Huhtamaki Fresh is awarded the Bio-based Material of the Year
Huhtamaki Fresh was chosen as the winner of the Bio-based Material of the Year award. The award was given to the most innovative bio-based material and product on the market for the 13th time.
We are expanding the manufacture of protective face shields
We are expanding the manufacture of protective face shields. These protective face shields help health care staff and people in other close contact occupations to return to work safely.
We are supporting local communities in North America during the coronavirus pandemic
Huhtamaki North America has always taken great pride in supporting the communities where we work and making a difference where it matters most. Here are some of the great projects carried out by our employees across the US up until now.
Making a difference where it matters most: addressing the urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) by frontline workers on the COVID-19 pandemic
The global outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has led to a critical need for personal protective equipment (PPE). Huhtamaki partnered with Bloc Blinds, a blind manufacturing company, to produce face shields in answer to that demand.
Making a difference where it matters most
There are times in history when sudden events—from natural disasters and economic collapse to wars and famines—lead to paradigm shifts that would have been difficult to fathom beforehand. The COVID-19 crisis is the latest trigger.
Safeguarding our employees’ health and safety and our business operations through the global COVID-19 Crisis
Given the exceptional circumstances we are facing with the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, Huhtamaki has put in place strong measures to prevent the spread of the virus, safeguard our operations and keep our employees safe and healthy.
Shifting the vending cup business into paper
Huhtamaki Compacto vending cups are a new range of paper cups designed and optimized for vending machines. They are made with paper from 100% PEFC certified sustainably managed forests and have been designed with vending machine operators in mind.
Sustainable forests – Source for our renewable and recyclable products
We use paper and cardboard products every day. To ensure that forests renew and grow, it is important that they are sustainably maintained. Our goal is to use 100% of the wood fiber from recycled or certified sustainable sources.
Paper cups to have their own OPRL Recycling label in the UK
The OPRL has announced today that paper cups will have their own specialist recycling label in the UK to support the wide range of paper cup recycling programs including in store and on-street, office, workplace and industry collections.