LifeSpan Copper Based Film
Company:
Amcor Chile - Copperprotek
Country: Chile
Category: Food
Amcor Flexibles Chile created an unique and high quality packaging solution with LifeSpan™ Copper Based Film. It is an innovative and disruptive packaging solution for cheese or fresh or processed meat such as ham, bacon, fresh chicken, etc… thanks to its specific addition of copper particles in the manufacturing process of the packaging solution. LifeSpan™ Copper Based Film, a laminate, contains copper microparticles that inhibit the development od microorganisms inside the packaging, allowing to increase the shelf life of product packed up to 250%. The material was recently created through a collaboration between our Amcor Flexibles Chile and biomaterial technology company CopperProtek. The partnership aimed to discover whether antimicrobial qualities could be transferred to plastic packaging by adding copper microparticles to the plastic resin in the film production, extended the shelf-life of fresh food products.
LifeSpan™ Copper Based Film is a smart packaging material that retained the antimicrobial properties of copper. The packaging solution fights the development of bacteria and fungus inside the packaging and therefore extends the shelf life of enclosed fresh products significantly, up to 250%.
Category: SPECIAL AWARD - Packaging that Saves Food
Special Award: Gold Award
LifeSpan Copper Based Film is a smart packaging with copper microparticles added to the resin in the film production, allowing the packaging to inherit the copper properties and therefore reduce the development of microorganisms inside the packaging and extending the shelf life of the product up to 250%*. By increasing so drastically the shelf life, it helps reducing the food waste in a relevant amount.
LifeSpan™ Copper Based Film is an unique and innovative packaging solution that has been developed with 4 hands between Amcor Flexibles Chile and CopperProtek. The partnership aimed to discover whether antimicrobial qualities could be transferred to plastic packaging by adding copper microparticles to the plastic resin in the film production, extended the shelf-life of fresh food products.
LifeSpan™ Copper based Film is a more sustainable packaging solution increasing product shelf life up to 250% and therefore reducing food waste and having a good impact on the environment.
LifeSpan™ Copper based Film is a packaging solution allowing to increase product shelf life from 12 days to 42 days for example for fresh bacon and from 50 to 80 days for pork ham. It will allow consumers to keep product longer and also reduce food waste and the impact on the environment.