Packaging in Instapack® polyurethane foam

Sealed Air S.r.l. / Packaging in Instapack® polyurethane foam / 2013

Solid foods

Reseach and technological innovation by Sealed Air in the Instapak® foam packaging sector resulted in a significant reduction of weight and volume of packages in polyurethane foam. The intervention reduced the weight of the Instapak® polyurethane foam by approximately 47%. These changes also involved cardboard packaging, and thanks to changes in the packaging materials used to wrap the product, it was possible to reduce the weight by 26% and the volume by 46%.

Prevention levers

Raw material saving

Raw material saving

Logistics optimization

Logistics optimization

Results

60

CO2

CO2

After
Before
Energy

Energy

After
Before
H2O

H2O

After
Before
0%|
25%|
50%|
75%|
100%|

Application field:

Source:

Conai Eco Tool