Amcor Flexibles North America continues to make progress on its 2025 sustainability goal. This time, the stepstone is the combination of machinability performance and barrier characteristics for product protection of shelf-stable liquid foods. The company has launched AmPrima PE Plus, a recycle-ready product that provides brand owners with packaging that supports recyclability in categories that have been historically challenging. At the same time, AmPrima PE Plus delivers durable hermetic edge and fitment seals that perform well under abusive manufacturing, distribution and usage conditions.

The high-barrier flexible film also provides superior heat resistance and is a more-sustainable alternative to standard metallized or foil-based structures. “We know that in today’s world of high-performance equipment, rigorous quality testing and consumer-driven environmental consciousness, developing a recycle-ready solution that delivers on all attributes is crucial,” says Amcor marketing director Brian Douglas. “Our proprietary, oriented structure has a demonstrated ability to run on commercial converting and filling equipment at the same machine speeds as non-recyclable material, putting it in a different class from other conventionally-oriented, recyclable film options.”

Amcor’s AmPrima PE Plus heat resistant recycle ready solutions for pouches delivers significant value in multiple ways. It offers:

• Pre-qualification of film by How2Recycle in the U.S for applications that meet the clean and dry requirement
• Sealing and spout insertion without distortion due to heat-resistant outer web
• Ability to match current run cycles per minute achieved with a non-recyclable oriented polyester laminate
• Product quality and flavor preservation with high-barrier properties comparable to AlOx or metallized films
• Excellent durability for distribution, including puncture and scuff resistance
• A 22% reduction in carbon footprint for AmPrima PE Plus heat resistant pouches compared to a 3ply foil solution even when the used packaging is landfilled. (Once recycled the reduction increases to 49%.*)