US – US-based plastic packaging products maker Placon has launched a new line of deli products designed for its food market.
Dubbed Crystal Seal Cravings, the new sustainable deli product line is made from post-consumer recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials that will help meet sustainability goals.
According to Placon, Craving containers feature a tamper-evident lid to protect the product inside and is suitable for curbside pick-up, food delivery, and fresh, on-the-go convenience. It also improves sustainability.
The company adds that the growing online grocery and curbside food pick-up shopping pattern has made food safety ‘more important than ever.’
In a statement, the company said: “We are pleased to announce the launch of our NEW Crystal Seal Cravings Tamper Evident deli products to our stock food product line-up.”
It noted that “tamper-evident packaging allows the user to identify whether the package has been tampered with.”
In addition, the PCR EcoStar material offers merchandising options, with custom printing available on the cups.
According to Placon, Craving products can be used to package items such as fresh-cut fruits, veggies, cold deli, freshly prepared food and more.
The company designs and manufactures custom and stock plastic packaging serving various markets including food, medical, and retail.
It operates manufacturing facilities in Madison, Wisconsin; Elkhart, Indiana; Plymouth, Minnesota; West Springfield, Massachusetts; and Wilson, North Carolina.
In October last year, Placon expanded its production capacity with the acquisition of a former Sonoco packaging operation in Wilson, North Carolina.
According to the firm, the deal helped it meet the existing capacity needed in retail and medical markets and further expand its leadership role in thermoforming sustainable post-consumer recycled PET packaging.
In February last year, the firm announced a new recyclable oxygen barrier material, dubbed OxyStar. It uses an active oxygen barrier, which ceases oxygen ingress through a free radical chain reaction within the packaging sidewalls.
Claimed to be the world’s first recyclable PET barrier material, the patent-pending OxyStar comes with a #1 recycling symbol, while most of the current barrier solutions are classified as a #7 recycle symbol that cannot be recycled.
Placon stated that its OxyStar product helps create a closed-loop PET recycling stream as it can be used over again.
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