Cartaseal® VWE T10

Archroma is well known for its innovations and sustainable solution systems aimed at helping manufacturers to optimize productivity and create value in their markets. In 2019, a ground-breaking binder Appretan® NTR, made with 30% active content based on natural, renewable raw materials was designed for use in nonwoven articles such as tea bags and coffee filters. In 2022, the paper & packaging R&D experts of Archroma decided to explore the properties of Appretan® NTR for paper-based packaging applications and develop them further to create Cartaseal® VWE T10.

Cartaseal® VWE T10 can be applied to impart barrier properties to selected types of food packaging.

Nature-based barrier for paper food packaging

When buying and eating a fresh wrap, panini or sandwich few think of the packaging and the requirements it has to meet.

To increase its oil and water resistance paper-based food packaging is sometimes lined with a plastic film that makes composting or recycling difficult and often can only be achieved with chemicals that are potentially harmful to our health and to the environment. While effective in their purpose this coating makes the packaging very difficult to recycle since most recycling plants are unable to separate the plastic coating from the paper on a large scale. As a consequence, these environmentally unfriendly materials start to build up in landfills and household waste sites.

Cartaseal® VWE T10 can be used to provide a more sustainable barrier option for food packaging used with a short contact time, such as burger or sandwich paper wraps. It is the next big step to create a more sustainable food protection barrier in the Pulp & Paper Industry because it is plastic-free. Cartaseal® VWE T10 does not impact the recycling process negatively and offers increased potential for compostability and repulpability.

As Cartaseal® VWE T10 is made with over 30% natural and renewable packaging components which helps to reduce the impact on climate change, eco-system, human health and resources by minimizing dependence on the oil industry.

“SAFE”: IT'S OUR NATURE TO PROTECT

Cartaseal® VWE T10 is a nature-based PFC-free alternative for food packaging barriers and compliant with the food contact regulations of BfR and FDA.

Cartaseal® VWE T10 supports the increasing adoption of renewable eco-advanced materials and production processes by the Pulp & Paper Industry adhering to standards such as Blue Angel, Nordic Swan and EU Eco Flower.