Compostable Packaging for Austrian Herbs and Spices
Convex Plastics, June 13th, 2009
Founded more than 20 years ago in the Waldviertel region of Austria, Sonnentor markets locally grown and dried organic herbs and spices with an emphasis on traditional harvesting and refining methods, innovation, and fair trade principles. Today the company employs 100 people in Austria, and exports 75% of its products.
Sonnentor’s new packaging is made from NatureFlex™ NK, which offers bio-degradability and compostability along with a moisture barrier approaching that of co-extruded OPP.
Made by Innovia Films, NatureFlex™ films are made from cellulose-based material derived from renewable wood pulp and are available in New Zealand from Convex Plastics.
Along with breaking down in a home compost bin within a matter of weeks, NatureFlex™ films offer several advantages for packing and converting, including inherent deadfold and anti-static properties, high gloss and transparency, resistance to grease and oil, good barrier to gases and aromas and a wide heat-seal range. The films are also certified to meet both the European EN13432 and American ASTM D6400 standards for compostable packaging.