Sorma introduces paper packaging line with breathable window

Sorma Group’s new line of fruit and vegetable packaging is 100% paper-based and completely recyclable.

The designed models boast an innovative and distinctive component compared to those currently available on the market: they are equipped with a window made of a cellulose mesh, which enables the product inside to breathe, prolonging its shelf life and ensuring excellent visibility.

“With this new packaging line,” said Andrea Casali, sales director for Italy at Sorma Group, through a press release. “We are enhancing and completing our range with a focus on environmental sustainability and we are meeting the demands of consumers who are paying increasing attention to this issue. Indeed, we have been constantly moving in this direction for several years: from the single-material recyclable plastic line, which we have gradually made 60-70% lighter, to the innovative Sormapeel line that we patented and launched on the market at the start of this year, which is revolutionary in terms of the way it integrates plastic and paper, offering a high-performance, robust and functional design, and finally the packaging made of 100% compostable material introduced last autumn.”

Sorma Group’s paper packaging will be available in five models, highlighted by:

• “PaperPillow,” with or without a finger grip
• “PaperStandup,” with or without a handle
• PaperVertbag

Every version is made of 100% paper certified by FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) and features a cellulose viscose mesh window. This opening allows the product to breathe and enables consumers to check its quality. Another key advantage is the new material’s adaptability to packaging machines: it will be possible to use the paper on the SBU model of Sorma packaging machines, which is already widely used, by applying a simple kit, therefore without the need to purchase special paper processing machines, resulting in cost savings.

“We have already started the first tests on our new packs,” said Casali. “The results have been extremely positive. Specifically, we have introduced the paper line in the French market, which is one of the most receptive and discerning with regard to recyclable paper solutions, and conducted tests in Italy, including with the Bologna-based company Romagnoli F.lli S.p.A., one of the main Italian companies operating in the processing and marketing of fruit and vegetables, especially potatoes and onions, which has always been committed to sustainability issues. The aim is to ensure optimal service for all companies in the industry and retail chains that intend to invest in innovative, advantageous packaging, in all the Group’s target countries.”