Films and foils to protect food

Koex is an extensible PVC-based stretch film from Gruppo Fabbri, designed for packaging fresh food products such as fruits, vegetables, meat, cheese, and dairy in both automatic and manual modes, with or without trays. Renowned for its ease of use, optimal value, and superior mechanical properties, Koex offers excellent resistance to handling, high transparency, brilliance, and an antifog effect, combined with exceptional breathability to preserve the natural shelf life and organoleptic qualities of foods. Its double-layer formulation ensures consistent thickness and high performance on high-speed lines, while the memory effect maintains package tension during transport. Koex is printable in up to 10 colors for branding and is approved for food contact, making it ideal for supermarkets and industrial processors seeking reliable, sustainable packaging solutions that minimize material use and environmental impact.

Fungistar is a specialized double-layer PVC-based extensible stretch film developed by Gruppo Fabbri specifically for automatic or manual packaging of fresh mushrooms, enhancing product quality, preserving natural freshness, and reducing darkening effects. It features outstanding optical properties like transparency and brilliance, an excellent antifog effect, and high breathability, ensuring optimal aesthetics and protection against contamination. Compatible with Fabbri's automatic stretch machines for superior performance, Fungistar is available in various formulations and thicknesses tailored to specific products, supports up to 10-color flexographic printing for customized branding, and complies with food contact regulations. This film provides a cost-effective, durable solution for retail and industrial applications, emphasizing ease of use and mechanical strength to extend shelf life and minimize waste in mushroom packaging.

PEX is a polyolefin-based asymmetrical multilayer stretch film from Gruppo Fabbri, incorporating styrene and polyethylene polymers, ideal for packaging fresh foods including high-fat items like meat, fish, vegetables, and cheese. It excels in automatic wrapping machines, particularly the Elixa series, optimizing material consumption through high extensibility for reduced environmental impact and costs, with thicknesses ranging from 14 to 18μm. Offering up to five times greater permeability than standard polyethylene films, PEX enhances breathability to limit bacterial growth, extend shelf life, and preserve organoleptic properties, while its transparency, gloss, and mechanical strength ensure attractive, secure packaging resistant to contamination. Printable in up to 10 colors and food-contact approved, PEX is versatile for industrial and retail use, providing flexibility across reel widths from 210 to 650mm and supporting sustainable practices in food preservation.

Pexy is a high-quality extensible polyethylene (PE)-based stretch film offered by Gruppo Fabbri, tailored for packaging fresh and high-fat foods such as marinated meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, and crustaceans, performing effectively even at sub-zero temperatures without damage. Its advanced formulation provides superior mechanical properties for sealing and welding, excellent transparency, brilliance, and antifog effects to enhance product appeal, while high extensibility allows reduced thickness usage for material savings and lower environmental footprint. Pexy stands out for its puncture resistance, ideal for pointed items, and has achieved maximum recyclability certification through the "Made For Recycling" method, making it a sustainable choice. Compatible with all wrapping machines but optimized on Fabbri's models, it preserves freshness, nutritional value, and safety, with options for up to 10-color printing to boost branding in retail and industrial settings.

Biobased Star Film is an innovative OK biobased® certified stretch film from Gruppo Fabbri, featuring over 30% renewable plant-based materials to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-derived components while maintaining high-performance plastic properties like transparency, elasticity, and durability. Designed for automatic and manual packaging of fresh foods, it supports sustainability goals by lowering dependence on non-renewable resources, offering full recyclability as a mono-material, and complying with food contact standards. Ideal for retail and industrial applications, this printable film integrates seamlessly with Fabbri's machines, aiding companies in enhancing their environmental reports and meeting consumer demands for eco-friendly packaging without compromising on preservation or machinability.

