Yangi has used its Cellera technology to produce a dry-formed fibre tray for meat, fish, deli, and ready meals – aiming to extend product shelf life, unlock a ‘premium’ surface quality, and achieve an ~80% lower CO2 impact.
Reportedly, the tray is made from renewable and responsibly sourced virgin fibres. Available in bleached and unbleached options, the tray can be debossed or digitally printed across the whole surface, including the sides.
Its size can also be adapted to suit the required format, and it is believed to maintain its shape, strength, and stability throughout consumer handling.
Integrated fibre chemistry is believed to unlock the appropriate outer properties for the tray, which has been tested for use in chilled, frozen, microwaveable, and oven food applications.
It is also said to maintain the necessary shelf life for protein and ready meal products, and it is apparently compatible with Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP).
Additionally, the pack offers a PFAS-free composition and a functional laminate for high-demand applications. Depending on the laminate, some of the structures are designed for compatibility with existing paper recycling systems.
“The tray can be used as designed or customized to meet specific product, barrier, and design requirements,” says Hanna Rudel, chief commercial officer at Yangi. “It gives brands and converters the flexibility to adopt fibre-based packaging that is intentional, premium, and high-performing without compromising on design, functionality, or cost.”
“With renewable materials, a PFAS-free composition, ~ 80% lower CO2 impact compared to plastic alternatives, and scalable industrial reliability, Yangi’s dry-formed tray represents more than just a product launch,” commented Yangi founder Anna Altner. “For packaging producers and brands seeking alternatives to wet-moulded fiber, it signals the arrival of dry forming as the new benchmark in fibre-based packaging.”
Yangi’s turnkey dry forming technology avoids the wet stage of traditional pulp moulding in a bid to reduce process complexity, simplify production, and unlock 4-6 second cycle times in an industrial-scale dry forming process.
Using dual-drum airlaid formation, in-line custom pad formation, and precision transfer technology, the technology is designed for maximum fibre control and optimized material use. It also aims for cost-effective, high-volume and consistently high-quality output, as well as a low-energy process that uses less water.
Last September, Yangi secured €10 million in a Series A funding round led by Industrifonden; the funds will be used to industrialize its Cellera technology.
In similar news, The Wilkins Group and Jospak Oy have unveiled their Greentrae cardboard tray. Said to be suitable for microwave, freezer and oven use, the pack is also MAP-sealable and available in a skin-pack version with improved ‘peelability’.
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