To answer the need for more sustainable food colorants, fine chemicals company DIC Corporation is going into a partnership with California-based Debut Biotechnology. Their primary purpose is to manufacture biodegradable color pigments to replace petroleum-based variants in the market today. In general, this has been a difficult task to carry out as certain challenges are inherent whenever one extracts from natural items such as plants or flowers. Besides commercialization challenges, overall … [Read more...] about DIC collaborates with Debut Biotechnology to produce more natural pigments
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TriMas Packaging plans to offer tethered cap solutions
Sustainability is a key focus in industries across the world, more so in the food and beverage space. Many initiatives have been put in place across the world to curb damages caused by humans on the environment. One of which is the 2024 European Union (EU) directive to lower the number of plastic closures discarded in nature. As a response to calls on more eco-friendly products, TriMas Packaging will be releasing tethered cap solutions. Unlike regular caps, these are attached to the bottle … [Read more...] about TriMas Packaging plans to offer tethered cap solutions
Solenis partners with Pulpex to improve first recyclable paper bottle
The push for more sustainable food and beverage packaging has led to the creation of Pulpex, the first widely recyclable paper bottle. To further develop this eco-friendly bottle, Solenis is collaborating with the packaging technology company. Solenis is a chemical producer that focuses on pulp and paper packaging. Through this partnership, they will provide solutions that can enhance the current design and structure of the PET-free paper bottle. One of Pulpex’s goals is to release a version … [Read more...] about Solenis partners with Pulpex to improve first recyclable paper bottle
