The market will continue to reward innovation in adhesives for packaging applications.
April 28, 2022
Adhesives will play a defining role in the future of packaging development, with the post-COVID marketplace providing a spur to sustainable technology. In 2021, the packaging industry is estimated to have consumed 5.40 million metric tons of adhesives. A forecast CAGR of 3.4% will push global consumption of packaging adhesives to 7.90 million metric tons in 2027.
BASF recently announced that it has developed adhesives that do not interfere with the recycling of paper labels on transport boxes, such as paperboard and cardboard boxes.
The company reports that it can now supply its customers with large product volumes from renewably attributed raw materials from its three Lower Rhine sites in Germany.
February 17, 2022
Covestro has received the internationally recognized ISCC Plus mass balance certification for its Leverkusen and Dormagen sites.
The packaging industry can address the growing market demand for sustainable packaging while also enabling operating and performance improvements that have benefits independent from sustainability.
The pandemic drove increased demand for packaging and created significant stresses on the packaging value chain, but it didn’t reduce the focus on sustainability. The industry has had to meet the various challenges of the pandemic while continuing to make progress toward a circular packaging economy.
Among the company’s sustainability advances over the past year, a CDP report recognized the third-party verification of Berry’s Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions.
December 30, 2021
Berry Global Group Inc. recently announced that the company received an A- rating for its action on climate change from CDP, a global not-for-profit organization that runs a leading environmental disclosure platform.
ISCC PLUS certification provides traceability of recycled and renewable-based materials across the supply chain.
December 28, 2021
Kraton Corp. recently announced that the company has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification to produce ISCC Plus Certified renewable styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) at its facility in Berre, France.
Henkel reports that the approval is a key milestone toward greater sustainability and the creation of a circular economy.
December 9, 2021
Two Henkel adhesives from the Loctite Liofol RE range for use in flexible packaging have been recognized by RecyClass as fully compatible with existing recycling processes for polyethylene (PE).