24 July 2025
Klöckner Pentaplast wins prestigious German packaging award for kp 100% Tray2Tray® innovation
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp), a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and speciality film solutions, has been awarded a German Packaging Award in the New Material category for kp 100% Tray2Tray®. The award recognises kp’s leadership in material innovation and its commitment to true circularity in food packaging.
kp 100% Tray2Tray® is the first packaging tray on the market made entirely from recycled PET sourced exclusively from other food packaging trays. This technical breakthrough enables a new level of circularity.
kp 100% Tray2Tray® is the first packaging tray on the market made entirely from recycled PET sourced exclusively from other food packaging trays. This technical breakthrough enables a new level of circularity.
To achieve this, kp worked with the supply chain to develop a dedicated recycling stream, including novel delamination, sorting and extrusion processes to ensure food-grade quality, performance and traceability. Fully certified under RecyClass’s closed-loop module and by RETRAY, the solution eliminates virgin plastic, avoids downcycling and supports compliance with evolving EU packaging regulations and plastic tax frameworks.
Already piloted with Tesco and Hilton Foods in the UK and launched commercially with leading Italian brand Amadori, kp 100% Tray2Tray® delivers operational ease and circularity, without compromise.
“We’re incredibly proud to win a German Packaging Award for kp 100% Tray2Tray®,” said Vincent Gass, VP Strategic Marketing and Innovation at kp Food Packaging. “This validates the hard work, collaboration and innovation that went into its development, and reflects kp’s relentless focus on advancing circularity. It’s proof that high-performance, food-safe packaging can be made from fully traceable recycled content and work seamlessly on existing lines.”
“With kp 100% Tray2Tray®, we’re not just reducing plastic waste, we’re turning it back into high-quality packaging again and again. This is exactly what our ‘Packaging with Integrity’ philosophy is all about, creating smart, scalable solutions that deliver environmental, technical and commercial performance without compromise. It’s a milestone in closing the loop on food packaging and accelerating industry-wide change.”
The German Packaging Awards are presented annually by the German Packwagen Institute (dvi) and are considered one of the most important industry accolades in Europe.
To learn more about kp 100% Tray2Tray® and its award-winning food packaging solutions, please click here.
About Klöckner Pentaplast
Focused on delivering its vision: The Sustainable Protection of Everyday Needs, kp is a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, serving the pharmaceutical, medical device, food, beverage and card markets, amongst others. With a broad and innovative portfolio of packaging and product films and services, kp plays an integral role in the customer value chain by safeguarding product integrity, assuring safety and consumer health, improving sustainability, and protecting brand reputation. kp’s “Investing in Better” sustainability strategy solidifies its commitment to achieving ten clear targets for long-term improvement by increasing the recycling and recyclability of products, cutting carbon emissions, and continuous improvement in employee engagement, safety, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
For four consecutive years, kp has held a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social and ethical performance ratings. This ranks kp in the top 1% of companies rated in the manufacturing of plastics products sector.
Founded in 1965, kp has 30 plants in 18 countries and employs some 5,500 people committed to serving customers worldwide in over 60 locations. kp is proud to be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025.
Media contacts:
Karen Quirchove
Marketing Communications Director, Food Packaging
food.packaging@kpfilms.com
+33 (0)7 84 03 04 40
Hilary Barnes
Group Director, Global Communications
kpinfo@kpfilms.com
+44 (0) 7393 249 967
For more information visit our food packaging range
“With kp 100% Tray2Tray®, we’re not just reducing plastic waste, we’re turning it back into high-quality packaging again and again. This is exactly what our ‘Packaging with Integrity’ philosophy is all about, creating smart, scalable solutions that deliver environmental, technical and commercial performance without compromise. It’s a milestone in closing the loop on food packaging and accelerating industry-wide change.”
The German Packaging Awards are presented annually by the German Packwagen Institute (dvi) and are considered one of the most important industry accolades in Europe.
To learn more about kp 100% Tray2Tray® and its award-winning food packaging solutions, please click here.
About Klöckner Pentaplast
Focused on delivering its vision: The Sustainable Protection of Everyday Needs, kp is a global leader in rigid and flexible packaging and specialty film solutions, serving the pharmaceutical, medical device, food, beverage and card markets, amongst others. With a broad and innovative portfolio of packaging and product films and services, kp plays an integral role in the customer value chain by safeguarding product integrity, assuring safety and consumer health, improving sustainability, and protecting brand reputation. kp’s “Investing in Better” sustainability strategy solidifies its commitment to achieving ten clear targets for long-term improvement by increasing the recycling and recyclability of products, cutting carbon emissions, and continuous improvement in employee engagement, safety, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
For four consecutive years, kp has held a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social and ethical performance ratings. This ranks kp in the top 1% of companies rated in the manufacturing of plastics products sector.
Founded in 1965, kp has 30 plants in 18 countries and employs some 5,500 people committed to serving customers worldwide in over 60 locations. kp is proud to be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2025.
Media contacts:
Karen Quirchove
Marketing Communications Director, Food Packaging
food.packaging@kpfilms.com
+33 (0)7 84 03 04 40
Hilary Barnes
Group Director, Global Communications
kpinfo@kpfilms.com
+44 (0) 7393 249 967
For more information visit our food packaging range
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