Zotefoams

Zotefoams will supply Refresco with its ReZorce monomaterial HDPE carton packaging, made by nitrogen-injected extrusion, as Refresco's first adopter. The article reports 100 million cartons.

Refresco signed a joint development agreement with Zotefoams to develop ReZorce, a monomaterial barrier packaging substrate for beverage cartons. The partnership aims to trial the cartons at a major European retailer.

Zotefoams has signed a contract with German packaging manufacturer Südpack Verpackungen, which will supply up to 100 million ReZorce beverage cartons annually to scale the innovation.

Refresco is trialling Zotefoams' ReZorce mono-material barrier beverage carton with an unnamed major European retailer, converting a machine for traditional cartons to run the new material. Zotefoams says the carton is fully recyclable and cuts energy and water use by half versus liquid packaging board.

Zotefoams agreed with Südpack in Ochsenhausen, Germany, for Südpack to manufacture the extruded flexible polymer material used in ReZorce cartons, adding up to 100 million cartons of annual capacity. The initial agreement runs three years.

Zotefoams plc completed the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of Refour ApS of Skanderborg, Denmark, for a modest cash consideration. Refour's CEO Torben Andersen joins Zotefoams.