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Constantia Flexibles awarded Alufoil Trophy

The company was honored for its Chang Beer job with next generation neck foil.

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By: Greg Hrinya

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Constantia Flexibles has received an Alufoil Trophy for Chang Beer and its next generation neck foil. There were 57 entries, and the judges ultimately settled on 12 winners.

According to the Alufoil Trophy jury: “Constantia Flexibles Labels Division has created a remarkably thin neck foil label for Chang Beer which uses an 8.8my, soft tampered, aluminium foil alloy. This not only offers material savings, but also downstream advantages during the wash process of returnable glass bottles.” 

Since the 1990s, the thickness of foil has continually reduced from 13my down to 9.5my. Now, Constantia Flexibles Labels Division has further reduced it to 8.8my with Chang Beer’s neck label.

“The Thai Beverage Company takes environmental issues seriously and has developed sustainability programs throughout the value chain,” explains Pisanu Vichiensanth, director and executive vice president-technology and engineering. “It is our pleasure to be a part of this initiative program with Constantia to pioneer such a sustainability development to the aluminium foil industry.

In addition to material savings of 8%, the new neck foil has a positive impact on wastewater used during the returned bottle cleaning process. The thinner foil completely dissolves in the caustic bath, extending the caustic wash efficiency by up to 10%. This leads to lower hydrogen emissions and less heat dissipation from the washer.

“Material efficiency is a fundamental part of our and our customers’ business focus,” comments Gerd Blecken, head of R&D. “From a business perspective, this Alufoil Trophy emphasizes the importance of sustainability, even in a niche market such as aluminium bottle neck foil usage.”

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