Deerfield, Ill., November 4, 2008—Pregis Corp. is launching Astro-Foam Renew™, a new polyethylene foam sheet with up to 35% pre-consumer recycled content. The cost-effective, flexible, all purpose answer to a broad variety of packaging and non-packaging applications is now available in a more sustainable alternative.

“We are committed to developing products that meet sustainability objectives while at the same time providing all of the performance benefits that our customers have come to expect from Pregis. The product markets the “first of its kind” recycled content sheet foam,” says Jim Arturi, director of sustainability, Pregis.