Borealis has brought in clean technology for food packaging to reduce the CO2 emission up to 4 tonnes per year.
Borealis has brought in two materials for the usage in transparent food containers that would enable the converters to decrease the cycle times and energy usage by 10% and reduction of CO2 emission by up to 4 tonnes per year.
The BorPure RG466MO and BorPure RJ377MO material of Austrian group are high transparency polypropylene (PP) random co-polymers. BorPure RG466MO has been designed in such a way that is stiff, anti-static and easy to mould for producing complex shapes.
Borealis asserted that the material is ideally suited for use in the manufacture of food storage containers in the kitchen. BorPure RJ377MO combines organoleptic properties with transparent, top load, drop impact and denesting performance.
The material enables the manufacturers to create thin-walled containers and lids that can be easily be stacked without stacking. The material is also suitable for packing salads, dairy, sauces and convenience meals.
It can also be used for the manufacture of caps and closures. Bala Kona, application marketing manager of Borealis, has stated: “The market’s drive to meet increasing consumer expectations for crystal clear, convenient packaging solutions that also avoid any product taste or odour contamination is placing heavy demands on converters”.