Nature Valley is First in Snack Bar Category with 100% Recyclable Film
General Mills’ new polyethylene-based film wrap for Nature Valley Crunchy granola bars is certified to carry the How2Recycle label for Store Drop-Off systems.
Apr 23rd, 2021
As its packaging declares, it’s “For the Love of Nature” that General Mills has introduced a film wrapper for its Nature Valley Crunchy granola bars that is certified by How2Recyle as being fully recyclable through Store Drop-Off systems, of which there are currently 1,800 nationwide. Said to be the first in the snack-bar category to produce such a wrapper, General Mills is making the technology available to all comers in the hopes that others CPG brands will follow suit.
By Mary Page Bailey |
January 7, 2021
Jindal Films, an international provider of innovative and sustainable films for flexible packaging industry, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Italy-based nylon film specialist DOMO Films Solutions Spa (DFS) from private owned group DOMO Chemicals (Leuna, Germany).
DFS is one of the major European producers of nylon films (both biax-oriented BOPA and cast extruded CPA) for flexible packaging in food, pharma, medical and other industrial sectors.
The acquisition will boost Jindal Films’ know-how, capabilities, and presence in the pharma, medical and other high end flexible packaging segments, combining biax-oriented (BOPA) and Cast extruded (CPA) nylon films portfolio with the existing full basket of polyolefin-based films. Overall, this means the group will become a full-service provider globally, further expanding the range of plastic films for the flexible packaging converting value chain.