At Interpack 2020 (Düsseldorf, 7-13 May) BASF will present a wide range of plastics, dispersions for adhesives, resins and additives for printing inks and barrier coatings.
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BASF bringing packaging solutions to Interpack 2020
ChemCycling products for food packaging: Fish box made of Styropor Ccycled
Solutions focus on the entire lifecycle of the packaging products, from production and use to recovery options at the end of their service life.
In terms of production, the focus is on achieving process efficiency, product effectiveness and reduced emissions through the use of alternative feedstocks. BASF is planning to showcase products made from bio-based raw materials obtained from responsible sources, as well as products made from recycled plastic waste.
The mass-balance approach ensures more raw materials from organic waste and vegetable oils or plastic waste are used within BASF’s Verbund production system. Alternative feedstock is added at the very beginning of the Verbund production system and then allocated to the respective sales products using an independently certified method.
Added benefits during the use phase
BASF solutions provide added benefits such as lower weight, extended shelf life, and food waste reduction. BASF will also be exhibiting solutions for the chemical, mechanical and organic recycling of packaging products. BASF’s project ChemCycling focuses on chemical recycling to provide virgin-grade material based on recycled plastic waste, allowing the high-value recovery for plastics for which there are currently no other recycling solutions. In terms of mechanical recycling solutions, BASF has developed special adhesives for flexible packaging that facilitate the separation of multi-layer structures.