Amcor was recognised in the 2016 WorldStar Awards for solutions which extend shelf life and reduce the environmental footprint of packaging.
One of the winning entries was Dessiflex, a desiccant impregnated film used for medical and pharmaceutical products.
The film removes internal moisture and minimises moisture penetration through sealed edges of the package.
It can also remove moisture following high humidity sterilisation, eliminating the need for sachets and other moisture scavengers.
The pack’s environmental footprint is reduced by approximately 20 per cent compared to a pouch with a desiccant sachet.
Amcor also designed an aluminium blister strip for the powder inside the AirFluSal Forspiro inhaler, based on a novel seal layer between its Formpack base and blister lid foil.
Also recognised was Stelvin Inside – a new range of aluminium wine closures and liners which double winemakers’ Oxygen Transmission Rate (OTR) choices.
Each of the four liners offers a different OTR target which, through technical and material developments, ensures a controlled level of oxygen dispersion.
All the films used in the liners are produced by Amcor and are PVDC-Free. Orora is the exclusive distributor for Stelvin wine closures in Australia and New Zealand.
Finally, Lipton Pandora is a collaboration between Amcor and Lipton to create a new hot-fill rigid plastics bottle that is ergonomic, cost-effective and more sustainable.
Amcor was able to identify areas for significant material reduction, resulting in a total packaging weight of just 22 grams - making it a very light commercialised hot fill container.
Winners were selected by representatives from 19 packaging associations and members of the WPO (World Packaging Organization), who judged 293 packaging projects from 35 countries.
