GRUPPO FABBRI VIGNOLA SPA

What it is. Nature Fresh is the complete compostable “film + wrapping” packaging solution developed by Gruppo Fabbri Vignola and adopted by Esselunga, which today uses it fully in the context of the eco-sustainability project for its “organic” fresh and very fresh vegetable products channel under its own brand, with the aim of presenting them in the best way, safeguarding their nutritional and organoleptic properties efficiently. The Nature Fresh film, compatible with the most common wrapping machines on the market, is certified as suitable for domestic and industrial compostability; it adapts perfectly to the composting process and, thanks to the characteristics of the residual biomass, offers a compost rich in nutrients. Gruppo Fabbri has also developed the perfect combination to take full advantage of it with the Automac NF range of high productivity machines.

Material (film). Polyester film of fossil origin, certified compostable, based on ecovio^®/ecoflex^® (certified compostable BASF polymers).

Product. Born for the automatic or manual packaging of fresh and very fresh food products, the Nature Fresh film is also appreciated today in the secondary packaging sector.

Design. Added to the mechanical properties (high puncture resistance even after pre-stretch, structural mechanical strength, maximum performance with thicknesses optimized for application, necessary in minimum quantities, thanks to its extraordinary extensibility) the film combines excellent aesthetic qualities, such as transparency and anti -fogging, which contribute to increasing effectiveness in product presentation. The sustainable packaging system also includes the Automac NF wrapping machine series: high productivity machines, capable of fully utilizing and exploiting the fundamental characteristics of this film.

Technology. Produced in the Vignola (MO) facilities t thanks to a new vertical extrusion plant in operation since February 2020 (made with an investment of over 3 million euros), Nature Fresh is the first certified compostable stretch film for automatic and manual packaging worldwide, which guarantees performance equivalent to that of PVC, and even better as regards the transmission of water vapor.

Automac NF packaging machines have two types of advantages: optimized machinability for this type of film and reduced maintenance frequency.

They are also able to combine the Nature Fresh film with labels and trays in different materials, also compostable (cardboard, plastic, bioplastic, balsa wood, cellulose paste...). An optimal wrapping is however guaranteed also with the other stretch films available on the market, such as PVC, PE, Biobased…

Sustainability. Film certified for domestic (TÜV Austria, European Bioplastics and CIC within the Standard EN 13432V Austria) and industrial (TÜV Austria, European Bioplastics, CIC according to UNI EN 13432) compositions; internal post-production recycling rate above 99%; printable with compostable inks