Issue 4 2018

60 company news
GELITA draws a positive
environmental balance
Sustainable corporate management regarding
ecological, social and economic aspects is a top priority
at GELITA AG, one of the leading manufacturers of
gelatine and collagen peptides. The third Sustainability
Report, which is now available, provides an insight into
the company’s
broad-based
international
commitment
and
illustrates
the progress
that has
been made.
The current
report is
available
in English
at www.gelita.com
For GELITA, sustainability means producing at 19
locations worldwide as resource-conservingly as
possible. For this reason, the company, headquartered
in Eberbach, Germany, sees the topic as a global and
long-term mission with an ambitious goal: “We want to
assume the leading position in our industry in the area
of sustainability”, says Dr. Franz Josef Konert, Chief
Executive Officer at GELITA AG. In concrete terms, this
means being the most sustainable producer by industry
standards of collagen proteins and FPM, i.e. fats,
proteins and minerals, by 2020.
The company therefore invests in state-of-the-art
facilities in its plants, seeking innovative solutions to
improve processes and thus reduce the impact of its
business operations on the environment. The 2017
Sustainability Report presents selected projects that
GELITA got off the ground last year and provides
information on the progress made. The projects
include measures to reduce air emissions and energy
use, waste prevention and wastewater treatment.
Accordingly, water from production is processed into
lime sludge, which is used as fertilizer in agriculture
and a newly installed ultrafiltration system significantly
reduces CO 2
emissions and power consumption.
As part of its commitment, GELITA also supports
a more sustainable meat industry. The company
manufactures all its products from animal raw materials
using only resources from animals reared for meat
production. In addition, it is important for ethical and
moral reasons that slaughtered animals are processed
as completely as possible. The gelatine and collagen
peptide manufacturer makes an important contribution
to this through its production. n
Brittpac launch new range of PET Food
Cans using rPET
After a number of customer trials, Brittpac have
launched a comprehensive range of PET food cans, with
and without handles, using rPET. The food range has
been launched in conjunction with a range of cans for
the paint and DIY market.
Richard Fox and David Smith, directors of Brittpac,
commented on the product launch. Richard said,
“Many of the shareholders at Brittpac have some
close connections with the food industry so when we
embarked on the project, apart from the paint and DIY
market, we also had a look at the snack food market,
such as crisps, nuts, dried fruit and pick and mix sweets
and the bird food industry which has seen prolific
growth over the past few years.
The beauty of the new rPET cans is that after the initial
purchase they can be used for a whole host of storage
ideas for totally different things or they can be refilled
with the same products and used indefinitely.”
David Smith, who was
the technical brains
behind the project said,
“When we started to
look at the snack food
market we were aware
that the work we had
already done on the
double seal lid made for
an airtight and safe lid,
which would result in
increased product shelf
life and being a seethrough
can enables
consumers to see in
an instant how much product
they have left without having to open the can. The can
itself is very robust therefore secondary packaging can
be reduced taking the filled cans to major retailers. We
have designed the can so that an induction seal could
also be used if the client deems this to be necessary.”
David continued, “When we came up with the idea
for the new can, we needed to work closely with a
plastics company that could help us at the early design
stages and enable us to bring our products to market.
We identified what was then Graham Packaging
Plastics of Chalgrove in Oxfordshire, Graham has since
been purchased and now trades as an independent
plastics company under the name of Oxford Packaging
Solutions. The team then and now helped us through
every stage of the way. We have a range of cans
consisting of 250ml, 500ml and 750ml without handles
and a 2.5 litre with a handle.” n
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