04 Jun 2024 --- Refresco, an independent beverage solutions provider for leading retailers and brands in Europe, North America and Australia, has signed a joint development agreement with cellular materials technology company Zotefoams to develop ReZorce, a monomaterial barrier packaging substrate in beverage carton applications. Refresco is also partnering with Südpack to deliver 100 million ReZorce cartons annually. Dirk Hardow, chief executive for Functional Films & Compounds at Südpack, says: “With our functional film, we will be contributing to the production of a packaging concept that will fulfill the requirements of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive in terms of recyclability and recycled content.”