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AIMPLAS and OLIPE collaborate on KRAIBURG TPE's food contact materials
sustainable packaging project approved for skin and mouth contact
K RAIBURG new TPE's food contact materials have
IMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, and OLIPE, been approved for skin and mouth contact. The
A Olivarera de los Pedroches, have implemented the new compounds with excellent adhesion to
polyamides complement the offer. According to the
GO-OLIVA project to find a high value-added
company the requirements for TPEs intended for
application for this waste by producing a new
sophisticated dental and oral hygiene products range
sustainable packaging material for oil packaging items. from cost-effective processing combined with good
The result is Oliplast, a new biodegradable,
flow characteristics through to resistance against
compostable, plastic compound material made with specific ingredients in care products. The compounds
materials from renewable sources, namely, a filler or have good organoleptic properties and are non-irritant
reinforcement from olive oil and a thermoplastic for skin and oral applications. In addition, they
material. Oliplast can be processed by extrusion and provide reliable adhesion to 'hard' plastics for multi-
injection moulding to manufacture new products such component applications, with pleasant touch
as trays and plates to hold bottles, as well as caps for characteristics and good grip. Lars Goldmann, Head of
packaging containers for cosmetic creams made with Sales Consumer at KRAIBURG TPE, said: “Based on our
olive oil. Work done to date has involved selecting raw well-established customer focus and many years of
materials and developing an olive stone that can be experience in the market, we have continuously
diversified our product mix, so that we are now
used to obtain the new material. The next step will be
offering several TPE series that comply with food
to perform a behavioural study so the material can be safety regulations and can be specifically tailored to
validated for transformation processes. Finally, an
address special application requirements. These also
environmental study will be carried out to determine include UL-listed formulations for components that
the material's compostability. GO-OLIVE is framed come into contact with lithium-ion batteries, as
within the call for grant applications for innovative required for electric toothbrushes.”KRAIBURG TPE's
projects to be carried out by supra-regional THERMOLAST K branded compounds meet
Operational Groups (GO) of the European Innovation requirements of the food and drug administration
Partnership (EIP-AGRI) as part of the National Rural specified by Regulation (EU) 10/2011. The TPE
Development Programme 2014-2020 (EAFRD) for 2019. specialist also provides compounds that comply with
the Chinese GB 4806 regulations for food safety of
The project has a total budget of €340,131.38 and has
materials. In addition, the range of types with food
received a grant for €316,131.38, of which 80 per cent
contact (FC) approval that show excellent peel
is co-funded by the European Agricultural Fund for strength and adhesion to hard thermoplastics has been
Rural Development (EAFRD) and 20 per cent by the
expanded to include polar plastics. The originally
Spanish government. Spain is the world's leading olive planned presentation of the new TPE series for dental
oil producer and therefore generates considerable and oral hygiene products at the Interbrush event in
waste during the stoning process. This waste is May has been postponed due to the Coronavirus
currently incinerated for power generation. pandemic. However, the materials will be available
worldwide from summer 2020 as planned.
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