Hartsville, S.C., U.S. Partnering with Vegeplast, a French company specialising in bio-sourced and biodegradable products, Sonoco is to demonstrate the capabilities of its Vegetop® sprinkler at NatExpo 2021 (Paris, 24-26 October – stand M68). Sonoco will also be showcasing the practicality and environmental benefits of its new EnviroStick™ for the beauty market and its Greencan® solution at the event.

“We’re very much looking forward to exhibiting at NatExpo 2021,” says Philippe Creux, Sales Director South West Europe at Sonoco Consumer Products Europe. “It’s great that events are getting back to normal again, and we can think of no better place to present our sustainable consumer packaging products to the French market.”

“Sonoco understands how vitally important it is to continue to reduce the environmental impact packaging has on the planet,” continues Philippe. “The latest innovation in this continual process is Vegetop – suitable for dietary supplements and for food. It is a rigid paperboard container with a compostable shaker top sprinkler lid made from Vegemat, is 100% biobased, biodegradable and fully compostable material. 

“We’re delighted to be partnering with Vegeplast to provide our customers with a highly functional, fully biodegradable alternative to conventional plastics.”

Sonoco will also be showcasing its brand-new beauty product solution, EnviroStick™. A 3-piece push-up bottom tube made from recycled fibre, EnviroStick has flexibility in label design for the outer and inner packaging. Philippe continues: “the European cosmetics and personal care market is the largest market for cosmetic products in the world and we understand the significant need for companies in this sector to provide consumers with the most sustainable solutions.”

Sonoco’s Greencan packaging solution makes up the final part of its NatExpo 2021 line-up. A key part of its EnviroSense®  family, Sonoco’s Greencan utilises recycled fibre and can be tailored to product and supply chain needs across a broad variety of markets. This recyclable, high performance all-paper package can be made round, square, rectangular, oval, oblong, triangular or any other specific shapes, to accommodate a wide variety of products and brands.

“All our products are manufactured with both the customer and the planet in mind,” says Philippe. “We invite all consumer product manufacturers to visit our stand at NatExpo 2021 to discover the true future of sustainable packaging.”

pladis, the global snack company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, has been on a mission to substantially reduce its environmental impact by updating the packaging of various products to more ecological alternatives. This is part of the company’s sustainability agenda, which reflects its commitment to making all its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Most recently, pladis has made steps forward to move toward more paper-based solutions – its Mini Cheddars and Cheeselets ranges now use Sonoco’s paper can with paperboard end. Cracker Crisps and Mini Twiglets are also set to use Sonoco’s paper can later this year.

“We are using this new, innovative product from Sonoco for the summer launch of our Mini Cheddars and Cheeselets caddies, helping our customers to tap into the ‘big summer nights in’ from the comfort of their own homes. In September, we’ll be utilising Sonoco’s paper can for our customer’s favourite festive caddies, which include Mini Cheddars, Treeslets and Twiglets,” says Christopher Owen, Marketing Controller at pladis UK&I.

“We feel these occasions present the perfect opportunity to utilise Sonoco’s paper can with paperboard end. The container is made with recycled, recyclable and renewable paper fibres — making it a responsible choice from the beginning to the end of its lifecycle – perfect for what we’re looking to achieve as a brand, and it helps consumers make a more sustainable snack selection.”

Owen concludes, “Moving to Sonoco’s paper can solution is part of our wider mission to make our packaging easier to recycle. This is integral to our sustainability agenda, which illustrates our commitment to making our packaging more sustainable and is one of many great strides we’ve made in this area already.”

Philip Brown, UK Sales Manager at Sonoco Consumer Products Europe says, “We’ve been working with pladis for 13 years now, and we’re immensely proud to have provided them with various innovative packaging solutions for their immensely popular snack ranges.

“We’re delighted that Sonoco’s paper can with paperboard end, part of our EnviroSense™ product range, is helping pladis on their journey to make its packaging easier to recycle and fulfil the requirements of its sustainability agenda. We’re looking forward to helping them with their other ranges in the future.”

About pladis

pladis is one of the world’s leading snacking companies and home to beloved brands including McVitie’s and Ulker. pladis is also proud to distribute a range of GODIVA chocolates exclusively for consumer-packaged goods channels around the world. pladis owns regional brands such as Jacob’s, go ahead!, Carr’s, Flipz, BN, Verkade and many more, delighting consumers with products across the snacking category including sweet and savoury biscuits, wafer, cake, chocolate, gum and candy. Formed in 2016 with a promise to bring happiness to the world with every bite, pladis is the proud steward of more than 300 years’ baking and confectionery heritage. The expertise of its more than 16,000-strong global workforce spans 25 factories in 11 countries. As a responsible business, delivering the highest quality products and exceptional service, pladis’ products are distributed to reach potentially 4 billion people across the world. All pladis’ plastic wrappers in the UK & Ireland can be recycled through its partnership with TerraCycle. Consumers can find their nearest drop-off point at TerraCycle.co.uk. For more information, visit www.pladisglobal.com.