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Carbios, a biological technologies company, and Sleever, a shrink sleeve label technology developer, have signed an exclusive, long-term contract to co-develop home-compostable biodegradable shrink films.
This collaboration includes a master supply agreement for Carbios Active, an enzymatic solution that facilitates the biodegradation of polylactic acid (PLA).
The films produced through this partnership will cater to a variety of applications, including labelling and wrapping for the luxury goods and mass retail markets.
They are designed to be home-compostable, breaking down at room temperature without the need for a dedicated value chain while ensuring the production of quality compost.
Sleever and Carbios are combining their expertise to offer sustainable packaging solutions to brands.
Sleever, a French family-owned group, operates 14 industrial sites across five continents and has more than 500 patents.
Carbios' Active solution, meanwhile, allows PLA-rich materials to decompose in a home compost setting.
The encapsulated enzyme facilitates the development of a new generation of products made from biopolymers.
Carbios has already set up a production line at its headquarters in Clermont-Ferrand, France, with an annual capacity of 2,500 tonnes of Carbios Active.
Carbios CEO Emmanuel Ladent said: “Our partnership with Sleever to bring compostable sleeves to market opens up new commercial opportunities for Carbios, particularly in the wine and spirits sector where Sleever is a leader.
“Thanks to the inclusion of Carbios Active in the formula, these types of packaging become compostable at room temperature, and therefore contribute to a more sustainable packaging industry.”
Last month, Carbios and FCC Environment UK, a company specialising in recycling and waste management, signed a letter of intent to explore the establishment of a polyethylene terephthalate biorecycling facility in the UK.
"Carbios and Sleever to develop biodegradable shrink films" was originally created and published by Packaging Gateway, a GlobalData owned brand.
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