THESE ARE THE PAPER PACKAGES FOR COLD CUTS STRINGS: WITH A PERFECT BARRIER AND WITHOUT FAT STAINS

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Regardless of whether your product is a sausage, or sweet or spicy chorizo; to be consumed from the package or to add to a hot recipe… choosing the strings is always the right choice. If you choose a package 100% made of paper, it will be even better. Because, like we all know, the public opinion shows a growing preference for paper packages, provided their functionality is appropriate.

A long list of advantages

Our paper package for a string of cold cuts is excellent news for the most committed manufactures in the meat industry. First, because it allows them to show their commitment for sustainability. Also, because we can switch from the plastic package to this new proposal with no type of transformation in the productive processes.

This package offers up to five unique advantages:

  1. It always offers a flawless appearance, because paper has undergone a treatment against fat stains and, at the same time, it allows for a high-quality impression.
  2. It offers an optimal barrier, which guarantees the preservation of the sausages under excellent conditions.
  3. It is heat-sealable, so it can be included to the machinery that any manufacturer is using to date.
  4. The consumer can easily recycle it, by placing it in the paper and cardboard container, because every package can be re-converted into paper paste. In the event of there being food remains, they can also be recycled in the organic container, because they are compostable.
  5. If the manufacturer wishes for the product to be visible, the package can be manufactured with a transparent window, which could be presented in any way. In this case, the package would not be 100% paper, but it would still be a strong commitment to sustainability.

The demands to reduce the use of plastics is already out there. But investing in the inclusion of paper is much more than just listening to the demand: it is showing to what extent a company is aligned with its consumers and with a smart defense of ecology.

Do you need more reasons to switch to this package? Do you want to know more? Let’s talk.

PACKAGES FOR MEAT PRODUCTS THAT EXCEED EXPECTATIONS: PEELABLE, RECYCLABLE AND RECYCLED

For meat pieces, hamburgers or sliced cold cuts, the PET punnet has been a classic in the sector for a long time. But it was missing a necessary complement: a lid that allows the creation of a 100%-recyclable component. And in Eniter we have done it!

A peelable lid made up of polyester

To date, the meat industry had been using polyethylene lids for the PET punnets. They protected the food from oxygen and allowed for the union of both pieces (punnet and lid). The more varied the materials used in the product, the harder it is to recycle. Therefore, we decided to look for a solution. And we have done it!

Our alternative is a single-material lid made up of two layers of polyester: one acts as barrier against the meat oxidation; the other is manufactured in such a way that it can seal the punnet and become a peelable lid for the final consumer. With this solution, we get (without giving up the appropriate preservation of the product) a single-material package for meat which is, subsequently, much easier to recycle.

Now also with recycled PET

When the client requires so, we manufacture these polyester layers, including a part of recycled materials in their composition.

Moreover, although Eniter does not manufacture or commercialize punnets, we work in cooperation with manufacturers that are bringing these sorts of packages to market, which are made of 100%-recycled PET. This way, we have joined forces and we can now offer the meat industry the possibility to use a recyclable package with a very high proportion of recycled material.

Do you want your company to actively contribute to the planet’s sustainability? Do you want to be perceived as a responsible company by your clients? Let’s talk.

FIVE ADVANTAGES OF THE NEW COMPOSTABLE BIOPLASTICS FOR READY-TO-EAT MEALS

Many of the best-selling dishes in distribution—like hummus, salads or sushi—are eaten cold. Other—like pizza—are heated up, but not usually in their original packages. We present a more eco-friendly, sustainable solution for all of them. Choose it and make your brand reach the most demanding clients. These are thermoformed trays covered with a lid made up of paper or film and which form a totally compostable component.

An interesting list of advantages  

This solution, proposed by Eniter, has characteristics that make it unbeatable in this segment:

  1. It is a compostable packaging. These means that, upon its use (with or without food scraps), it can be recycled in the organic container
  2. The whole package is compostable: the punnet and the closing layer, as well as the adhesives and inks used in its manufacturing.  
  3. The package is made up of (totally or partially) plant-based plastics, this is, from renewable sources.
  4. From a functional and machinability point of view, this material offers very similar characteristics to the products used to date.
  5. Depending on the client’s needs, we can certify both the origin of materials and their capacity to produce compost.

The great advantage of getting ahead of regulations

Aside from the mentioned advantages, investing in these types of solutions allows companies to add more value to their brands. It is an undeniable commitment with the Planet’s future. It likewise helps avoiding moral conflicts for the clients: they will know they are contributing to suitability without having to give up their favorite ready-to-eat meals.

How much value do you think this would add to your brand? Shall we talk?

NOW RECYCLABLE DOYPACKS ALSO FOR NUTS, AND KEEPING THE BARRIER!

Your company takes good care of the quality of the nuts so that any family that brings them home can fully enjoy them. That is why you always look for packages that offer a high barrier so that the texture, the aroma and the taste are kept like the first day.

