Chinaplas 2018 will open in Shanghai, China from April 24 to 27, 2018.
Show organizer Adsale Exhibition Services gives an overview on some of the packaging exhibits during the four-day event.
Natureworks releases Earthfirst UL, a sealant with mechanic properties and performance.
It is ideal for food packaging applications like disposable pillow pouches, small coffee packets, gusseted stand-up pouches, frozen foods and multi-wall bags.
The sealant forms seals at lower initial sealing temperatures, coupled with aroma barrier and grease-resistant attributes.
Meanwhile, Taizhou Huangyan Fow Mould will showcase in-mold labeling box mold /thin-wall mold to make various kinds of bucket mold, sizes from 50 ml to 2 L, in any shape for products such as ice cream, cheese, chocolate and fast food.
For Sogreen Technology, it will display its polyhydroxyalkanoates bio-based fully biodegradable polymers, which can be decomposed by microorganisms within three to six months.
The polymers can substitute 50% plastics to produce disposable products such as mulch films, plastic bags and foam lunch boxes.
Zhejiang Hisun Biomaterials’ Revode Polylactide Resin is made from 100% renewable resources.
The environmentally-friendly material is produced with low carbon-emission methods.
Products made of Revode are 100% biodegradable for the production of disposable tableware and packaging bags.
For multifunctional packaging solutions, Hosokawa Alpine Aktiengesellschaft – Film Extrusion Division will offer films that prevent the infiltration of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
They also preserve the aromas and flavors of the finished product.