Safe Journey For a Few Bottles of Olive Oil
UPS has introÂduced a new safe shipÂping packÂage for botÂtles of olive oil develÂoped in Italy, designed to proÂtect the delÂiÂcate prodÂuct from light, oxyÂgen, extreme cold and heat durÂing interÂnaÂtional tranÂsit. The packÂagÂing, made with innoÂvÂaÂtive mateÂriÂals and recyÂclable comÂpoÂnents, is specifÂiÂcally aimed at small and medium-sized Italian comÂpaÂnies exportÂing qualÂity olive oil worldÂwide at a cost of €7.50 per packÂage.
Extra virÂgin olive oil is a delÂiÂcate prodÂuct. It needs to be preÂserved from light, oxyÂgen, extreme cold and heat. Glass is its best shield, but it needs to be proÂtected in turn.
Shipping olive oil safely from one side of the world to the other could now be easÂier from Italy, as the global logisÂtics provider UPS has preÂsented a new safe shipÂping packÂage for botÂtles of olive oil.
The new packÂagÂing launched in Milan last week was develÂoped in Italy for Italian clients, in order to make it posÂsiÂble to safely ship one of Italy’s most famous prodÂucts — olive oil — throughÂout the world.
One of the main feaÂtures of the new packÂage develÂoped by Grifal® excluÂsively for UPS is Mondaplen®, an innoÂvÂaÂtive mateÂrÂial with excepÂtional proÂtecÂtive and insuÂlatÂing propÂerÂties. The packÂagÂing — which meaÂsures 400 by 300 by 200 mm, and can conÂtain up to two, one-liter (or three, half-liter) botÂtles — has an outer shell made of douÂble corÂruÂgated cardÂboard while its walls are covÂered with Mondaplen®. Inside the packÂage are two more Mondaplen® insuÂlatÂing bags covÂered with perimeÂter panÂels lamÂiÂnated with aluÂminium, which can be sealed with the adheÂsive tape proÂvided for furÂther proÂtecÂtion of the botÂtles.
The packÂagÂing, which UPS dedÂiÂcated to small and medium-sized Italian comÂpaÂnies proÂducÂing qualÂity oil exportÂing abroad, is designed to defend the prodÂuct from temÂperÂaÂture changes durÂing interÂnaÂtional tranÂsit.
The box is made with 50 perÂcent recyÂcled mateÂrÂial, is itself totally recyÂclable, and could pass all ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) tests, as well as cliÂmate tests to verÂify that it can withÂstand low and high temÂperÂaÂtures.
The cost of the packÂage is €7.50.
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