During the Eurosac Congress 2017 of the European Federation of Multiwall Paper Sack Manufacturers, which was held in Hamburg/Germany, the latest innovations of the European paper sack and sack kraft paper industry were honoured with the Eurosac Grand Prix Award. The German company Dy-Pack scored a hat trick with its new Dy-Vest bag-within-a-bag concept and was successful against the entries of Billerud Korsnäs and Mimcord. According to the jury, this concept will bring the most benefit to the industry.

Dy-Vest is the first valve sack technology that fulfils the hygienic requirements of cleanrooms. The outer valve sack layer of the three-ply construction can be stripped from the inner sack. Dy-Vest thus combines the advantages of valve sacks such as fast and economical filling with the demands of the food and pharma industries.

Billerud Korsnäs presented Rain Safe. The three-ply sack (two paper layers and a HDPE liner) withstands at least four hours of rain without water or vapour damaging the filled product. The sack reaches the same filling speeds as regular high porous paper sacks and is made of renewable paper.

The Multiply-Cord Handle for paper carrier bags by Mimcord is produced from 100 % kraft FSC- or PEFC-certified paper. It can be created in multiple colours and is recyclable and compostable. By dividing the weight between the cord plies, the handle increases the carrier’s comfort.