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Smurfit Kappa Replaces EPS Frozen Food Packaging with Sustainable Paper-based Alternative

Smurfit Kappa’s new Thermo Box is 100% recyclable and available in Europe and the Americas.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Smurfit Kappa launched an innovative and sustainable new pack that keeps frozen and chilled foods fresh throughout the supply chain.   Made from a 100% paper-based combination of Hexacomb and corrugated, the Thermo Box keeps frozen food including fish at temperatures similar to expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes.   Smurfit Kappa was approached by Patani Global Food B.V., a global supplier of fresh and frozen foods including vegetables, meat and fish and non-food products for the catering i...

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