Finat announces sustainability awards finalists

Sustainability awards are one of the leading initiatives in Europe recognizing outstanding work to advance sustainability through labeling.

Entries were judged by a jury composed of Arno Melchior, global packaging director at Reckitt; Thomas Reiner, CEO at Berndt+Partner and Fabrizio Di Gregorio, technical director at Plastics Recyclers Europe and RecyClass

Entries were judged by a jury composed of Arno Melchior, global packaging director at Reckitt; Thomas Reiner, CEO at Berndt+Partner and Fabrizio Di Gregorio, technical director at Plastics Recyclers Europe and RecyClass

Finat has announced the finalists of its Sustainability Awards 2024. The winners will be announced at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam on November 12. 

The 2024 edition of the competition received 28 entries in two categories: Reduction of environmental impact and Optimization of recycling. The initiatives stemmed from the entire label value chain, covering adhesive formulations, release coatings, metallization technologies, printing inks, manufacturing and printing equipment, label stock, recycling methodologies and specific packaging products.

Entries were judged by a jury composed of Arno Melchior, global packaging director at Reckitt; Thomas Reiner, CEO at Berndt+Partner and Fabrizio Di Gregorio, technical director at Plastics Recyclers Europe and RecyClass. 

The judges were excited to review the innovations coming from the label industry and to examine first-hand the many samples received for evaluation.

‘The Finat Sustainability Awards present a great opportunity for companies in the label value chain to showcase their innovations, and the high number of entries received demonstrates the strong motivation of the industry to provide sustainable solutions for the future,’ said Jonathan Sexton of Sun Chemical, and chairman of the organizing committee.

The Reduction of environmental impact category received 18 submissions highlighting materials, technologies and processes developed to minimize the environmental footprint of labels.
The finalist entries in this category are:

  • Ecoleaf Mindful Metallization by Actega Metal Print
  • StarDirect by All4Labels Global Packaging Group
  • Collection of Intense Natural Pigments by Inessens
  • Carbon Action Plastic Labels by UPM Raflatac

The Optimisation of recycling category counted 10 entries describing approaches to facilitate the recycling of packaging and to incorporate post-consumer recycled content.
The finalist entries in this category are:

  • Assessing the releasability of pressure-sensitive labels during the full HDPE recycling process and the quality of recycled flakes by Avery Dennison
  • Sustainable product with a new wash-off PSA labels Aquence PS 3017 RE by Henkel
  • NextCycle IML for rigid PP packaging by MCC Verstraete
  • Recycling of label matrix material and return into film product by Polifilm Extrusion and Policycle Deutschland
     

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