Barrier Coatings

Substances such as oil, grease or water have a major impact on the quality of packaging. They can penetrate the substrate, damage the ink or affect the filling good. A barrier is therefore essential in many cases.

Traditionally, multilayer substrates have been 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 as well as paper mills.

Packaging is not only necessary to protect and transport goods, but also an important environmental concern. The increasing use of packaging, combined with low reuse and recycling rates, hinders the development of a low-carbon circular economy.

Consumer demand for environmentally friendly packaging is growing. In addition, legislation in Europe and around the world is adapting and driving regulation towards a more sustainable future.

For packaging that needs to provide a barrier, solutions such as multi-layer substrates are widely used in the industry. However, due to their poor recyclability, these materials represent a major sustainability drawback and are subject to change.

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 applied by sheet-fed offset, flexo and gravure printing or by a variety of coaters.

ACTGreen^® Barrier Coatings combine our coating formulation expertise with innovative YUNICO^® technology. This technology makes it possible to extend the application range of barrier coatings through a unique dispersion production process. This enables the development of customized coatings for different applications and end-uses with unmatched regulatory safety - for a new generation of barrier applications.

• Fast food packaging, packaging for frozen food, microwave and oven packaging
• Menu trays, fruit and vegetable trays
• Ice cream cups & cones
• Drinking cups for hot and cold drinks
• Chocolate wrappers
• Bakery products
• Prepared meals/salads/sandwiches
• Pet food
• Detergents
• Paper plates

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 learn more and read our dedicated White Paper.

Barrier coatings are highly specialized systems. The barrier performance is often dependent on a number of factors, such as the product, the printing or coating process and the substrate.

A lot of information is needed to make the right coating recommendation.

ACTEGA not only has a dedicated barrier team but also relies on close cooperation with customers and partners, as well as test methods tailored to individual customer needs.

Here you can discover and order our range of print samples for barrier coating solutions
free of charge.