20 September 202318 September 2023 Cortec® Awarded Patent for Industrially Compostable Stretch Wrap Technology! Eco Wrap® is a specialty wrapping film that meets the EN 13432/ASTM D6400 standards for commercial composting and was certified industrially compostable by TÜV Austria
8 August 20224 August 2022 Tired of Plastic Packaging? Get Creative with Recyclable EcoShield® Heat Sealable Paper! New Cortec packaging material offers a recyclable, versatile option and allows the user to create countless customized packaging configurations
6 July 20221 July 2022 100% Biodegradable, Compostable Alternative to Polyethylene Films: Eco Film® Receives Industrial Compostability Certification! Since microorganisms are the means of biodegradation, Eco Film® is ideally suited for organic waste collection and community composting programs
21 June 202214 June 2022 Discovering Exciting New Uses for ‘Green’ Film Technology Eco Works® 10 not only aligned with Cortec®’s mission to eliminate plastic waste - it is even easier to work with it than with the previous plastic wrap
16 March 202210 March 2022 Drugstore chain dm uses clothes hangers made from grass ALANA and PUSBLU children's textiles have been made of the grass fibre-based bioplastic AgriPlast from the company Biowert Industrie GmbH in Odenwald, Germany
Drogeriemarktkette dm verwendet Kleiderbügel aus Gras Kindertextilien von ALANA und PUSBLU bestehen aus dem grasfaserbasierten Biokunststoff AgriPlast der Firma Biowert Industrie GmbH im Odenwald
4 November 202130 October 2021 New Organics Recycling Program Allows Cortec® Corporation to Use Its Own Compostable Bags! Eco Film® Bags are certified compostable under BPI certificate #890974 for disposal in a commercial composting facility
1 February 202127 January 2021 Eco Wrap®: World’s First Compostable Industrial Strength Machine Grade Stretch Film, Patent Pending! Breakthrough for the industrial packaging and warehousing industries to prepare pallets of goods for storage, inventory, or shipment
10 August 20204 August 2020 Finally! A Recyclable Moisture Barrier Coating for the Food Packaging Industry Cortec® Corporation has pioneered EcoShield® Barrier Coating, an environmentally friendly alternative to polyethylene and wax paper coatings
27 July 202023 July 2020 Cortec’s BioPad earns USDA certification Company gained the unique USDA Certified Biobased Product label
6 May 20204 May 2020 Be Part of the ‘Circular Economy’ by Opting for Cortec® Recyclable Moisture-Barrier Paper and Linerboard! Cortec® Corporation has developed non-hazardous, environmentally friendly options for packaging and/or corrosion protection
17 February 202012 February 2020 New USDA Certified Biobased and Biodegradable Temporary Rust Preventive for Outdoor Protection! Company is offering a broad range of convenient, portable touchup and rust removal items around any plant
14 June 201911 June 2019 Cortec launches certified biodegradable anticorrosion film EcoCorr contains Cortec’s proprietary VpCI technology and provides excellent contact, barrier, and vapor-phase corrosion protection
27 February 201922 February 2019 Minimizing Environmental Impact of Common Plastics with Cortec® Recyclable and Compostable Films and Bags! Cortec® custom-manufactures filmd incorporating biobased content for all-purpose waste bags and shopping bags under the Eco Works® brand name
28 August 201823 August 2018 Cortec® Releases Biobased EcoLine® ELP for General-Purpose Lubrication Its excellent performance, biobased nature, and low environmental impact make EcoLine® ELP a highly desirable option for industrial and household applications
10 August 20188 August 2018 Cortec’s EcoLine® Biodegradable Drilling Rod Grease to Replace Petroleum-Based Counterpart Biobased, biodegradable grease is recommended for use in environmentally sensitive areas near waterways
8 January 20147 January 2014 Biobased Fabric Provides Multi-Metal Protection Cortec’s biobased sustainable packaging option for corrosion inhibition has been awarded USDA BioPreferred designation
2 October 20135 October 2013 US-owned biodegradable film company expands Croatian plant Firm is constructing new 1,600 square meter production hall with blown film extrusion lines
2 December 2011 BioCorr® – Biobased Corrosion Protection at Much Lower Cost! New VOC free material intended for preservation of metals during processing, in storage and transportation
28 July 2011 Cortec® Corporation Launches Biobased Film Products for Marine and Anaerobic Digestion Markets EcoOceanTM soon to be available in over 70 countries worldwide
2 May 2011 Cortec® announces core shell acrylic modified alkyd EcoPrimer A Bio-Based Solution to Corrosion
14 January 2011 Traditional bioplastic packaging technologies forecast to show a decline in market share to 2020 Pira International report shows lucrative market opportunities for growth of biodegradable polymers in other major applications
