Packaging and film producer Oerlemans Plastics, with production sites in Genderen and Giessen (NL), won the second place Diamond Award for their innovation with Lamb Weston Ziggy fries packaging, based on the re-use of frying oil as certified mass balanace biobased polyethylene (PE).
COO Johan Kranenbroek (OPACKGROUP) is proud with the achieved result: “We faced fierce competition from many award-winning and beautiful prints. Returning home after receiving this European recognition makes our production professionals incredibly proud! Many flexo printing companies carefully selected their best print samples to compete for the prestigious FTA Awards. We would like to thank our team and our partner Lamb Weston for achieving this unique result!
Laura Hanegraaf (corporate development OPACKGROUP) adds: “Distributors, retailers and consumers of our partner have become increasingly conscious of their environmental impact and show a growing preference for more sustainable packaging. We have anticipated this trend and developed an industry-leading bio-circular retail packaging solution for pre-fried frozen potato products that provides a highly responsible value proposition.
As part of their ambitious sustainability plans and innovations for the frozen potato category, the brand’s new European retail pack is made with 60% bio-circular plastic originating from Lamb Weston’s used cooking oil and is ISCC PLUS certified. By using bio-renewable polymer and less packaging, this innovation reduces the carbon footprint of retail bags by 30% , aligning with consumer expectations that FMCG brands are as environmentally friendly as possible.
The success of this project also meets with international goals to halve food waste, cut overall product carbon footprint by 25% and move to more circular production by 2030. The project solidifies the committed efforts we have undertaken to promote low carbon and renewable products within our industry and represents a significant advancement. It allows us to offer our customers high-quality flexible film products made with renewable material from used cooking oil. Achieving this level of precision and visual excellence on such a unique substrate truly reflects the expertise of our printing professionals!”
Key Features
- 60% bio-circular PE from used cooking oil
- reducing 30% CO2 emissions on packaging
- sustainable innovation
- high quality flexoprinting
- Runner-Up creative use of flexo and innovation FTA Europe Diamond Awards 2026
- Gold Technical Innovation EFTA Benelux Awards 2025
- product developed at OPACKGROUP Technology Centre (OTC) connect & develop
OPACKGROUP
Oerlemans Plastics is member of the OPACKGROUP. For decades, OPACKGROUP has invested in improving the sustainability of its product portfolio. The family-owned company manufactures high-quality, custom flexible packaging and films for customers worldwide. Across ten locations in the Netherlands, new packaging concepts are continuously developed using extrusion, lamination, flexographic printing, and converting processes. The manufacturer comprises seven subsidiaries (Fardem, Flexpak, Oerlemans Plastics, Oosterwolde Plastic Industry, Perfon, Plasthill and Stempher), which together offer a broad range of packaging and film solutions.
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