Jean-Yves Bourgeois, European correspondent, Beauty Packaging06.10.19
The German firm based in Munich and specialized in the design and manufacture of packaging for the cosmetics industry has, in cooperation with Livingcap, recently launched Sughera, a revolutionary material based on a natural cork bound by a synthetic rubber-blend. Jean-Paul Corbeil, CEO of Corpack tells us more.
Jean-Yves Bourgeois: At a time when the environment has become a crucial issue, you are presenting a brand-new eco-friendly product…
Jean-Paul Corbeil: Yes. For the first time, a micro-agglomerated natural cork was designed through an injection-molding process producing parts without the usual binding agents.
Besides its special composition and connecting nature with technology, the distinctive features of Sughera are a good resistance to various elements and versatility in application. This new material (70% cork, 30% rubber-blend) uses less petroleum-based materials, reducing the overall use of plastic, while giving the component a natural look and feel. Having been used mainly for the production
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