Mono rigid films

Mono films are made using a single polymer, making them less complex for our domestic recycling infrastructures to process and easier for consumers to recycle. Each film will be produced as a roll and delivered to you in accordance with your packaging and machinery requirements.

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kp® High Impact PET

Mono rigid film for demanding chilled and frozen conditions

Are you experiencing cracking and waste with your food packaging made for cold environments? Our specialised kp^® High Impact PET formula has been designed to give you a mono material solution that can stand up to complex supply chains and retail environments and still be recyclable.

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Packer/Processor Benefits:

Suitable for freezing to -20ºC
Nine times less breakage vs standard mono PET
Up to 15% lighter and 27% longer rolls than PET/PE
Drop-in solution
kp Monoseal® version available for added sealability

Retailer Benefits:

Available in clear and other colours
Secure and leak proof
lock seal and peelable options available
Best-in-class optics with high transparency

Sustainability Benefits:

Mono PET
Fully recyclable
Lower carbon footprint*

^{*Lower carbon footprint versus PET/PE base rigid films}

kp^® Mono

Rigid film for high gas barrier applications

kp^® Mono is our range of rigid films made using a single polymer for those form, fill and seal and thermoforming food applications that require outstanding barrier properties. These mono barrier films have superior clarity and are lightweight, but also resistant to impact ensuring the preservation of packaged contents such as fresh fruit, salads and yoghurts.

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A food PET rigid film packaging showing three different salad pots

Packer/Processor Benefits: 

Designed for high-speed packaging operations
Strong hermetic seal, even through contamination
Available in PET, PP, PS or PVC
Easy to customise
Lower eco and national plastic taxes

Retailer Benefits:

Extended shelf life
Secure and leak proof
Lock seal, peelable or reclosable options available
Available in clear and colours

Sustainability Benefits:

PET is up to 97%
PCR with 34% coming from food trays
PP has 30% PCR
Supply-chain certified by RecyClass
Prevents contamination and reduces food waste

kp Kapture^®

Closing the loop on coloured PET

Made from up to 100% post-consumer recycled PET, our premium black and coloured PET is manufactured in a way that ensures it is detectable by today’s sorting technologies allowing it to be recycled and turned back into protective coloured packaging again and again, keeping food fresh and safe every time and creating a future with less waste.

Packer/Processor Benefits

• High performance coloured PET
• Drop-in solution
• Bespoke specification to meet requirements
• Meets eco-tax requirements

Retailer Benefits

• Premium shelf appeal

• Made with post-consumer recycled PET

• High barrier option available for extended shelf life
• Lock seal and peelable options available

Sustainability Benefits

• Fully recyclable*
• Mono PET material
• Made with up to 100% post-consumer rPET
• RecyClass certified recyclate
• Certified by COTREP as NIR detectable

*Easily sorted and recycled where the right infrastructure is in place

Downloads

COTREP Certification on NIR Detectability (290 kb)

Sorting Process

RECOUP assisted kp with successful trials to independently demonstrate the detectability of kp Kapture^® coloured trays using existing sorting technology in UK facilities. This ensures the items in the kp Kapture^® brand range can sorted effectively and prepared for onward recycling.

Stuart Foster

CEO, RECOUP

Benefits to the market

Near-infrared detectable

Certified by COTREP as detectable by currently available near-infrared sorting technology.

Include kp Tray2Tray^®

kp Kapture® trays and rigid films can be made with up to 30% postconsumer recycled PET trays sourced through the kp Tray2Tray® programme which focuses on recovering used food packaging and turning it back into more of the same.

Made for recycling

Meets sustainability and eco-tax requirements as an NIR detectable mono PET material that can be recycled by current plastic recovery facilities. This material is made from up to 100% post-consumer rPET from a sustainable source certified by RecyClass.

Drop-in solution

An easy drop-in solution for fresh food applications which performs like standard PET with thermoforming and FFS equipment.

Maximised food protection and safety

Meets all EU and FDA food contact regulations, which ensures that food is kept fresh and safe.

Premium shelf appeal

The sustainable option for retailers to showcase products in the timeless quality of black and coloured premium packaging.

kp MonoSeal^®

Mono PET rigid film for superior sealing performance

kp MonoSeal^® is a mono PET rigid film with enhanced sealing performance that ensures a consistently reliable hermetic seal in challenging fresh food applications such as sliced cheese or sliced processed meat where PET/PE is generally used. Endorsed by Petcore Europe as designed to be recyclable, kp MonoSeal^® is made with up to 80% post-consumer recycled content. It’s an easy drop-in solution for PET form, fill and seal and thermoforming lines that also enables you to reduce your packaging weight by as much as 15%.

kp MonoSeal^® has been evaluated by TCEP (Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform), the recyclability evaluation platform of PETCORE Europe. TCEP’s endorsement confirms it is compatible with readily available sorting and recycling technologies commonly used at industrial scale in the recycling sector in Europe.

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Petcore Europe (Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform) endorsement letter (364 KB) | (October 2023)