Germany BASF, Borealis, Südpack and Zott have produced prototypes of Multilayer packaging for food, which the companies have claimed is made from 100% recycled material, which can protect the products and keeps them hygienic, thereby extending the shelf life of food.
Multilayer packaging consists of up to 11 individual, ultra-thin layers, making it considerably lighter and thinner than comparable packaging. In addition to reducing the amount of raw materials used, this also contributes to considerably lowering CO2 emissions during transport.
“Today’s high-tech film packaging solutions consist of multiple materials and layers with different properties, such as an oxygen barrier. And thanks to the optimised use of materials, we were able to reduce the packaging volume to a minimum,” said Johannes Remmele, managing director of Südpack.
BASF supplies chemically recycled polyamide, while Borealis provides sustainably produced polyethylene. Südpack, one of Europe’s leading producers of film packaging for food products, uses these materials to produce multilayer film for a specially sealed Mozzarella packaging for Zott Gourmet Dairy.