Neopac launches recyclable PE-based tube with HDPE flip-top cap

Swiss company Hoffmann Neopac, a packaging solutions provider for a broad array of industries and applications, has introduced the fully recyclable polyethylene-based tubes with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) flip-top caps. A breakthrough in the worldwide push for packaging sustainability, the mono-material tube + cap combination overcomes a longstanding functionality hurdle for hinged caps, which were previously made predominantly from less recyclable polypropylene (PP) materials. Hoffmann Neopac is a family-run company located in Thun in Switzerland. The company produces high quality metal and plastic packaging on five sites — cans at Hoffmann in Thun and at CMP in Holland, Polyfoil and plastic tubes at Neopac in Switzerland and Hungary. International pharma, cosmetics and consumer goods manufacturers in the markets of Europe and North America feature among the longstanding customers. The company also acquired the majority shareholding in 3D Technopack based in Mumbai, India, thereby securing a foothold in the Asian market. With the new production facility in the US, the company employs a workforce of more than 1000 and has capacity for 1.3 billion tubes. According to…

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