Innovia Films and Sappi Fine Paper Europe have collaborated to create new compostable packs in response to a new EU Packaging Directive set to come into effect in 2014.
According to Innovia, the directive will place the responsibility for ensuring that 'packaging is not excessive for the purpose intended and is suitable for recycling, energy recovery or composting' firmly with the packaging producer.
The companies combined their compostable substrates NatureFlex and Algro Nature to offer an alternative combining traditional technical properties and equivalent packaging performance to the packaging industry.
The companies have initially created a stand-up pouch and taking the concept further, produced a new selection of pack types to demonstrate versatility in application and formats.
Innovia's NatureFlex and Sappi's Algro are cellulose based products and are manufactured from renewable resources, wood sourced from managed forests.
NatureFlex flexible packaging films have inherent anti-static and thermal stability and provide a moisture barrier that can be tailored to meet the requirements of the product to be packed.
Sappi's Algro Nature is a one side coated, glossy paper and Leine Nature is its uncoated equivalent. Both offer the benefit of using vegetable-based coating ingredients in place of traditional paper/oil-based materials.
