Michelman India & Vishal Containers develop recyclable edible oil pouches

Shailesh Nema, vice president and director of Michelman Bharat

Ahmedabad-based flexible packaging solutions provider Vishal Container has collaborated with Michelman India to produce recyclable edible oil pouches. Vishal Containers presented its Circupack range of sustainable flexible packaging solutions at the Petfood Forum Kansas City which was held from 22-24 September and at Packexpo Las Vegas which took place from 27-29 September. It as well showcased its recyclable store drop-off program pre-qualified packaging solutions using barrier coating technology and EB curing.

Talking about this collaboration Shailesh Nema, vice president and managing director of Michelman India said that the solution is primarily meant for edible oil pouches just can certainly be replicated for other end applications too. "The industry had been looking for a replacement of nylon and EVOH in polyethylene-based edible oil pouches as these hinder the recycling process of PE laminates. They became a necessary evil considering edible oil requires a moderate oxygen barrier and the Nylon/EVOH contributes to that," he said.

"Nosotros discussed our oxygen bulwark coating equally a replacement to that construction with several edible oil manufacturers and packaging converters and Vishal containers liked the thought. We took exhaustive trials of the new construction using our blanket at the Michelman Innovation Heart for Coating (MICC) in Mumbai and subsequently at Vishal Containers," Nema added.

He said that the solution needed to be canonical at multiple stages – including the packaging lines of the edible oil manufacturers and the procedure took almost two years for Michelman to reach full acceptability from some of the edible oil brands.

Nema explained that Vishal Containers were very collaborative in their arroyo and were equally passionate about providing green flexible packaging solutions. "Once the initial studies were done at our MICC, Vishal Containers invested in their production and resource to conduct multiple trials and motivated the edible oil manufacturers to try these solutions," he said.

According to Nema, the solution lies in its simplicity where only two PE layers tin can be adjoined with an O2 bulwark coating. "Michelman ever looks forward to collaborating with entities who share our mutual passion, which is providing sustainable solutions to the industry."

Indian packaging industry sees rapid recovery

The Indian economy has seen a meaning recovery since the second lockdown was lifted in the centre of this year. According to Nema, the Indian packaging industry also has seen a precipitous bounciness dorsum. "The business concern is recovering quite fast and the current business volumes are at pre-covid levels. Some of the segments of the manufacture had seen exceptional growth during the pandemic and lockdown and those segments are now normalizing in terms of business concern volumes," he said

Nema is bullish near the prospects for the adjacent 12 months given there is no tertiary Covid-19 wave in India. "Nosotros believe that the recovery will proceed and the industry will see double-digit growth in the coming year. We are already seeing investments and expansion projects by leading players in the packaging industry and it is also well supported by the consumption trends," Nema said.

Compostable solutions from Michelman

For packaging converters looking for compostable solutions, Michelman has announced the certification of 3 high-performance products.

The three PFAS-costless coatings, Michem Coat 2000, Michem Glaze 525, and Hydraban 8000, have recently complied with the specifications established past the American Lodge for Testing and Materials standards ASTM D6400 and D6868 per the terms and conditions of Biodegradable Products Plant's (BPI) certification program for compostable products.

These products accept had biodegradation and ecotoxicity testing in order to receive BPI certification. This testing ways that Michelman BPI-certified coatings are proven to biodegrade in an industrial compost environs and tin can exist used in quantities typical for the applications they are designed for with minimal limitations.

The newly developed Michem Coat 2000 and Michem Coat 525 are functional coatings that provide maximum oil and grease functioning in fiber-based food service applications. Hydraban 8000 is a water-resistant newspaper coating with excellent glue-power and printability used for food packaging.

Michelman'southward portfolio of compostable coatings is currently available only in North America, with global evolution underway.

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