Favini launches Crush packaging paper

Favini has launched Crush, a new paper range suited to label and packaging applications. The material is claimed to be the first to be made with by-products of organic produce, replacing as much as 15 percent of traditional wood pulps.

Favini has transformed process residues from corn, citrus and kiwi fruits, olives, almonds, hazelnuts and coffee beans into paper – each with a distinct touch created by the differences between the types of material.

Crush brings new life to residues from organic products that would normally be processed as fillers in animal food and fertilizers or simply dumped in landfill. At a time of increasing resource scarcity, says the company, using these materials relieves pressure on forest resources and gives them an extended life of up to five times – cited as the typical number of times a high quality paper is recycled.

The new paper is FSC-certified, made with green energy (the electricity is generated in Favini’s own hydroelectric plant) and contains 30 percent post-consumer recycled fiber.

Crush is said to be suited to a variety of applications, including labels and packaging. The range comes in seven colors associated with each of the raw materials: corn, citrus, kiwi, olive, almond, hazelnut and coffee. There are four grammages optimized for packaging – 120, 200, 250 and 350.

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