Recyclable Food Packaging Delivers Extreme Barrier
ICPG New XPP polypropylene is a drop-in replacement for out-of-favor polystyrene for a variety of processes from thermoform-fill-seal to retort. The introduction of a sustainable new option for food packaging always draws interest, but when it can replace a polymer that companies are eliminating for environmental reasons, the reception is even warmer. Health and safety concerns from Proposition 65 regarding styrene have motivated some brands to replace polystyrene (PS), which has long been the default polymer choice for form-fill-seal thermoforming processing in food...
Source: packagingdigest.com