Ultralight pizza box made of MetsaBoard Natural WKL Bright awarded in 2023 ScanStar competition; designed by Futupack, produced by Adara Pakkaus, box is up to 38% lighter and has 50% lower carbon footprint than traditional solutions made of recycled fiber

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September 14, 2023 (press release) –

This year, ScanStar, an annual joint Nordic competition for the packaging industry, awarded a total of 17 packaging solutions out of 33 high-quality entries. The jury paid special attention to the use of mono materials and simple solutions that provide great protection for the product but are also easy to use and recycle.

The awarded ultralight pizza box solution, made of MetsäBoard Natural WKL Bright, is up to 38% lighter and its carbon footprint up to 50% lower compared to traditional solutions made of recycled fibre. The carbon footprint evaluation was conducted by our Sustainability Service team, which made a detailed analysis of the packaging’s environmental impact and compared it to existing pizza box solutions.

The packaging was created with the best professionals in the industry. The visual aspect of the pizza box was designed by Futupack, the packaging was manufactured by Adara Pakkaus, and Marvaco supplied the flexo printing plates. In addition, researcher and expert on ECG Expanded Gamut printing, Dr Kai Lankinen, provided invaluable input on the graphic design, prepress, and flexographic printing requirements.

The ScanStar packaging competition, organised since 1969, is open to all packaging designed, manufactured, or used in Scandinavia. It is hosted alternately by the packaging industry associations of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. This year, the competition was hosted by the Finnish Packaging Association. The prizes will be awarded on 14 November 2023 at the PackSummit event in Tampere Hall.

The packaging solutions awarded with a ScanStar have the right to enter the international WorldStar competition organised by the World Packaging Organization (WPO).

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