Tetra Rex Bio-based carton makes world debut in Finland

Friday, 20 February, 2015

Tetra Pak’s plant-based carton packaging has hit shelves for the first time, as Finnish dairy producer Valio becomes the first company in the world to adopt it.

Valio is trialling the Tetra Rex Bio-based package, manufactured solely from a combination of plastics derived from plants and paperboard, with Valio Eila lactose free semi-skimmed milk drink in retail outlets across Finland until mid-March, and will then use feedback from consumers to decide whether to adopt the cartons more broadly across its chilled product range.

“Valio is committed to increasing the share of renewable resources in its packaging material. We share a common vision of innovation and environmental responsibility with Tetra Pak and we are proud to be the first in the world to make our products available in a fully renewable carton package,” said Elli Siltala, marketing director at Valio.

The products will be available in 1 L Tetra Rex Bio-based packages, with a TwistCapT OSO 34 opening. They will be produced at Valio’s Jyväskylä dairy in Finland, using a standard Tetra Pak TR/28 filling machine.

In Tetra Rex Bio-based cartons, the low-density polyethylene used to create the laminate film for the packaging material and the neck of the opening, together with the high-density polyethylene used for the cap, are all derived from sugar cane.

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