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Linstol Raises the Bar with the Super Cool Cup: The New Paper Cup for In Flight Cabin Cold Beverage Service
Unique cold cup designed for all types of cold beverages including alcoholic mixed drinks
Naples, Florida – February 5, 2024 – Linstol, a leading provider of in-cabin products for the airline
industry, introduces Super Cool Cup, a groundbreaking paper cup innovation specifically designed
for cold beverages, including alcoholic delights. Building upon the success and patent-protected
technology of the original Super Cup for hot beverages, this latest iteration expands the
boundaries of eco-conscious options in the aviation industry, delivering patent-pending
innovations that redefine sustainable beverage service.
A Delightful Mix of sustainable claims in the Super Cup technology:
Linstol has long been a champion of responsible travel solutions. The Super Cool Cup leverages
Smart Planet Technologies' cutting-edge, patent-pending mineralized barrier coating technology
to:
• Extend Alcohol Compatibility: Sip on chilled cocktails, craft beers, and other alcoholic
beverages without compromising the Super Cool Cup’s integrity, thanks to this revolutionary
patent pending technology.
• Minimize Plastic Footprint: Linstol’s Super Cups reduce plastic content by 40% compared to
conventional paper cup options, taking plastic reduction further than switching from plastic.
cups to paper cups.
• Recycle Ready: Super Cups are designed to be universally recyclable in existing paper
recycling systems.
• Biobased Plastic: The mineralized coating option provides a cup that is biobased,
recyclable and compostable.
• Simplify Service: Convenient stackability maximizes galley cart space and streamlines
beverage service for crew members.
Progress for the Sustainable Cabin Service:
By choosing the patent-protected Super Cup and patent-pending Super Cool Cup, airlines can
continue to meet their customers expectations for a more sustainable cabin service experience.
Replacing traditional plastic cups with paper-based solutions provides immediate results in plastic
reduction in foodservice packaging while maintaining packaging performance. The mineralized
coating in Super Cups take plastic reduction even further to produce cups with the lowest plastic
content in the industry.
Partnership for a Greener Future:
"We are proud to partner with Smart Planet Technologies to unlock the potential of sustainable
innovation in air travel," says Mark Russell, CEO, Linstol. “The Super Cup brought the most
sustainable approach for the coffee cup. Now with the patent pending coating technology to
serve alcoholic drinks in paper cups, the entire cold beverage service can be moved from 100%
plastic to a recyclable, compostable, and biobased paper cup.” "We are reaching new goals for
what it means to provide responsible, comfortable journeys for passengers and a cleaner future for
our skies."
About Linstol:
Celebrating 30 years, Linstol is the leader of in-flight passenger comforts (amenity kits, sleep kits,
blankets and pillows), consumables (cups, napkins and cutlery) and the largest manufacturer of inflight
passenger headsets in the world. Headquartered in Naples, Fla, with offices in the UK, Hong
Kong, Dubai and Singapore, Linstol set the standard for sustainability and social responsibility
within the airline industry. Through partnerships with organizations such as Plastic Bank and
Carbonfund, a silver EcoVadis sustainability rating and innovations in product design and
packaging, Linstol has reduced the use of plastics in the airline industry and strives to recycle and
refurbish items, help those in need and keep thousands of pounds of material out of landfills. In
2022, Linstol joined Naples, Fla based Hoffmann Family of Companies, further expanding their
offerings and partnerships through a diverse global portfolio.
About Smart Planet Technologies:
Smart Planet Technologies is a materials engineering company with breakthrough advancements in
sustainable barrier coatings and packaging materials for the packaging industry. Our innovations
optimize barrier performance while making disposable packaging "recycle ready" so recovered
packaging becomes a valuable resource in a circular economy.
Contact:
D’Nae Woodruff
Linstol, Global Brand Manager
+1.239.530.7865 | dnae@linstol.com
Will Lorenzi
Smart Planet Technologies
1-917-270-0589
will@smartplanettech.com
Recyclable Paper Cup with EarthCoating reaches One Billion Cup Milestone
Smart Planet Technologies announces the attainment of a milestone: over one billion paper cups with EarthCoating have been sold globally.
