Mespack and Amcor launch recycle-ready 2L stand-up home care pouch

Nov 01, 2024

Mespack and Amcor have successfully developed a recycle ready 2L stand-up pouch, specifically designed for home care products like soaps, cleaners, and laundry detergent.

The partnership combines Mespack’s packaging machinery and Amcor’s packaging materials with an aim to overcome the technical challenges associated with scaling up to larger flexible packaging formats using recycle ready materials.

Following a successful set of trials, the new sturdy and drop-resistant 2L stand-up pouch is now available for the Home Care market.

Until now, the largest formats for pouches using more sustainable materials were limited to volumes between 1 and 1.5 litres. Extending capacity to 2 litres was important for consumers but presented a new set of challenges. Durability was a key concern for the Home Care industry, particularly in ensuring drop resistance and leak prevention.

Amcor and Mespack R&D teams collaborated to make iterative adjustments to machine parameters and film structures and produce a new 2L pouch that meets performance expectations in terms of sustainability, durability, and functionality.

Trials were conducted on Mespack’s H570 machine, specifically designed to accommodate more sustainable materials.

Using a newly developed metal alloy and precise temperature control, the H570 ensures the exact temperature required for sealing recyclable materials, which is crucial for larger format pouches.

The H570 also produces leak-proof packaging in several ways, including precise adjustments to ensure perfect seals across all jaws and spout preheating technology which ensures the quality and integrity of the spout seal.

The new 2L pouches are made using Amcor’s AmPrima recycle-ready solutions – providing a more sustainable packaging option that offers quality, durability, performance and speed on brands’ filling machines.

AmPrima also meets the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requirements for recycling design and can optionally include post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.