Barrier Coating for Sustainable Packaging
Generally plastic products have a short useful life as compared to other metal/wood products. This short life span of plastic products leads to large volumes going into trash. Although, there is some recyclability in plastics, but most end up in ever increasing garbage dumps and oceans across the globe.
Use of Plastics in Packaging
Food/Pharmaceutical/Cosmetics industries use plastic products for packaging to restrict the leakage and maintaining the desirable quality of products. For instance, PE extrusion coated paper is used widely to provide water, oil and grease barrier property to packaging materials along with heat sealability, if required. However, recycling, the PE separates from the paper and needs to be removed and disposed off in many cases. Plastics are harmful for environment due to its non-biodegradable property. Plastic packaging products can be economical and easy to use, but they are hazardous for the planet. If not carefully disposed of, plastic products can have severe environmental effects for our planet. A large proportion of plastic winds up in the ocean, where it is often torn into small particles which are eaten by marine animals and can have an impact on our food chain.
What is a barrier coating for papers?
In an effort to reduce plastics in packaging, barrier coatings are applied to paper, paperboard or corrugated board to restrict the flow of oil, grease, water, oxygen or moisture through a variety of materials in order to accomplish better protection. Barrier coatings can be used on food packaging paper or and non-food packaging paper.
Food, pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, liquid can be packaged with Barrier Coated material in order to control the required quality, safety, and shelf life and is a Environment-friendly packaging option. These products must be 100% re-pulpable and re-cyclable for packaging materials to become sustainable.
Barrier coatings can also provide heat sealability to form packaging material in order to effectively replace PE coating.
Empowera offers a range of solutions for creating barrier properties in paper and paper board. The products can be used for multiple end uses including replacing polyethylene, fluorochemicals or waxes in food packaging, paper cups, plates, wrapping paper, etc. All the products are offered ready to use and the viscosity can be adjusted depending on the application. The products satisfy FDA & EU regulations which ensure consumer safety and end-product sustainability.
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