQ, the fast-growing and multifaceted Oman-based integrated energy company, continues to make progress towards product optimisation and innovation as it caters to the growing demand for flexible packaging solutions.

Several factors are behind the shift in trend from rigid to flexible packaging solutions. Much of this is consumer driven, with end users now demanding lightweight, convenient reliable and safe solutions that fit their evolving lifestyles. With a trend towards single households and busy urban living gathering pace, customers crave fast and convenient food products.

“ UFlex has been making major strides towards greener, more sustainable packaging ”

Life Cycle Assessment for a more sustainable future

By thoroughly assessing the environmental impact of a product over its entire life cycle, Constantia Flexibles constantly optimizes the environmental footprint of its flexible packaging solutions.

Sustainability is certainly the most pressing challenge faced by the packaging industry. The agenda is clear: reduction of CO2 emissions and efficiency with raw materials. The basis for more sustainable packaging is detailed knowledge of the environmental impact throughout a product’s life cycle so that processes can be optimized every step of the way – from the packaging design until its disposal.

Making packaging greener, day by day

Every day, Constantia Flexibles works on high-quality packaging solutions with high product safety and the lowest possible impact on the environment. To identify optimization potential, Constantia Flexibles uses life cycle assessments (LCA) to find out which packaging solution fits best. From the extraction of raw materials up to the end-of-life, the studies can assess the full product’s life cycle.

LCA studies have been conducted at Constantia Flexibles since 2015, based on a semi-automated meta-model, which enables the company to support its customers in the Consumer and Pharma business, and relevant stakeholders to improve the environmental performance of packaging. On top, Constantia Flexibles can rely on a large number of in-house developments based on mono-materials with high barrier properties, helping to reduce the carbon footprint. Under the umbrella brand Ecolutions, the company offers EcoLam (mono-PE), EcoVer (mono-PP), EcoAlu, and EcoPaper solutions. Which solution fits best depends on the product protection needs as well as the aspect of sustainability.

Big player showing responsibility

As the third-largest flexible packaging producer worldwide, Constantia Flexibles is conscious of its economic, social, and environmental responsibility. By making use of LCAs, the manufacturer optimizes its processes continuously and ensures more sustainable packaging.