Barrier films with a proportion of renewable raw materials are thermoformable. Allvac will be demonstrating this at IFFA 2019. The film manufacturer from the Allgäu region has intensified its efforts to produce films from environmentally friendly materials and develop recyclable films.
A favourable effect on the Sustainability of the products, the new Eleven-layer coextruder system. This allows even thinner films to be produced with the usual product quality, according to the company's Managing Director Hans Bresele in a press release.
Currently, ecological alternatives to Barrier films made of polyamide and polyethylene, which are obtained from crude oil. The „substitute raw materials“ used are Rapeseed oil or Sugar cane in question. Allvac is also trialling polyamide-free films. „The new polyamide-free film is even ideally suited for thermoformed packaging, as confirmed by our own tests,“ says Bresele.
„Visitors to the trade fair will experience Sustainability and our film production is lived practice at Allvac.“
Allvac Managing Director Hans Bresele
Allvac documents sustainable commitment
The film manufacturer documents its efforts towards greater sustainability in a Sustainability report, which will be presented at the trade fair. The company also refers to its Energy management according to ISO 50001. This includes monthly energy monitoring. At Allvac, energy resources are saved by using energy from renewable sources to heat the rooms. Heat recovery and conventional light bulbs are replaced by LED light sources.
According to the company, it also practices the principle of sustainability towards its employees and customers. The Film manufacturer has joined the Code of Conduct of the German Plastics Processing Industry Association (GKV). This contains competition rights, global guidelines on human and labour rights as well as ethical and social principles.
Allvac at the IFFA 2019: Hall 11, Stand E30