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (PRWEB) October 14, 2021
Smart Planet Technologies announces the attainment of a milestone: over one billion paper cups with EarthCoating have been sold globally.
This milestone was achieved through the manufacture and sale of paper cups with EarthCoating by market-leading licensees such as Detpak (branded as RecycleMe), Huhtamaki CupPrint (sold under the brand name Reuusi), Linstol (branded as SuperCup), and PureCo (branded as PureCup). Customers span global brands such as United Airlines, Hungry Jack’s (Burger King Australia), Applegreen, as well as regional coffeehouse chains such as Reno, Nevada’s Coffeebar.
Paper cups with EarthCoating can address the long-standing need for recycling of over 320 billion paper cups globally on an annual basis. Conventional paper cups with polyethylene or compostable coatings are typically not recycled as they are generally not recyclable with conventional paper recycling systems. Paper cups with EarthCoating are designed to be universally compatible with paper recycling systems and to provide market opportunities to divert paper cups from landfill to premium recycled paper products. Collection systems have been introduced to recycle paper cups with Earthcoating into products such as copy paper by Australian Paper and gift wrap by Hallmark. Paper cups with EarthCoating have been certified recyclable with the highest “AAA rating” for recyclability by Europe’s Green Dot recycling program.
About Smart Planet Technologies
Smart Planet Technologies is a materials engineering company focused on sustainable coating technologies for the packaging industry. Smart Planet’s EarthCoating technology is a drop-in replacement for conventional coatings, providing high-performance recyclable coated paper packaging applications while reducing plastic content. For more information, visit Smart Planet Technologies at smartplanettech.com
Carvajal Pulpa y Papel S.A. (Propal) and Carvajal Empaques S.A. license EarthCoating from Smart Planet Technologies
Carvajal Pulpa y Papel S.A. and Carvajal Empaques S.A. entered into a new technology partnership and license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies for the use of EarthCoating™ in a wide range of global packaging applications. Focused on Latin America but also including other global markets, the Carvajal Group operates manufacturing facilities that broaden the reach of EarthCoating™ technology into a wide range of new applications requiring less plastic in all packaging verticals, improved paper recyclability, and high barrier performance.
This partnership with Smart Planet Technologies “is a great fit for the strategy to enrich our portfolio and provide our customers more circular packaging solutions, taking into account sustainability as key purpose across all our activities and operations”, says Pedro Carvajal, CEO of Carvajal Group.
About Carvajal Empaques (CESA) and Carvajal Pulpa y Papel (CPP)
CESA is a leading Latin American manufacturer specialized in designing, producing, and distributing customized and innovative rigid packaging solutions to serve the needs of the foodservice, and certain consumer goods markets.
CPP is a leading Colombian manufacturer of several paper and paperboard grades, using as raw material yearly renewable sugar cane bagasse fibers. Within a range of substrates, starting with bleached, coated and uncoated grades, we proudly offer EARTH PACT®. A TREE-FREE paper and paperboard, 100% sugarcane cream color and free of bleaching chemicals. EARTH PACT® is ideal for folding carton, as well as flexible packaging solutions, with high quality for printing. The sugarcane fibers are a residue of the sugar production upcycled to paper and paperboard. These fibers come out of the sugar mill after squeezing its sweet juices.
Together, CESA and CPP operate ten manufacturing plants in Perú, Colombia, Central America and México, with sales offices in Chile, as well as sales and distribution facilities in Ecuador and San Antonio (USA). With estimated sales over USD 650 million USD by 2021, CESA and CPP, are present in most Latin American markets and the US.
About Smart Planet Technologies
Smart Planet Technologies is a global consumer and industrial packaging engineering company offering new environmental solutions to stakeholders and the packaging industry. EarthCoating™ technology enhances sustainability through plastic reduction and improved recycling. EarthCoating™ is globally commercialized throughout the flexible and foodservice packaging industries with high volume resin manufacturing, coating, printing and converting locations throughout the US, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe.
