ProAmpac’s facility and Greiner Packaging’s home-compostable capsule packaging receive certification from BRCGS

UK – US-based flexible packaging company ProAmpac’s facility in Elsham, UK, has been given the highest accreditation by the Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard (BRCGS).

According to ProAmpac, the site secured an AA+ rating in what it claimed to be an unannounced audit.

The accreditation shows the facility’s compliance in the areas of hazard and risk management, hygiene, product quality and safety.

ProAmpac Elsham operation director Sean Conlin said: “The employees at our facility prepare the site each day as if there was an audit. Each employee knows their given assignment and performs it every day.

“Our daily actions helped us achieve the highest AA+ accreditation, which in turn provides value to our customers.”

For a site to receive AA+ rating, it must adhere to the Packaging Materials Standard Issue Six as verified by an on-site auditor.

The Packaging Materials Standard Issue Six was set up by the BRCGS governing body to help packaging manufacturers ensure they can produce safe packaging materials.

Based in Cincinnati, ProAmpac supplies flexible packaging solutions to more than 5,000 customers in 90 countries. The company operates 50 sites worldwide and has more than 6,000 employees in total.

In August last year, the firm received the International Sustainability Carbon Certification Plus for its facility in Rocky Mount, Virginia.

The facility processes both conventional product formulas and chemically recycled or bio-based alternative materials, as well as provides sustainable optionality for customers.

Greiner’s home-compostable capsule packaging certified

Meanwhile, Greiner packaging has announced that it has received certification from TÜV Austria Belgium NV for its home-compostable capsule packaging.

Greiner has produced packaging solutions for the capsules market for several years, and along the way the company has found ways to make its products more sustainable.

The process of having the new capsule certified by TÜV Austria Belgium NV was completed a few weeks ago.

Numerous tests have confirmed that the Greiner Packaging capsules meet the high standards required for the OK Home Compost certificate.

This is only awarded to products that can be composted at low temperatures – for example, in the composter in a consumer’s backyard.

“To be TÜV certified, the capsules must break down within 26 weeks,” said Taner Ertan, global business development manager at Greiner Packaging.

“Our home-compostable capsules biodegraded within just 15 weeks. We are delighted to have successfully obtained certification, as it means we can now offer fully sustainable capsule packaging to our customers and the consumers they serve.”

The capsules, now used for coffee, tea, soft drinks, cocoa, and baby food, are precisely measured, which limits the amount of product wasted by consumers, and with Greiner’s new capsules made from a compostable polymer, the packaging limits waste as well.

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