The recipe for commercial success is high-quality ingredients, expert execution and perfect timing. All combined in a collaboration between NOVA Chemicals and Emmerson Packaging to help Anita’s Organic Mill, a Canadian manufacturer of organic flour, cereals and mixes, create a fully recyclable, all-polyethylene (PE) stand-up bag.
In 2016, NOVA Chemicals introduced a recyclable multilayer PE film structure for use in stand-up pouches to address the growing societal demand for better end-of-life options for packaging. The structure is compatible with #2 HDPE recycling streams and retains the performance, processability, moisture barrier and cost-competitiveness of traditionally used mixed-material structures, which are not recyclable.