Mondi’s Terra Bag wins EUROSAC Grand Prix Sack of the Year 2010!
On June 11th, 2010, Mondi’s Terra Bag won the EUROSAC Grand Prix and was officially announced as sack of the year 2010.
EUROSAC, the European Federation of Multiwall Paper Sack Manufacturers, selected Terra Bag for its revolutionary approach for sustainable waste management of industrial bags. The yearly EUROSAC Grand Prix was held at this year’s congress in Stockholm and focused specifically on the topic “Naturally Sustainable”. Terra Bag not only answered the requirement of a cutting-edge product but also fit the sustainability topic perfectly.
Terra Bag was developed in close collaboration with the French cement producer Ciments Calcia (Italcementi Group), the film extruder Barbier and cereals producer and Mondi customer Limagrain. “With this project we offer a tangible waste management solution for construction sites and have made sure distributors and building organisations are involved from an early stage onwards” explains David Guglielmetti, Head of Marketing Ciments Calcia.
“This project is a great example of how suppliers and customers can successfully work together,” says Claudio Fedalto, Sales & Marketing Director of Mondi Industrial Bags. “Each partner contributed to the successful development of the biodegradable bag bringing in their specific experience. Through this collaboration and exchange of know-how we managed to achieve an innovative solution meeting the clear requirements of Ciments Calcia with regards to filling speed and bag resistance”, he adds.
What is the Terra Bag?
Terra Bag is a paper bag (one or more plies) with a biodegradable film for humidity protection. The entire bag is biodegradable and optimised for industrial composting, turning waste into valuable humus. Terra Bag is certified according to EN 13432, a harmonised European standard that defines the “Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation”. Terra Bag is part of the Green Range® - Mondi’s unique family of paper and packaging products optimised to save natural resources and reduce waste.
About Mondi Industrial Bags
Mondi Industrial Bags, a Business Unit of the Europe & International Division, is a leading international producer of industrial paper bags, selling more than 3 billion bags per year. Thanks to its broad range of bag specifications, Mondi Industrial Bags serves major industries including cement and building materials, chemicals, food, feed and seed. The Business Unit operates a dense sales and service network as well as its Bag Application Centre, where researchers develop and test innovative packaging solutions.
About Mondi
Mondi is an international paper and packaging company, with production operations across 31 countries and revenues of €5.3 billion in 2009. The Group’s key operations are located in western and emerging Europe, Russia and South Africa and employed 31,000 people on average in 2009. Mondi is fully integrated across the paper and packaging process, from the growing of wood and the manufacture of pulp and paper (including recycled paper), to the conversion of packaging papers into corrugated packaging and industrial bags. The Group is principally involved in the manufacture of uncoated fine paper (UFP), packaging paper and converted packaging products, as well as speciality products. Mondi is a dual listed company, with primary listings on the Johannesburg and London stock exchanges under the ticker codes MND (JSE) and MNDI (LSE) respectively. The Group has been recognised for its sustainability performance through its inclusion in the FTSE4Good UK, Europe and Global indices in 2008 and 2009 and the JSE’s Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Last change: 17/06/2010