Barrier Formulations
The drive towards more sustainable packaging is one of the defining movements of our time and is prompting a significant shift from plastic based packaging to fibre based packaging. However, in many packaging applications the package also has to provide additional functionality such as resistance to grease, moisture, oxygen or water. This is especially true in the food packaging area.
Key application areas
- Moisture vapour barrier
- Water barrier
- Oil & Grease barrier
- Mineral oil barrier
More about barrier formulations
Building on many decades of experience in supplying minerals for paper and board coating applications, Artemyn has developed a range of water-based barrier coating formulations (Barrikote™) which combine minerals and polymers to provide barrier functionality, but also are readily applicable in a paper or board mill environment as well as further down stream at printers or converters.
- These coatings provide barrier functionality, but still enable the final coated article to be fully recycled in the same way as a conventional paper or board grade
- All coatings are also designed to be fully food contact compliant
While we are confident in the barrier performance of our Barrikote formulations we recognise that this is a market where tailored solutions are required. Each application will require different combinations of barrier properties and each customer will have a different set of industrial constraints with regard to barrier application, be it coating technology or drying.
Our approach is to work openly and collaboratively with our customers to adapt our solutions to suit their performance and application needs.
Properties
- Water-based
- Recyclable
- High mineral content
- Food contact approved
- Proven solution
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