By Dr. Bettina Plaumann, Kuraray Europe, Segment Team Paper & Packaging Sustainability is the future of food packaging, and the search for ecological alternatives is becoming a key topic in the food sector. Conventional plastic packaging for fresh meat is also under pressure, so a shift to eco-friendly solutions is likely. Several innovative materials already meet the high functional requirements for packaging perishable foods and the demand for recyclability. Sustainable packaging is … [Read more...] about Innovative materials for the food industry: Sustainable packaging for fresh meat
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A PFAS-free future: The route to sustainable packaging
Dr. Bettina Plaumann, Kuraray Europe, Segment Team Paper & Packaging Food packaging that is discoloured and has grease stains is completely unacceptable! After all, packaging – even if it's made of paper or cardboard – is not simply expected to protect the product; it is also expected to whet the appetite for the contents. To prevent pizzas from sticking to the base of the box, grease leaking out of bags of chips or sandwich wrappers, and drinks soaking beverage containers, the … [Read more...] about A PFAS-free future: The route to sustainable packaging
Sustainable packaging for dry pet food: Innovative approaches for paper-based packaging with polymers
By: Dr. Bettina Plaumann, Kuraray Europe, Segment Team Paper & Packaging Various trends and requirements are currently transforming the packaging market: renewable raw materials, reducing the amount of packaging material, cutting CO2 emissions, monolayer packaging, recyclability, repulpability and biodegradability – to name a few. The overriding and most urgent trend in packaging is sustainability. That has resulted in the development of packaging concepts centred on … [Read more...] about Sustainable packaging for dry pet food: Innovative approaches for paper-based packaging with polymers