Smart Planet Technologies extends paper cup license agreement with Huhtamaki CupPrint Ltd.
Smart Planet Technologies has extended the licence agreement with Huhtamaki CupPrint, to continue the rapid growth of their product line of paper cups using EarthCoating®. The licence agreement extension also makes the product available to Huhtamaki Business units in select global markets.
Extension of agreement builds on the success of innovative paper cup offerings
Newport Beach, CA, Tuesday, June 8, 2020— Smart Planet Technologies has extended the licence agreement with Huhtamaki CupPrint, to continue the rapid growth of their product line of paper cups using EarthCoating®. The licence agreement extension also makes the product available to Huhtamaki Business units in select global markets.
The paper cups are made with 100% PEFC-certified paperboard and are specifically designed and qualified to be recycled in regular waste processing plants. In 2018, reCUP paper cups made by Huhtamaki CupPrint with EarthCoating were awarded the coveted AAA recyclability certification by the Institute cyclos-HTP in conjunction with the European Green Dot scheme, which is recognised throughout the EU & Switzerland, and awarded a classification in category 13, to be recovered along with uncoated mixed paper.
“We’ve been thrilled by the success of reCUP, and with the extension of our agreement, reaffirm the commitment to offering customers the latest in sustainable solutions. Innovation in paper cups and other foodservice packaging continue to advance the sustainability of paper-based packaging. Paper cups with EarthCoating deliver on the goal of paper cups certified to be compatible with conventional paper recycling systems”, says Will Lorenzi, President of Smart Planet Technologies.
“As paper cup design and collection continue to advance, we can meet consumer demand for both convenience and sustainability, meaning that paper cups will continue to have an important role to play in the coffee to-go business which has seen such successful growth in the past decade. The reCUP and Re|UUSI product lines, paper cups using EarthCoating, have been particularly successful for us in that regard. By offering customers genuine choice, they are able to use the cups most appropriate for their business and know that they are making a difference”, says Terry Fox, General Manager of Huhtamaki CupPrint Ltd.
For more information:
Todd Gasparik, VP Marketing, Smart Planet Technologies, Inc.
todd@smartplanettech.com
Terry Fox, General Manager, Huhtamaki CupPrint
communications@cupprint.com
About Smart Planet Technologies
Smart Planet Technologies is a materials engineering and intellectual property company focused on advancements in sustainable packaging materials for the foodservice packaging industry. To learn more, visit: www.SmartPlanetTech.com and www.reCUP.earth
Stratex Licenses EarthCoating® from Smart Planet Technologies for use in next-generation environmental packaging solutions
EarthCoating® is a mineralization and plastic reduction technology providing superior performance and improved recyclability for all types of plastic, paper, and paperboard packaging applications.
EarthCoating® is a mineralization and plastic reduction technology providing superior performance and improved recyclability for all types of plastic, paper, and paperboard packaging applications.
May 15, 2020, Newport Beach, California— Stratex Group Ltd., headquarters located at Sylvia Park Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand has entered into a license agreement with Smart Planet Technologies, for use of EarthCoating in wide range of advanced packaging applications. Focused on the New Zealand and Australia areas, our Stratex partnership broadens the reach of EarthCoating mineralization of plastics technology into a wide range of flexible packaging applications requiring high barrier and heat seal performance.
About Stratex Group Ltd.
Located in Auckland, New Zealand, the Stratex Group Ltd is an international producer of technical laminates and protective packaging materials, specializing in the production of fiber based, intelligent, multi-laminate products. Stratex specializes in packaging materials for both high-speed and precise packaging lines. This encompasses products ranging from food sachets, wraps and lidding materials. Our expertise includes covers, papers, polymers, and printing with a strong focus on circular economy solutions.
About Smart Planet Technologies
Smart Planet Technologies is a global consumer and industrial packaging engineering company offering new environmental solutions to stakeholders and the packaging industry. EarthCoating technology enhances sustainability through plastic reduction and improved recycling. EarthCoating is fully commercialized in the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. It is currently used in high volume consumer packaging products such as cup stock, foodservice, boxboard, flexible packaging, barrier liners, and wet labels.