CAPS & CLOSURES 27 PETplanet Insider Vol. 27 No. 01+02/26 www.petpla.net Lightweighting and customised closures A new chapter in sustainable packaging Corvaglia is a global supplier of lightweight closure solutions for PET bottles. Over its 35-year history, the company has engineered various customised closures across diverse FMCG applications. The company is now expanding into fibre-based materials as part of its next step in sustainable packaging solutions. CAPS & CLOSURES These developments highlight corvaglia’s stated ability to support customers end-to-end beyond closures for PET, including material reduction, line optimisation, and faster, more reliable and higher-output moulding systems. The company’s technical expertise has established it as a reliable partner for leading vertically integrated bottlers and FMCG manufacturers. Its solutions are recognised for their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, product performance, and ease of application, whether the objective is lightweighting, increasing output, or both. As Michael Krueger, corvagliagroup’s CEO, states: “Our long-standing footprint in customised closures has shaped who we are as a technology partner. The expertise we built over decades – from engineering complex closure solutions to delivering reliable, high-performance moulding systems – is the platform on which innovations like our hinge technology for tethered closures or the Sabre Cap for carton packaging are born. This foundation now enables us to take the next step: developing new generations of packaging solutions made from advanced, low-carbon-footprint materials. The same engineering rigor and industrialisation expertise that has defined corvaglia’s past is precisely what empowers our future.” From lightweighting to low-CO2 materials Corvaglia is now preparing for the next evolution of packaging: offering customers not only lightweight and high-output injection moulding solutions, but also a new generation of low-carbon, fibre-based materials. This strategic shift reflects the reality of today’s FMCG landscape, where global brands face rapidly rising sustainability expectations, tighter regulatory requirements, and growing pressure to reduce the footprint of packaging systems. Strategic partnership This ambition is reinforced by the recently announced strategic partnership between corvaglia and Swiss company FluidSolids. Together, both companies bring market solutions produced from natural, fibre-based materials derived from agricultural and food-industry by-products. By uniting advanced fibre-based materials with corvaglia’s design capabilities and precision moulding expertise, the partnership is intended to strengthen corvaglia’s ability to meet future performance, regulatory, and sustainability demands. Historically, lightweighting and high-efficiency moulding have been corvaglia’s primary contribution to lowering the environmental footprint of packaging. The next chapter builds on this strength: by adding material innovation and new application fields, the company enables customers to complement weight reduction with an additional, powerful lever – the substitution of conventional polymers with advanced low-carbon materials. For corvaglia’s customers, this collaboration is claimed to mark a significant step forward, giving them access to a broader material portfolio beyond traditional polymers and uniting patented fibre-based technology with leading injection-moulding expertise in a single, fully integrated offering. It opens new possibilities towards sustainability goals while maintaining performance and manufacturability. www.corvaglia.ch
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