BASF and Fabbri Group jointly develop a certified compostable plastic wrap for fresh food packaging

-The perfect combination of breathability, mechanical properties and aesthetics
- compostable materials certified to industrial composting and household composting standards
- Innovations to help reduce food waste, greenhouse gas emissions and organic recycling
Ludwiggang
/
Vignora,
,

, 2020 5
- BASF and
Fabri
Group have jointly developed a sustainable solution for fresh food packaging. Based on the certified BASF compostable
ecovio
®
, the
Fabri
Group has developed a highly transparent stretch film
Nature Fresh
. This product can be used for artificial or automatic packaging of meat, seafood and fruits and vegetables, as well as for industrial stretch packaging

. As the first certified compostable cling film, the
Nature Fresh
combines excellent breathability, transparency and excellent mechanical properties for automatic packaging to help extend the shelf life of fresh food. According to U.S.
standards, the
is a food contact grade material.
and polyethylene (
).
Nature Fresh
cling film helps to preserve food for longer periods of time than alternatives to
PVC (
PVC
) clingfilms such as PE
). This means that the product reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the production, transportation and final disposal of food products. According to national
,
fresh film can be used with any food waste for household or industrial composting after use. Therefore, it can promote organic cycle regeneration, the formation of nutrient closed ring, to help the development of circular economy.
film or stretch film is a flexible film, mainly used for artificial or automatic stretch packaging.
Nature Fresh
cling film, made from
ecovio
®
, is a certified compostable material that replaces PVC and PVC cling film currently used in fresh food packaging. The overall performance of the cling film is comparable to that of PVC films, such as mechanical properties such as stretch strength and fracture elongation, breathability, transparency, and appearance characteristics such as elastic recovery and anti-fog. In addition, the
ecovio
®
has a better
permeability
, which is effective in maintaining food freshness.

,
, BASF's global business development
biopolymers, said: "
"
we are seeing a change in the market environment. Consumers are looking for alternatives to PVC, the performance standard for most fresh food cling film packaging today. The poor performance of polyethylene films shortens the shelf life of fresh food. Bad food, in turn, emits a lot of greenhouse gases. For example, bad fruits and vegetables account for 33% of all global food waste
greenhouse
. The cling film produced using our
-
®
compostable ecovio film helps to extend the shelf life of fresh. In addition, according to national law, this cling film can be composted with organic waste after use.



Waste Framework Directive

Waste Framework Directiveon the
To encourage

reduction of foodwaste
and
measures to promote
organic waste collection

to this end, BASF and
. The Fabbri
Group has jointly developed
New
. This cling film combines sustainable materials with excellent packaging performance and ease of use and is suitable for stretching packaging machines.


"
we have integrated
Nature Fresh
solutions with new
Automac NF
packaging machines to introduce new sustainable packaging methods and drive the food packaging industry in two ways : innovative cling film and simple packaging processes," said
Stefano Mele
, chief executive of the
Fabri
Group. In this way, our certified compostable cling film forms a complete compostable packaging solution with pallets and labels made of the same material.
"
. Fabbri
Group currently offers
Nature Fresh
clingfilms in four different sizes: roll clingfilms for manual or automated packaging machines (industrial food packaging), cut box clingfilms for hotels, restaurants and catering services, giant roll cling films for food processors, and roll cling films for manual packaging by end consumers.
.