Nature-Pack™: Compostable cold chain packaging

Frontier Paper & Packaging now manufactures the Nature-Pack™ product line of earth-friendly insulated packaging made from renewable plant starches. Featured in the line is Biocooler®, which is a two-panel system constructed of rigid bio-based foam. It is a biodegradable, compostable, and easily-recycled alternative to EPS foam coolers.

Frontier Paper & Packaging/Nature-Pack™

Apr 18th, 2018

Biocooler®

Nature-Pack has several patents pending and international certifications to back up its claims. They meet ASTM D6400 and EN 13432 by Vincotte/TUV-Austria. Nature-Pack™ is the best EPS-Foam alternative that does not harm the environment.

Nature-Pack Biocooler® benefits:

• It ships flat, saving money vs EPS foam coolers.

• It stores flat, saving warehouse space.

• It is rigid and form-fitting to the customer’s box, unlike soft-sided “green” packaging insulations (denim, cotton, jute, etc). This leads to less thermal bridging for temperature sensitive packaging.

• The outer surface of the Biocooler panels are printable (using compostable inks), so the customer can customize it with their own logo, instructions, or other branded content.

• The moisture-resistant, biodegradable surface is FDA approved for direct food contact, ideal for food delivery services.

Frontier Paper & Packaging/Nature-Pack™

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Ardagh Metal Packaging to Combine with Gores Holdings V

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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

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Compostable Electrostatic Dissipating Film

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INX International and VerifyMe Sign Supply Agreement

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Stretch Wrap

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Miko Pac 250ml Reusable Eco Core Cup With Iml And Pp Lid

Miko Pac and Bockatech Announce Licencing Agreement

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Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots

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Safety, Sanitation Drive Foodservice Packaging

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Helps create closed-loop PET recycling streams

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Packadore Collective Rethinks Packaging Closures

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Paperboard Spoon

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Wooden Closures

Quadpack’s Woodacity closures are constructed from a single piece of sustainably-sourced wood and designed for use in beauty packaging solutions.

The Syringe-Closure-Wrap label for prefilled syringes irreversibly indicates any first opening and thus enhances user certainty and patient safety.

Schreiner MediPharm: First-Opening Indication Label for Pre-Filled Syringes

Mark Ewing, Shurtape, Passes Away

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