Sustainability at KURZ: When Resource Conservation and Recycling Go Hand in Hand

With our KURZ transfer technology, we successfully bridge the gap between brilliant surface embellishment and environmentally friendly processing. That's because we pay attention to recyclability, resource conservation, and reusability in our transfer finishing and application processes.

Three Wins - Even When It Comes to Sustainability!

Three hot stamping foils with “recyclable PET carrier” labels

Recyclability

KURZ transfer material is recyclable
 

Recyclability

Cold foil rolls in comparison: standard carrier and slim KPS slim

Reduction

and recycling of the carrier material
 

Reduce & Recycle

Field with photovoltaic systems in Germany

Production Process

at all locations of the KURZ Group
 

Manufacturing


Best Practice in Sustainability: KURZ and Jägermeister

3 Partners, 1 Goal: Sustainability

Our vision is a sustainable circular economy. Together with Jägermeister, we are setting new standards in the graphics industry and developing a credible sustainability concept for the beverage producer.

Detail of a Jägermeister label with gold label finishing

The Task

Production of a bottle label that is not only attractive and stylish, but also sustainable.

Graphic with partner logos: Jägermeister, Goetz+Müller & LEONHARD KURZ

The Team

LEONHARD KURZ, Mast-Jägermeister SE, and Götz + Müller GmbH

The Solution

Our innovative, shiny gold KPS slim 2.0 was chosen for the embellishment of the Jägermeister label. By reducing the transfer carrier thickness from 12 to just 6 µm, we already saved valuable resources in the material input.

Our resource-saving cold transfer process was the ideal solution for the application. The collected carrier residues after label production were then sustainably processed using our RECOSYS® 2.0 recycling system. The resulting RECOSYS® rPET material can now be used ideally for various applications: For the production of carrier material, yarns and secondary packaging, such as technical textiles for the automotive industry and other industries.

DISTORUN® finishing module with film backfeed system for less material usage
Detail of a compostable & deinkable gold label for Jägermeister

As you can see, sustainability is not just a promise for us - we live it along the entire value chain. This project with Jägermeister shows that embellishment is not only more beautiful today, but also more environmentally friendly than ever before!


Together for the Future

KURZ in a Network with Strong Partners for More Sustainability

Logo of the Folding Carton Industry Association (FFI)

FFI

FFI represents German manufacturers in the supplier industry, in politics, and in business, and presents their interests on the international stage.

Logo of the Cepi 4evergreen initiative for sustainable packaging

Cepi 4evergreen

Cepi aims to increase the contribution of fiber packaging to a sustainable circular economy, raise awareness of its benefits throughout the EU and promote the development of collection systems and recycling infrastructures.

Logo of the RecyClass initiative for plastics recycling

RecyClass

This initiative of different sectors to promote the recyclability of plastic packaging in Europe; assesses the recyclability and makes specific recommendations based upon these assessments.

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