New water-based coating offers economical and repulpable sustainable packaging solution
Aqua Based Technologies develops New Aqualene® 5050, an eco-friendly coating for food packaging
Aqua Based Technologies (www.aquabased.com), a division of ADM Tronics Unlimited, Inc. (www.admtronics.com), has introduced Aqualene® 5050, a new, eco-friendly, water-based coating that is economical, repulpable and has high oil and grease resistance (OGR) for the paper converting, food packaging and food service industries. It is specifically designed for use with paper, board and new starch-based food packaging substrates (such as PLA) requiring resistance to oil and grease, including; food wrappers and bags, (especially for the fast-food industry), paper and paperboard packaging, microwave packaging, frozen food containers, paper plates, boxes, cups and other demanding packaging and food service applications.
Aqualene 5050 is eco-friendly, with ZERO VOC's (volatile organic compounds), repulpable (all ingredients meet TAPPI Standards for repulpability) and complies with FDA requirements for direct food contact packaging (21 CFR 176.170, 176.180 and 175.320). Aqualene 5050 dries clear and is flexible and non-yellowing making it suitable for diverse end-use applications.