Tetra Recart
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Tetra Recart Paperboard in a new challenging environment – The Tetra Recart development story. Aug-05, 1 Tetra Pak and canned food Organic growth outside liquid food 160 bio. packs is produced annually Food industry knowledge Application of Tetra Pak core competencies Sealing technology Board and polymer properties Printing technology Package material converting Aug-05, 2 Canning History 1806 Invention of food canning by Nicolas Appert 1810 Peter Durand patented sealed airtight tin can First opening instruction (1824): "Cut round on the top near to the outer edge with a chisel and hammer". Aug-05, 3 Tetra Recart - a large development project Ambition to become a major packaging option for producers of canned food One of Tetra Pak’s most challenging projects • New packaging material • New package • New form and seal machine • Remaining parts based on existing technologies and equipment Aug-05, 4 Sterilising the food in the package = Retorting = In-container sterilisation Aug-05, 5 Challenge No 1 – the retorting process • Package based on paperboard in: • 100 % relative humidity • up to 130 °C • for up to 3 hours... ...and still have • good appearance • high print quality • excellent mechanical properties • extremely good product protection • to fit existing recycling systems Aug-05, 6 The Paperboard development Aug-05, 7 Package Integrity Aug-05, 8 How did we solve it? Aug-05, 9 Paper Board Challenge • Moisture resistance at high temperatures Technical solutions • Unique board quality with special sizing Aug-05, 10 Polymers Challenge • To find the polymers that • resists 130 °C • are not brittle at chilled conditions • are extrudable in existing laminator Technical solutions • New polymer grades: • Polypropylene based Aug-05, 11 Printing Quality Challenge • Find a retortable ink • Create a good printing surface without using coating material Technical solutions • UV-ink • Print on outside polymer • Lacquer to protect the print Aug-05, 12 Challenge No 2 – Product demands • Package based on paperboard with a shelf life up to 24 months • Oxygen barrier • Light barrier • Tight to microorganism Lennart Alkskog, Jun-05, 93 Aug-05, 13 Oxygen barrier Challenge • Create an oxygen barrier better than any existing packaging system based on board Technical solutions • Polymer reinforced aluminium foil Aug-05, 14 Product tests Joint venture with customers MTU - Mobile Test Unit at customer production factories Aug-05, 15 Packaging material • Inside polypropylene layer • Aluminium foil • Polypropylene • Paperboard • Outside polypropylene layer • Printing and coat of lacquer Paperboard= Renewable resource Aug-05, 16 Tetra Recart = the retortable carton Volume: ~ 400 ml Particle food Blanks-fed system Laser perforated opening Shelf life up to 2 years Recyclable Aug-05, 17 Easy to open Perforation with laser technique The ”depth” could be adjusted The polymer crystallises The heat improves the adhesion between the layers Aug-05, 18 Aug-05, 19 Thank you for the attention! Aug-05, 20.