Company insight “It is an exciting development,” says
Wayne Eklund, research scientist at HB Fuller. “When people ask for a compostable adhesive, what they are likely asking for is a package with components that can be composted and, now, this can be brought to life with the help of our compostable adhesives throughout the supply chain. These new solutions from our Flextra Evolution product line have similar performance to conventional multilayer packaging adhesives, show great printability and appearance, and work seamlessly with standard equipment. Most importantly, in industrial composting facilities, the adhesives decompose with no toxic residue, microplastics or other pollutants.”
Plastic legacy
Eklund reaffirms what the worries of consumers are: “People are worried about the affects plastic packaging has on the environment. As a result, the flexible packaging industry is focused on addressing end-of-life issues, such as recyclability and compostability. Our adhesives are just one small piece of the growing sustainability puzzle, but
we believe that having a variety of products available for different substrates and fill goods is one way that we can make a continued difference.”
consumer demand, new product designs and upcoming regulatory and sustainability efforts. This adaptability and empathy has helped drive ideas.
“Innovation is part of our DNA, and we look forward to bringing more solutions that solve customer problems.”
Wayne Eklund
He also says, “Innovation is part of our DNA, and we look forward to bringing more solutions that solve customer problems to market in a continuous and meaningful way.” Compostable adhesives are difficult to formulate without the right polymers and expertise, but the innovation-driven scientists and engineers at HB Fuller are highly capable of providing unmatched knowledge and service in collaboration with customers to help them solve adhesion challenges. For the company, this means going beyond simply developing products that fit a particular adhesive application. It means thoroughly understanding customers’ businesses and processes to respond to changing
As part of the sustainability drive, compostable flexible packaging gives converters and brand owners another tool to help reduce, reuse, composting and recycling. Flexible packaging requires less waste than other packaging types, such as glass, uses less transit resource needs, and utilises fewer natural resources. As companies move towards the ideal of a circular economy in all facets of packaging, those that are able to provide solutions that reduce or remove the need to compromise in order to achieve sustainability goals will fare best. HB Fuller is one such actor, remaining ahead of the curve. ●
www.hbfuller.com/compostablefl expack
Compostable adhesives enable the
future of compostable packaging H.B. Fuller has solventless and water-based solutions to fit your compostable needs and to help advance your sustainability goals. Both products allow you to work with your existing lamination equipment and connect you to best-in-class global technical support.
Our 2K solventless adhesive Flextra® Evolution SF1000CP / XR2000CP, in
addition to being compostable, offers excellent design benefits, such as outstanding sound deadening and excellent adhesion to a variety of biodegradable film substrates.
Our 2K water-based adhesive Flextra® Evolution WB1200CP /
XR2200CP is a BPI certified industrial compostable adhesive that works well on an assortment of film-to-paper laminations and meets EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 testing standards.
Make compostable packaging a reality today, and benefit from our world-class flexible packaging adhesives.
www.hbfuller.com/compostableflexpack
© H.B. Fuller Company, 2021. Flextra®
is a trademark of H.B. Fuller Company (“H.B. Fuller”) or an affiliated company of H.B. Fuller, and is registered in the European Community and other countries.
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