Issue 05/2015

Application News
Packs for children’s health
products
A conscientious South African company KiddieKix, who produce all‐natural
children’s health products, found NatureFlex the best solution to wrap its
cereals and dried fruit snacks.
From their facilities in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Alison McDowell,
KiddieKix founder and her team continue to research the latest trends in
children’s health and nutrition, to ensure their range delivers products
that have been specifically developed with the needs of growing children in
mind. Sourcing high quality ingredients that are also free from additives and
preservatives is a top priority.
McDowell states, “At KiddieKix our aim is take care of our children’s
future, which means creating an entirely eco‐sustainable product, including
the packaging. We sampled many compostable materials for our inner
packaging and nothing compared to NatureFlex. In terms of feel, quality,
strength, durability and barrier protection NatureFlex came out streets
ahead of any other product.”
The use of NatureFlex flexible packaging film ensures that KiddieKix’s
product philosophy is strengthened because it matches the company’s core
messages. These films are certified compostable and made from renewable
resources. They also offer a host of advantages for packing and converting
such as high seal strength and integrity, excellent gas, aroma, UV light and
mineral oil barrier, grease and chemical resistance, dead fold and anti‐static
properties, enhanced printing and conversion.
Peter van Belle, Innovia Films’ Sales Account Manager explained, “We are
delighted that we were able to assist KiddieKix in meeting their packaging
aspirations while enhancing shelf life and reducing waste.”MT
www.innoviafilms.com
www.kiddiekix.co.za
Innovia Films’
renewable and
compostable
NatureFlex
packaging film has
been chosen to wrap
Kiddiekix all‐natural
children’s health
products.
Nonwoven PLA
floor polishing
pads
Treleoni, Manning, South Carolina,
USA, designs and manufactures
cleaning and polishing pads for
industrial floor cleaning machines
and hand wipes for industrial cleaning
services. The newest addition to the
company’s product inventory is the
Provito (For Life) line of polishing pads
made entirely with Ingeo nonwoven
PLA fibers. These burnishing pads are
used to enhance the gloss of softer floor
finishes.
Provito earned the United States
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
Biobased Product Certification label.
The certification verifies that the amount
of renewable biobased ingredients in
the Ingeo‐based pads meets or exceeds
levels set by the USDA. Biobased
products are finished or intermediate
materials composed in whole or in
significant part of agricultural, forest,
or marine ingredients. This certification
means that Provito burnishing floor
pads will be given preference in many
U.S. government purchasing decisions.
Provito pads have been nominated for
the 2015 International Sanitary Supply
Association (ISSA) Innovation Award. MT
www.treleoni.com
www.natureworksllc.com
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