So far, your demands called for the use of little-eco-friendly packages, but Eniter wants to offer you an alternative. It is a recyclable package that, at the same time, offers high barrier, which is an essential characteristic for products like yours, which are highly sensitive to external agents.  

Many layers, just one material

Eniter now offers a light package with the following characteristics:

  • It is made up of several polypropylene layers It is made of a single material, which highly promotes its recyclability.
  • The addition of different layers, conveniently studied, provides the high barrier needed by nuts, to keep its organoleptic properties intact during the necessary time, thus avoiding food waste.
  • The different layers that form the component have different melting points. These differences are enough to manufacture bags inside a machine temperature range which is pretty easy to handle, not deteriorating the external aspect of the package.
  • The external layer is ready to offer a perfect printing.

Finding the perfect format

This single-material, multi-layer solution has an added advantage and there is the possibility of packaging in flowpack and doypack format. The external layers of our solution can be offered with different melting points:

  • If we choose to pack in flowpack format, we will have a single-material, multi-layer package that, in its external part, will melt at average temperatures.
  • If the doypack option, which is so valued at this point by distributors and consumers, we offer a package whose external layer would support very high melting points, which is ideal for this alternative.

In case of choosing a doypack with zipper closing, this option will also be totally recyclable.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR TEABAG SACHETS MORE SUSTAINABLE

Gourmets and purists prefer tea leaves, but most infusions and the rest of the tisane classics (chamomile, linden, mint) are sold in sachets. A matter of comfort.

Longer shelf-life, more intense aroma, compostable.

The compostable material used to produce the external sachet covering the teabag is very interesting from the product’s durability point of view, because it allows to keep the freshness, the aromas and the curative properties of these herbs longer. When throwing it away, the sachet can be recycled in the organic container.

These are the characteristics of the external sachet created by Eniter:

  • It is produced from plant-based bioplastics
  • It offers the correct barrier for a proper preservation of the product’s properties, protecting it from moisture and other environmental conditions
  • The teabag sachet is compostable, therefore, if so is the sachet, they can be recycled together in the organic container.

A certifiable product

When made available to the sector, leader companies have joined these proposals, which has been very well received by consumers.

The compostable material of the external sachet for infusions is manufactured in accordance with the UNE-EN 13432 European Standard and, if the client needs so, it can be certified. This means a great added value for the brand that invests in such a solution.

Have you found this interesting? Do you want to know more? Contact us!

THIS WAY, YOU CAN MAKE POPCORN IN THE MICROWAVE USING A 100%-PAPER PACKAGE

Aluminum-free. Plastic-free. We have commercialized a specific package made exclusively out of paper to make popcorn in the microwave-oven with excellent results. Even better than those used to date.

An ever-growing social demand

The growing eco-consciousness makes consumers demand efficient and sustainable solutions for products they buy.

This is way, in Eniter we have created eniWave, a 100%-paper, high-impact alternative to make popcorn in the microwave. A product that avoids the use of plastic and metalized materials. The crux of this package is the way the paper is processed so its inner part reaches a high-enough temperate to turn corn kernels into that delicious final product, which everybody loves.

This alternative has multiple advantages:

  • The eniWave packaging is manufactured exclusively from renewable paper.
  • Once they have reached the end of their shelf life, they can be deposited in the paper and cardboard container, because it can be turned into paper paste and be re-used as a commodity.
  • Moreover, since paper is biodegradable and compostable, it can also be recycled in the organic container if there are food remains inside.

Avoid the use of laminated aluminum

The market is more and more aware of the need to use easy-to-recycle packages. In this specific case, this is possible by eliminating the laminated aluminum. This metal, which is highly advantageous thanks to its recyclability, when used in tins or other types of packages is hard to recoverin the form of an extra layer in packages.

Would you give eniWave a try? Let’s talk.

100% RECYCLABLE PACKAGES TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BEST FRIEND AND OF OUR ONLY PLANET

Pets are important members of our families: we love them like any other member. We want the healthiest, more delicious and sustainable products for our hairy friends, like we want them for us. That’s right, the idea of respecting and protecting pets and the Planet equally has also reached this sector. Do you know what are Eniter’s proposals and their 100%-recyclable packages?

Extended shelf life for pet’s food  

Contrary to what happens to people, that we fill the shopping cart with multiple products, our pet’s food is not so varied. We generally choose balanced food for them, which is healthy and appropriate for our budget. This is why, when we find the ideal product, we buy it again. Or we buy bigger bags that save us trips to the grocery store. That is why the package’s quality is so important.

A 100%-recyclable high barrier

In order to preserve our pet’s food in excellent conditions from beginning to end, packages used to be made up of multiple layers and different materials, which impeded recycling. Eniter’s proposal keeps its capacity to preserve the product, but it does it by using different layers of a single material: polyethylene. This way, the organoleptic and nutritive features of the food last longer and, once they have expired, the package can be easily recycled.

