Cellulose
Tube Netting
Saved
by nature.
100% BIODEGRADABLE
100% COMPOSTABLE
0% TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
0% PLASTIC WASTE
Individual dimensions, formats and colours upon request.
Our team are pleased to help with colour, format and dimension choices – for fully automated net clipping machines, semi-automatic clipping machines or manual filling stations.
Tel: +43 316 272568-0, E-Mail: office@vpz.at
ALL BENEFITS AT A GLANCE:
Spun-dying
is simply better
Compared to conventional dyeing, where dye is transferred to the finished fibres, spun-dyed fibres require 64% less water, 90% fewer chemicals, 20% less energy and 62% less heating, while producing 64% less waste water. The pigments are fully integrated in the fibres themselves, rendering them suitable for food use.
The Packnatur® Cellulose Tube Netting by VPZ is biodegradable and certified with the “OK compost HOME” label for Europe and the USA.
Further information about the material used in our products and their sustainability can be found here.
Naturally
smart
The breathable natural nets keep consumers’ produce fresher for 2 or 3 days longer and prevent the premature sprouting of potatoes and onions. The packaging is soft to the touch and looks very natural.
The Packnatur® cellulose net is compostable, allowing it to re-enter the food life cycle. Food that is no longer fit for sale can be disposed of in its packaging.
Made in Austria.
Used all over the world.
The majority of the value chain is located within Europe, with the largest part in Austria. This ensures quick delivery and minimises transport for the European market. VPZ relies on a network of selected retailers for the international market, which uses economies of scale to keep prices as low as possible and ensures the quickest delivery times.
Our factory in Neudau (Austria) was opened in 2019. Together with our partner, we have brought our machines up to the latest technological standards.We consider it essential to comply with the strictest quality standards when it comes to our raw materials, technologies, manufacturing processes, hygiene practices and working conditions.
Further information can be found here.
A comprehensive solution
bioLOGICAL!
To make our solution truly comprehensive, we also provide compostable organic wineglass labels here.
Bronze. Silver. Gold.
Wood.
A world first – made in Austria – which has already scooped up more than 20 national and international awards, including the WorldStar Packaging Award 2018 in the Food Packaging category, the silver Sustainability Award, and the bronze Presidential Award.
“The cellulose tube netting produced by our much-valued partner is a wonderful way to pack our vegetables sustainably and contribute to the range of packaging solutions available to our customers.”
DI Herbert Bucher, EOM*, CEO
http://www.eom.at
*The vegetable-growers’ organisation Marchfeldgemüse is Austria’s largest organic packaging company for field vegetables. This organisation is responsible for handling and marketing Austrian vegetables that have either been ecologically grown or organically certified.
“Customers are extremely excited by the support from the industry for the change and with no need to upgrade equipment. They have changed over with either no, or only very minor adjustments to equipment to run the new plastic free material.”
Jenkins Freshpac Systems New Zealand, Jamie Lunam, CEO
https://www.jenkinsfps.co.nz/
“Food-safe and 100% compostable netting is replacing non-degradable, conventional plastic packaging. Renewable, local wood serves as the raw material for this globally unique packaging innovation. The netting was developed as an initiative of VPZ Verpackungszentrum together with Lenzing AG in what was an exclusively Austrian value chain. The close cooperation between all partners enabled a successful market launch after a short period of time.”
Dr Marina Crnoja-Cosic, Head of Application Development New Business Areas, Lenzing AG
http://www.lenzing.com
‘NET’WORK THAT
KEEPS THINGS FRESH
Ocean Farm Supply in Brunswick / US is the exclusive distributor of the Ocean Harvest Bag™ specifically designed for the harvest and distribution of shellfish, eliminating the need for single-use plastic mesh bags. The concept for Ocean Harvest Bags™ was created and realized in cooperation with VPZ Packnatur®. A particularly tear-resistant net had to be developed for the hard and sharp-edged shellfish.
This little Central American country has been a role model for ecological energy sourcing and eco-tourism. With the help of Tierra Tica, our local distribution partner, it is further developing the transition to sustainable packaging and a circular economy. Pablo Carter managed to bring our Packnatur® cellulose net tubes to Costa Rica.
