11 Nov 2022 --- This week in industry news, Smurfit Kappa created an environmentally sustainable packaging solution for wine. Meanwhile, ProAmpac partnered with JBT Proseal to offer North America’s “first” in-line sandwich packaging testing lab.In brief: Environmental sustainabilitySmurfit Kappa created an environmentally sustainable packaging solution tailored for wine to help businesses in the sector capitalize on the continued growth in e-commerce wine sales. The new solution holds Amazon’s “Frustration-Free Packaging” (FFP) certification, which is a “world first” for a generic packaging solution that caters to different case counts and wine bottle types. Smurfit Kappa’s new wine multi-pack consists of a sleek design comprising an outer box and buffers and is robust enough to reach the end consumer in good condition, “no matter how complex the supply chain is.”
