06. Apr 2017

New ultrathin packaging shrink film from Bolloré based on bio-PE

Bolloré, a family-owned French shrink film company that has pioneered the development of ultra-thin packaging, became the first manufacturer at the end of last year to announce the launch of an ultrathin packaging shrink film based on green polyethylene.

The new film, called B-Nat, with optimized optic properties, was developed to offer an attractive shelf presentation.

nB-Nat has excellent cohesion strength, making it suitable for multipacking applications. However, it’s development was not without challenges. Although I'm green PE is a drop-in solution for many applications, this was not the case for the specialty films produced by Bolloré. Bolloré worked hard to adjust its process to develop B-Nat with Braskem’s PE grades; the current film now contains over 40% polyethylene produced from sugarcane ethanol.
The production of I'm green Polyethylene contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. For every kg of I’m green Polyethylene used in Bolloré’s ultrathin packaging shrink film more than 4.5 kg of CO2 is saved.

“The development of B-Nat was an important first step that needs early adopters to give us the confidence that we are on the right direction and allow us to develop with Bolloré the next generation with even higher renewable content. In fact, I am sure this will be one more success case where an already sustainable product adds to its value proposition by shifting from fossil to renewable,” said Martin Clemesha, Technical Sales, Renewable Chemicals.

“Bolloré has always considered the environmental impact of its packaging films as a priority. Our first target was linked to source reduction: As a result, our ultra-thin shrink film range is
made with a specific multilayer bio-oriented process in order to down gauge with enhanced performance. The second target was to recycle the plastic waste: Our shrink film waste can now be reprocessed in the polyethylene stream (number 4). The third target was to reduce the carbon footprint of the film: Our R&D division has worked to find a sustainable alternative to fossil material and has chosen the green PE of Braskem. After a series of successful customer trials, B-NAT film is now available to the market,” says Jean-François Glez, R&D manager, Bolloré Packaging.

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