BASF Announces Recyclable Barriers for Food Packaging
BASF announced JONCRYL HPB 4K, a product series that enables the formulation of heat-sealable liquid polymer barriers that enhance recyclability with resistance properties on par with extruded polyethylene barriers. The series is FDA approved for direct food contact and can be used for food packaging, such as takeout boxes and cups.
The company says JONCRYL HPB 4K-based formulations compete with polyethylene solutions and can be applied in a number of coating processes. “JONCRYL HPB 4K has many of the performance characteristics of extruded polyethylene regarding water, block and crease resistance, with the added value of being readily repulpable and recyclable,” says Simon Foster, industry marketing manager at BASF.