dispatches from K show 2013
Novamont launches compostable film packaging
Alberto Castellanza, sales manager at the firm, said the packaging is aimed at fresh produce and explained about the mechanical properties.
“First of all a good clarity, a good transparency and a good processability on a standard line for linear density and low density polyethylene,” he told FoodProductionDaily.com at K Show in Dusseldorf.
“So this is a good step forward because we believe that this can be a good opportunity to combine performances and compostability in a range of food packaging applications.”
The rigid and transparent grades are for blown, double bubble and bi-oriented cast film and can be printed with water or solvent based inks.
Products from the third and fourth generation of Mater-Bi contain a higher proportion of renewable raw materials to lower greenhouse gas emissions and the dependence on fossil feedstock.
Films that are 20-30 microns thick are compostable in three to five weeks.
