Renewably-sourced grades for food packaging & injection molding use

13-Nov-13

The Novamont product range now includes two new innovations: new grades for food packaging and two new materials for injection molding which were unveiled at K 2013. The solutions offering greater technical and environmental performance while ensuring biodegradability and compostability according to the EN 13432 standard. Tested in a range of food packaging applications (bread, cold meats, small fruits, coffee, chocolate, etc.), these new products contain a high proportion of renewable raw materials and an even lower level of greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on fossil feedstock. Novamont has developed two new grades of biopolymers, known by the codes 'DI01A' and 'DI02A'. The new materials contain a high degree of renewable materials, can be composted, and have been approved for contact with food and present similar molding properties to polypropylene. They are ideally suited to the creation of complex products, including thin or large sized items.