Best-seller formats  

We offer these solutions in a roll format and in bags of up to 50 cm wide. We also offer them in different doypack sizes with a zipper-closing system, because this format highly increases the value perceived by the consumer and it improves sales.

Do you want to know which other solutions we have available to pack food for pets?

REASONS WHY THESE 100%-RECYCLABLE PACKAGES FOR COSMETICS WILL BE THE NEWEST TREND

First, it started looking for more natural proposals in its composition; later on, it was committed to promoting sustainability in the whole value chain. The cosmetic industry is always at the forefront. This is why it is now very focused on the social voices that demand a reduction in plastic consumption and a promotion of more sustainable packages. Eniter has created original solutions for this sector.

Choose the package based on the necessary barrier

So far, the sector tended to use laminated aluminum in the packages by default. High barrier for everything. But was it really necessary in all cases? In Eniter, we have created different proposals—all of them recyclable—for each person to choose based on the protection they need. If the cosmetic product itself needs to have high barrier, we propose a specific single-material product (click here to know more). For cosmetic products that just need a barrier against oxygen and moisture, we have two different proposals:

  1. Polyethylene single material. In order to offer a good protection, we have combined two polyethylene layers. We are well aware that the use of this material requires time to adapt to the manufacturer, due to its behavior in the machines. However, we consider it to be one of the most interesting new developments for the future, given the great advantages of polyethylene when recycling. Those who commit to this solution place themselves at the forefront of sustainable packages.
  2. Joint polyolefins. This proposal includes two polyolefins, because the set has a considerable advantage: its components are recycled altogether. Moreover, it is a simple solution from the technical point of view for companies that embrace it, since it is based on well-known materials in the sector. It is an excellent transition solution, but its useability is shorter, because it is harder to recycle than in the previous case.

Any of these two solutions have great advantages over traditional proposals. The first one is the possibility to stop using laminated aluminum, a component that, practically, is never re-used as metal.

BUTTER WRAPPING SOLUTIONS: SWITCHING FROM ALUMINUM TO PAPER

The first ones to request more sustainable food packages were the customers, in a more general way. However, more specifically, it was the on-premises channel that asked for a change of habits for a product as specific as butter. They challenged the sector: Is it really necessary to continue wrapping butter sticks in materials made up of aluminum and paper? Eniter offers a wrapping solution made 100% from paper, without aluminum and keeping the packaging conditions that butter needs.

Protection with excellent mechanic properties

In order to keep the butter unspoiled, we need to use a wrapping system, which is capable of resisting fat and moisture. This way, if refrigerated, the butter will stay fresh and it will not dry up. That’s basically it. What happens is that, so far, we had been using paper and aluminum together because of the mechanic advantages offered by the combination of both.

Given this, in Eniter we have created a wrapping solution made up 100% of paper, which is resistant to fat and moisture.

A sustainable, recyclable, compostable solution

This paper wrap is resistant to fat and moisture. We have also worked for this material to be as mechanically simple to use as aluminum solutions. Our aim is to provide customers with an ideal experience

Eniter’s proposal thus becomes a very valuable alternative in terms of sustainability, because the wrap can be recycled in the paper and cardboard container and become paper pulp once again. If there are food remains, we can recycle it in the organic container.

Less aluminum in complex packaging

Although aluminum is highly recyclable in solutions like food cans or beverages, when it is laminated and included in sliced complexes, it becomes, in practice, a virtually unrecoverable material. Under these circumstances, eliminating or substituting it necessary from a sustainable point of view.

Do you want to know more about this wrapping system or about others that you could use for your products? Let’s talk.

RECYCLABLE, HIGH-BARRIER PACKAGING FOR COSMETICS: WITHOUT ALUMINUM!

The consumers are demanding more sustainable packaging. The trend started with food products, but it has already reached the universe of cosmetics. And what a challenge that is! Because hygiene and beauty products have, due to their nature, very high standards.

High barrier without aluminum

In Eniter, we have created a 100%-recyclable proposal, specially indicated for the cosmetic sector. It is a single material with a barrier similar to aluminum. We have created a solution, which consists in joining up to three polypropylene layers. With them, we have managed to obtain a high protection barrier that offers almost the same properties which are usually expected from aluminum. This way, we obtain excellent preservation for the most demanding products, without losing the printing external aesthetics and, of course, offering a totally recyclable alternative.

The advantage of not using aluminum

There is a growing awareness in this market of the need to use single-material packages, because they are much easier to recycle. However, the number of people who know that we must avoid the use of laminated aluminum is larger. This metal, which has a lot of advantages due to its recyclability when used in cans or in other type of package, becomes a problem when embedded in the classic complex packages. Once the aluminum has joined a plastic material, it is practically impossible to use it again.

Prestige related to metal or to responsibility?

There are people who still demand the use of aluminum in the cosmetic sector. They claim that the metallic looks are associated with prestige, with the product’s quality. However, the perception of consumers has greatly changed in the past years—especially during the Covid-19 crisis—and the most eco-friendly options are growing in popularity.