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Continue ShoppingSubstances such as oil, grease or water have a strong influence on the quality of packaging. They can penetrate the substrate, damage the printing ink or impair the filling. A barrier is therefore essential in many cases. Traditionally, multilayer substrates are used as a barrier for packaging.
A more sustainable alternative is ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings. This product line includes both water-based barrier coatings and aqueous TPE dispersions (YUNICO®) for various applications and end uses.
This makes ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings the perfect solution for printers, paper and board converters and paper mills.
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CONTACTPackaging is not only necessary for the protection and transportation of goods, but also an important environmental concern. The increasing use of packaging combined with low reuse and recycling rates is hindering the development of a low-carbon circular economy.
Consumer demand for environmentally friendly packaging is increasing. In addition, legislation in Europe and around the world is adapting and driving regulation towards a more sustainable future.
For packaging that must provide a barrier effect, solutions such as multiple layer substrates are widely used in the industry. However, due to their poor recyclability, these materials represent a major shortcoming in terms of sustainability and are subject to change.
„Our innovative ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings help customers and brand owners to create value on the way to a circular economy.”
Wilke Föllscher
Business Development Manager Paper Mills EMEA
ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings provide adequate protection against grease, water, water vapor, dairy products, alcohol, oil or alkali throughout the packaging’s lifetime. They can be processed by sheet-fed offset, flexo and gravure printing or by means of various coaters.
As part of ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings, we combine our expertise in coating formulation with the innovative YUNICO® technology. This technology makes it possible to extend the application range of barrier coatings through a unique dispersion production process. As such, we enable the development of customized coatings for different applications and end uses with unmatched regulatory safety - for a new generation of barrier applications.
Our barrier coatings offer many valuable properties:
Here is a selection of end uses:
„We rely on a close partnership with our customers in order to precisely meet their requirements in terms of costs, regulation and application.”
Markus Locher
Global Manager Barrier and Sustainable Packaging
Barrier coatings are highly specialized systems. Often, the barrier effect depends on various factors, such as the filling good, the printing or coating process and the substrate. To make the right coating recommendation, a number of information is needed.
ACTEGA does not only provide a dedicated barrier team, but also relies on a close cooperation with customers and partners as well as on test methods tailored to individual customer needs.
You are a converter and want to switch from plastic to paper-based packaging or choose a more environmentally friendly coating, e.g. for your barrier papers?
Here you can read our dedicated White Paper.
Here you can discover and order our range of printed samples for barrier coating solutions.