Issue 02/2017

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Synprodo
BioFoam ® is a patented foam produced by Synbra
(The Netherlands) made from organic raw materials.
It has a similar structure and properties to Airpop ®
(expanded polystyrene).
Synbra Group companies such as Isobouw, Synprodo
and Styropack are using this material in series
production for the white goods sector, ice cream
packaging and pharmaceutical sector, amongs others.
It is a durable material that can be used long-term in
nearly all technical and packaging applications.
Bases on renewable resources, BioFoam is extremely
environmentally friendly.
After use BioFoam can be either reformed into a new
foam product or recycled into solid PLA. Besides that it
is got the unique possibility to be fully composted.
Since 2009 BioFoam is a C2CCM (Silver) certified
foam – the first foam to obtain this certification. It is
already used in many applications and has become a
driver for production innovation within many industries.
During the past years there has been a widespread
recognition for BioFoam.
www.synprodo.com 9 / E03 22
NatureWorks
The increasing popularity of single serve beverage
systems for coffee, tea, and now soft drinks raises
the question of how best to prevent spent capsules
ending up in landfills. For several years, NatureWorks,
compounders, converters, and coffee companies
have engaged in Europe and North America on a
comprehensive research and development effort,
using Ingeo to solve the many technical challenges
presented in making a capsule the meets the
temperature requirements for both the drip and high
pressure platforms while maintaining compostability.
NatureWorks shows at Interpack a range of successful
Ingeo implementations of compostable pods. The
technical achievements in films, rigid capsule bodies,
and nonwovens, used for filtration, has opened new
pathways to achieve success in both coffee platforms.
The company features additional new solutions. On
display, will be transparent form, fill, and seal (FFS)
cups for dairy and dessert packaging. These cups
feature transparency that showcases the natural
products inside, stiffness for break apart applications,
material reduction, and processing on existing FFS
machines make this Ingeo solution a winner and must
see at Interpack. NatureWorks also showcases new
high barrier property films and other recent packaging
developments.
www.natureworksllc.com 9 / G11 17
Futamura
Futamura will be showcasing
its full range of biodegradable
and compostable NatureFlex
films for flexible packaging
applications.
NatureFlex films are produced
from sustainable wood pulp
harvested from managed plantations and are certified
to both EU (EN13432) and US (ASTM D6400) composting
standards. In addition to industrial composting, the product
has reached the standard required for home composting.
Futamura’s unique base film and coating technologies
have been harnessed to provide unparalleled gas and
moisture barrier properties without compromising either
the levels of renewable raw materials employed, or the final
compostability of the packaging material. This excellent
barrier is also highly effectively against the migration of
mineral oil from paper-board packaging.
NatureFlex films are suitable for many different types of
flexible packaging solutions such as pouches, flow wrap and
labels, within a variety of markets including bakery, coffee
and tea, snacks and confectionery, to industrial applications.
BioPBS have several key certificates, for example biobased
(DIN Certco, USDA), Compostable (BPI, OK Compost, OK
Biodegradable in soil, OK Compost HOME) and Food safety
(Complies with EU directives 10/2011).
www.futamuracellulose.com 9 / F05 10
JinHui ZhaoLong
Being the largest producer of biodegradable polymer in
China, JinHui ZhaoLong High Technology Co.,Ltd (herein
after referred to as JinHui ZhaoLong)is established in
2012 and located in Shanxi Xiaoyi Economic Development
Zone, the production capacity for biodegradable plastics is
20,000mts/yr.
JinHui ZhaoLong has successively launched both Ecoworld
biodegradable polymer brand and Ecowill biodegradable
polymer compound brand and received a number of
authoritive certifications in the biodegradable industry
both in China and abroad. It corresponds with American
and European food contact safety standards, EN13432 and
ASTM6400D standards. Its shelf life is 12 months under
the condition of being stored in sealed packages. It can
ensure a storage life of 12 months after being processed
into finished products. Ecoword biodegradable plastic can
be broken down by microorganism into CO 2
, H 2
O and high
quality organic fertilizers within 180 days under composting
conditions without generating any poisonous gas. It is the
main raw material for biodegradable plastic films which can
help reducing white pollution.
In contrast to conventional plastics, Ecowill allows its final
plastic products to possess both biological (biodegradable
and compostable) and physical (printable and weldable)
advantages at the same time. Ecowill had been widely
applied to industrial and agricultural sectors, such as
shopping bags, garbage bags, food packages and mulch
films etc.
www.ecoworld.jinhuigroup.com 9 / E06 13
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