Nature Fresh is Gruppo Fabbri's certified compostable extensible cling film, holding home composting (TÜV Austria) and industrial composting certifications (EN 13432, ASTM D6400) for organic recycling, blending biodegradability with plastic-like qualities of transparency, elasticity, breathability, and mechanical strength. Suitable for automatic and manual packaging of all food types, including high-fat products, it features high water vapor permeability, antifog properties, and printability with compostable inks, making it perfect for eco-conscious applications in retail, industry, and Ho.Re.Ca sectors. After use, it diverts from plastic recycling streams to composting, reducing waste and energy costs, while ensuring food safety, extended shelf life, and minimal environmental impact through in-house recyclability exceeding 99%.

Biobased Star Film is an advanced biobased stretch film from Gruppo Fabbri, certified OK-biobased® by TÜV Austria through the C14 isotope method, incorporating a significant portion of renewable raw materials to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions compared to fossil-based alternatives while delivering performance equivalent to traditional plastic films. Key features encompass superior unwinding, strong cling effect for secure wrapping, precise cutting and welding, antistatic properties, and robust mechanical strength, enabling high-speed automatic packaging and optimal productivity with refined aesthetics for retail display. Fully compliant with food contact regulations including REACH and CLP, it is suitable for direct contact with various foods in neutral or printed formats (up to 10 colors via four-color digital printing), and its mono-material composition ensures over 99% recyclability in production cycles, promoting sustainability by minimizing fossil resource dependency and material usage through optimized thicknesses. Compatible with Fabbri Group's automatic stretch machines and other common equipment, this film supports eco-friendly practices for industrial and retail applications, allowing customization via Gruppo Fabbri's Graphic Office for branding, ultimately aiding companies in enhancing environmental reporting and achieving cost savings.

Nature Fresh is Gruppo Fabbri's pioneering compostable and biobased extensible cling film, certified for both home and industrial composting under EN 13432 by TÜV Austria, the Italian Consortium of Composters (CIC), and the Seedling brand of European Bioplastics, marking it as the world's first bioplastic film approved for automatic and manual food packaging with full compostability to enable organic recycling without generating plastic waste. It boasts key features like biodegradability, high transparency, elasticity, breathability, mechanical resistance, excellent anti-fog properties, and superior water vapor permeability to prevent condensation and preserve product freshness, nutritional value, and organoleptic qualities, performing on par with conventional plastics. Suitable for all food types, including high-fat items such as fruits and vegetables (e.g., apples, bananas, kiwis, aubergines, tomatoes), meats (beef, pork, poultry, hamburgers, minced meat), and dairy (hard, soft, mature cheeses), it is printable with compostable inks in up to 9 colors and available in cutterboxes for Ho.Re.Ca sectors. Optimized for Fabbri Hybrid wrapping machines with over 99% in-house recyclability, Nature Fresh minimizes environmental impact through reduced material thickness and waste diversion to composting, earning prestigious awards like the Oscar dell’Imballaggio-Best Packaging 2020 and BIOPOLYMER Innovation Award 2021, and supported by EU's Horizon 2020 program for sustainable innovation in retail, industrial, and catering applications.

Nature Lid is Gruppo Fabbri's certified compostable high-barrier lid film, categorized as compostable and designed for heat sealing and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP/ATP) to deliver sustainable, high-performance protection for fresh and processed foods while aligning with industrial composting standards. Certified by TÜV Austria according to EN 13432 for industrial compostability, it features a 25-micron thickness with superior barrier properties against oxygen and moisture, transparency, mechanical resistance, and sealability, making it an eco-friendly alternative to traditional films that supports organic recycling and reduces plastic waste without compromising functionality. Ideal for tray-sealing applications on Fabbri machines like TRIOplus, it is suitable for a wide array of food types including meats, fish, cheeses, fresh pasta, ready meals, fruits, and vegetables, ensuring extended shelf life, food safety, and compliance with direct contact regulations even for high-fat products. This innovative film emphasizes sustainability by minimizing environmental impact through biodegradability and compatibility with composting processes, positioning it as a key solution for companies pursuing green packaging goals in retail and industrial sectors.