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as the multi-material structure com- and inline with regular printing inks German Minimum Standard and Recy-
monly used for dry pet food but is also can help to switch from an incompat- Class for recyclable packaging.
fully recyclable. ible multi-material structure to a fully “This development success once again
recyclable mono-material solution in
With all its new regulations and direc- underlines the importance of collabo-
tives, the EU is increasing the pres- the sense of a circular economy.” rating along the packaging value chain,
sure on brand owners and packaging By using Siegwerk’s CIRKIT Grease- combining the specialised know-how
manufacturers to rethink the design of Bar, an innovative inline printable of industry experts,” Habib said. “To-
packaging towards circularity. grease barrier coating, and CIRKIT gether, we have succeeded in develop-
HeatGuard, a coating for high-end ing a circular innovation that delivers
“New approaches are needed to meet
the upcoming regulatory requirements sealing process efficiency (heat resist- on performance and maintains current
for circular packaging,” said Belal Ha- ance on film surfaces) that can also be process efficiencies due to inline and
bib, head of brand owner collaboration applied inline with regular flexo or gra- high-speed conversion. This shows
at Siegwerk. “The challenge is to find a vure machines, the newly developed that, by joining forces, we are in a po-
recyclable design that also meets the recyclable mono-PE bag achieves the sition to make recyclable mono-plastic
respective performance requirements same packaging performance as non- packaging a reality and thus counter
of the packaging." recyclable complex multi-material sys- the still wide presence of multi-mate-
tems but with the decisive advantage rial laminated structures with future-
For example, pet food packaging does of being fully recyclable. oriented flexible packaging solutions
not only have to be food safe, but also made for circularity."
requires certain barrier properties, Both CIRKIT coatings are solvent-
such as resistance to oils and fats, to based, fully deinkable after delamina- From raw material selection to pack-
keep the food fresh and maintain the tion and can be printed inline without aging recycling, Siegwerk bundles
packaging's structural integrity. For any loss in print performance. Besides, knowledge across all disciplines in
this purpose, complex multi-material full PU inks were used that are not only the packaging lifecycle and can help
structures with a metallised layer have suitable for mechanical recycling but redesign entire packaging structures
commonly been used so far. also offer a process performance com- to be sustainable according to existing
parable to NC/PU flexo inks in terms guidelines.
“The problem: they are not recyclable,” of printing speed and quality. All used
added Habib. “This is where innovative inks and coatings comply with the lat- Source – PrintWeek
barrier coatings applied in thin layers est recycling guidelines including the

Creating innovative lightweight plastic hood

yondellBasell (LYB) has an- "LyondellBasell is looking forward to motive materials."
nounced a collaboration with working with AISN to drive a common With the advancement of low carbon
Hunan Huda Aisheng Group mission of rapidly developing China's green policies worldwide, the domes-
(AISN), a leading automo- New Energy Vehicle market through tic automotive industry is achieving
tive supplier in China. This relation- differentiated solutions,” said Rolf energy saving and carbon reduction
ship aims to create the first lightweight van Beeck, vice president of Advanced through various means. The develop-
plastic engine hood applications for Polymer Solutions at LyondellBasell ment and application of lightweight
the NEV cars of premium domestic au- Asia Pacific and AfMEI, “In the future, automotive components has become
tomotive brands, progressing the au- we plan on further combining AISN’s one of the prominent ways to address
tomotive industry towards integrated expertise in automotive technology this. As part of this collaboration, Ly-
and lightweight designs. At the Chi- with the LyondellBasell compound ondellBasell is making full use of its
naPlas 2024 International Plastics and solutions, expanding the relationship revolutionary Hifax low linear coeffi-
Rubber Exhibition, the two companies to cover more body panel areas, and cient expansion to provide an alterna-
held a grand launch ceremony for this providing more automotive OEMs with tive solution to traditional metal engine
new product. innovation and development of auto- hoods delivering:

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